A few shots from @payloadspace's Off World in Houston, where Industrious Ventures Partner @TaylorCSargent joined Taylor Jordan of the Office of Space Commerce and Alyssa Goessler Goodwin of AE Industrial Partners for a conversation on investing in the space economy, where capital is flowing, and what it takes to build enduring companies in the sector. Thanks to Victoria Woodburn and the Payload team for bringing together a great group!

We are proud to announce that our first Otter is going to space! Announced last night at a celebration that brought together hundreds of guests from across the space industry, the launch of our first Otter marks the start of our commercial satellite servicing operations. This is a big moment for Starfish Space. We’ve spent years developing, iterating, and proving out the key technologies required for affordable, available satellite servicing. Now we’re launching Otters, putting our satellite servicing vehicles to work for customers in orbit. Otter is scheduled to launch no earlier than October 2026 aboard the Transporter-18 rideshare mission with SpaceX.

Solo: Bringing Mission Control onboard. Taking control in 2027.

The Space & Defense Update is LIVE from @NASA @itsmoislam and @JackKuhr are joined today by: – @GoesslerAlyssa, VP at AE Industrial Partners – @tybernstein, Co-founder & CEO of @zeno_power – Carlos Garcia-Galan, Moon Base Program Manager at NASA – AJ Gemer, Co-founder & CTO of @LunarOutpostInc – @endeffector, Founder & CEO of @Astrolab_Space – @TaylorCSargent, Partner at @IndustriousVC We’re digging into: * Building NASA’s Moon base * Nuclear power for surviving the lunar night * The race to put rovers on the Moon * Autonomous exploration & the lunar economy * The investors backing the next generation of space companies Comment if you love space (help us share the show!) 👇 nitter.net/i/broadcasts/1qxvvepRw…

Stoke's updated manifest for the Nova Pathfinder launch is out. Thanks for the ride, @stoke_space – we're thrilled to partner with you on Autonomy-1. stokespace.com/news/Manifest…

Tune in tomorrow at 9:00 AM ET to catch Industrious Ventures’ @TaylorCSargent on the Arkaea Media Group x @NYSE Space & Defense Update Live Show. Broadcasting live from Space Center Houston in front of the Apollo 17 command module, Taylor will join the conversation on what’s ahead for the space and defense sectors. 🚀 Watch live on YouTube: lnkd.in/g4UaCGxc

So many companies out there dragging us onto the best timeline for space exploration. Huge congrats to @jordanbramble and the @AntaresNuclear team!

An exciting day for Industrious portfolio company @stoke_space as they announce a $1B Series E alongside the unveiling of Nova Block 2, a larger launch vehicle capable of delivering 15 metric tons to LEO. Fully and rapidly reusable space transportation is more possible and necessary than ever and we’re proud to continue backing @AndyLapsa, @Rkt_Da and the team, alongside our friends at @p72vc, @sparkcapital, General Innovation, @GladeBrookCP, @USITfund, @WashingHarbour, @ycombinator, and others. Learn more: lnkd.in/gki8WyZE

Big money for a big rocket. Excited for @IndustriousVC to continue backing @stoke_space. Ad Astra.

A few highlights from the Industrious portfolio this month: @AntaresNuclear @lanyon_ai @NorthwoodSpace @SpaceKinetic @TurionSpace @XonaSpace

Sometimes it takes hundreds of conversations to find a lead investor. As Industrious Ventures Partner @TaylorCSargent puts it: “We have to be soldiers here.” Taylor joined @matvogels to talk about the realities of fundraising in deep tech, what gets his attention as an investor, and why founders have to keep marching when the process gets tough. Full conversation: vcsheet.com/fun-raising/indu…

Industrious Ventures portco @NorthwoodSpace has opened a new 185,000 sq. ft. factory in California, expanding its manufacturing footprint more than 5x as it scales the ground infrastructure connecting satellites to Earth. Go inside the new facility with CEO @bridgitmendler and @sourceryy: sourcery.vc/p/breaking-north…

Industrious Ventures portco @TurionSpace's DROID.002 successfully demonstrated responsive on-orbit defense capabilities during Exercise SALITRE, executing real avoidance maneuvers against a simulated adversary while remaining on-mission. Congrats to the Turion team and its mission partners! Learn more: turionspace.com/news/multina…

Industrious Ventures Partner Taylor Sargent (@TaylorCSargent) is heading to Houston next month for @payloadspace's Off World! Taylor will join leaders across aerospace, defense, and emerging technology to discuss the companies and capabilities shaping the next era of the space economy. September 23–24 → Space Center Houston Learn more: events.payloadspace.com/offw…

Aviation technology is finding a second life on the ground. @IndustriousVC portco @AstroMechanica is in discussions with United Airlines to secure the right to purchase select engines coming off-wing from retiring aircraft, helping accelerate commercialization of its ground power platform. Built on flight heritage, the containerized systems are designed to rapidly expand access to reliable behind-the-meter power. Read more in Axios: axios.com/pro/climate-deals/…

We're excited to announce our investment in @lanyon_ai, a Princeton-based research lab building AI that can reason about the physical world. Across the industries we invest in, from aerospace and nuclear energy to advanced manufacturing and propulsion, engineers are solving complex physical problems where “mostly right” isn’t good enough. As AI moves deeper into these workflows, verifiability becomes critical. Lanyon’s agent is built to fundamentally expand what engineers are able to simulate and solve, while providing something frontier models cannot today: mathematical proof that its outputs are correct. Read why we invested: industrious.vc/resource/anno…

Last month, right around the time we officially came out of stealth, we also closed our initial $10.6 million fundraising round, led by @_DimensionCap, with participation from @IndustriousVC. To coincide with today's press release and the official announcement of our investors, our CEO @getjonwithit has written a short blog post introducing these new partners, and how they fit into the wider Lanyon story.

.@SpaceKinetic landed a $50M award from the Space Force to develop Whirlwind—its space maneuverability and deployment system. Whirlwind flings small, ruggedized microsatellites from a host spacecraft at high velocities—without firing a thruster. Full story by @vicky_woodburn