Client News
Bloomberg Covers Auterion's $130M Series B
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Astro Digital to Plug into Star Catcher Solar-energy Grid
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Astro Digital announced plans Sept. 16 to purchase and distribute power from Florida startup Star Catcher’s future space-based energy grid. Read more in Space News below
Exolaunch to deliver 59 satellites on record Transporter-15 mission
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Space Daily covered Exolaunch’s record 59 sats deployed on a single Transporter mission, noting: “Transporter-15 highlights Exolaunch's expanding market reach, with payloads from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Finland, Lithuania, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Greece, Poland, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Bulgaria, and the United Arab Emirates.”
Exolaunch signs multi-launch agreement with Synspective
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Jeff Foust at SpaceNews recently wrote up MaintainPR client Exolaunch’s multi-launch agreement with Synspective…noting “under the agreement, Exolaunch will provide mission management and deployment services for the 10 StriX satellites. Exolaunch's established relationships with launch vehicle providers and flexible launch portfolio provide Synspective with the ability to launch its satellites efficiently as they are ready for deployment.”
UNOOSA and Exolaunch Award Satellite Launch Opportunities to Bolivia, Guatemala, Jordan and Nepal
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Via Satellite Covers Exolaunch + Orbex Strategic Partnership
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Via Satellite wrote up Exolaunch’s partnership with Orbex to provide end-to-end launch services for small satellites. The partnership also includes the use of Exolaunch’s EXOtube, a modular and scalable launch platform designed to optimize satellite constellations’ launch configurations, increase mission flexibility, and enhance vehicle utilization. The teams will further collaborate on launch campaign planning, satellite integration, and on-site execution support.
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Destinus at Unicorn Valuation
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Destinus, an autonomous-flight company serving civil and defense applications (situational awareness, surveillance/mapping, data relay, pilot training) and counter-UAS/interceptor roles (e.g., stopping “kamikaze”/trespass drones) was recently written up in Bloomberg, spotlighting the companies’ Hornet drone
Exolaunch Secures SpaceX Rides Through 2028
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Portal Space Systems Raises Staggering $17.5M Seed
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Eonix in PC Magazine
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Exolaunch Covered in The Next Web for Arctic Weather Sat Launch
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Eonix in Popular Mechanics
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Exolaunch Secures €18M DLR Contract - Featured in Space Explored
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Exolaunch Covered in Bloomberg
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Exolaunch and Capella Sign Launch Services Contract
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Destinus Covered in WSJ Video
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MaintainPR client Destinus was featured in lengthy video by the Wall Street Journal on hypersonic technology as it stands today.
How Hypersonic Flight Could Transform Transatlantic Flights — WSJ
CNN Features Destinus in "Race fo Hypersonic Flight"
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Mikhail Kokorich, Destinus’ CEO, recently joined Julia Chatterley on CNN broadcast as the race for hypersonic passenger flight heats up.
Sifted Founder Focus on Desintus CEO Mikhail Kokorich
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The Financial Times recently announced a VC-centric news site for Europe called Sifted. The reporters wasted no time getting to know Destinus CEO Mikhail Kokorich. Chatting about his anti-Putin years in Russia, and getting the latest download on Destinus — his Swiss hypersonic plane startup.
Forbes Eric Tegler Examines Destinus Runway and Proposition
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One of the hardest working aerospace reporters in the industry, Eric Tegler, took a no-nonsense approach to featuring MaintainPR client Destinus.
Swiss Hypersonic Startup Destinus Appears Destined For Same Path As U.S. Counterparts — Forbes