Observable Space

Space lasers making their way to NYSE - most bits pushed and consumed by companies listed there will make their way through Observable Space

We’re excited to announce our $90 million Series A funding round, led by Lux Capital, co-led by Upfront Ventures, Detroit Venture Partners, Island Green Capital, and RTX Ventures, and with participation from BRV Capital Management, Fathom Fund, and Venrex. The new investment will help accelerate laser communications partnerships, scale in-space systems, and expand international operations. "Observable Space is leading the race to capture light - to see, navigate, and communicate from space to ground." -Shahin Farshchi, Lux Capital

Observable Space raises $90 million and wins Space Force contract for optical systems Observable Space, a company that develops optical systems for laser communications and space domain awareness, has raised $90 million and secured a U.S. Space Force contract....

Today we closed a $90 million Series A and a $94 million U.S. Space Force contract to scale the next-generation of optical infrastructure for space. We’re building vertically integrated systems across laser communications, optical sensing, and in-space payloads. Read our official announcement here:

We have been awarded a $94 million U.S. Space Force contract under the APFIT program to advance deployable optical sensing infrastructure for tracking and precisely observing objects in space. “This APFIT award is significant for the sheer speed at which it allows the Department of War to operate,” said Mr. Jeremy Verbout, Assistant Secretary for Mission Capabilities. “The Department is acting on the urgent need for mobile, off-grid robotic telescopes with Observable Space’s Deployable, Attritable Optical Systems. These systems will provide the Joint Force with high-fidelity space domain awareness.”

Today we closed a $90 million Series A and a $94 million U.S. Space Force contract to scale the next-generation of optical infrastructure for space. We’re building vertically integrated systems across laser communications, optical sensing, and in-space payloads. Read our official announcement here:

Magical companies tend to concentrate in geographies. These geographies benefit from the virtuous cycle of great companies producing talent that goes on to build the next ones I interviewed in El Segundo a year before SpaceX was founded, and left so uninspired by the aerospace establishment that I moved to Detroit to join GM. Then SpaceX changed El Segundo to the point where it now attracts the very best Privileged to have sat down with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and her team at Observable Space, with offices in LA and near Detroit, on seeding a talent engine and spawning tomorrow’s great tech companies in Michigan:

NASA's Artemis Il moon mission shows space-to-Earth laser comms can scale. -TechCrunch (Article in comments)

So excited we were able to support the NASA Artemis II moon mission with our partners The Australian National University and Quantum Opus LLC using Observable Space's advanced optical platforms to receive 4k HD video from the moon @ 260 Mbps! This demonstration shows that lasercom is here and ready to support new space markets like space data centers and moon operations at scale and cost. It's the future of space communications, let's get there. Links in comments!

Observable Space helped unlock high-speed laser links for NASA’s Artemis II mission, enabling high-definition video and data transmission from lunar distance in partnership with The Australian National University, NASA Glenn Research Center, & Quantum Opus LLC “Advancing US leadership in space- and ground-based optics is core to our mission, and turn-key laser communication ground stations are a critical component of that future.” - Daniel Roelker, CEO of Observable Space “You just push this button, and in three hours, you’re counting photons.” - Josh Cassada, former NASA Astronaut and co-founder of Quantum Opus Excited to see how collaborations like this push the boundaries of what’s possible - bringing us closer to a truly connected space economy.