Scout Space Inc., founded in 2019, is a space technology company and in-space observation service provider focused on enabling space safety and transparency. They develop sensor-based systems, including hosted optical payload packages, that allow spacecraft to "see" and understand their surroundings for improved Space Domain Awareness (SDA). Scout Space partners with organizations like Dawn Aerospace, Privateer Space, Slingshot, and Kayhan Space, and their products support national security, collision avoidance, and debris tracking.
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Since its founding in 2019, Scout Space has developed smaller sensors for space traffic management and other applications in low Earth orbit.
Scout Space won a $1,800,000 Small Business Innovation Research contract on 2024-04-04 under the SpaceWERX Tactically Responsive Space challenge in partnership with Space Systems Command’s Space Safari program office.
Scout Space first launched its in-space products and services in 2021.
Philip Hover-Smoot became Scout Space Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer on 2024-01-12.
On 2024-01-18, Philip Hover-Smoot became chief executive officer of Scout Space.
U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command selected Orion Space Solutions and subcontractors Hera Systems, Booz Allen Hamilton, SCOUT Space, Sedaro, Utah State University, and ICR, Inc. to design, develop, and demonstrate the Tetra-5 spacecraft and autonomous collaboration capabilities.
SCOUT Space completed an oversubscribed Seed funding round in July led by Decisive Point with majority investment by Noblis Ventures.
SRI International selected Leidos and Scout Space as subcontractors for a space debris-tracking project funded by the U.S. intelligence community on 2023-10-04.
In July, SCOUT Space completed an oversubscribed Seed funding round led by Decisive Point with majority investment by Noblis Ventures.
SCOUT Space launched its first in-space products and services in June 2021.
SCOUT Space Inc. was selected by AFWERX for a Phase II SBIR award of $1,250,000.
SCOUT Space completed an oversubscribed Seed round in July of 2023 led by Decisive Point with majority investment by Noblis Ventures and participation from Fusion Fund, Techstars, and VIPC.
SCOUT Space completed an oversubscribed Seed funding round in July led by Decisive Point.
SCOUT Space Inc. was selected by SpaceWERX for a Phase II STTR award of $1,500,000 focused on Robust Cross-Domain Optical Navigation with space-based sensors.
SCOUT Space was selected by SpaceWERX for a Phase II STTR award in the amount of $$1,500,000 focused on "Robust Cross-Domain Optical Navigation with Space-Based Sensors" to address Department of the Air Force challenges.
Scout Space and the Stanford University Space Rendezvous Laboratory won a $1,500,000 contract to help the U.S. Space Force characterize spacecraft and debris objects.
Scout Space and the Stanford University Space Rendezvous Laboratory won a Phase I STTR contract in August 2022.
Scout Space has raised about $5,500,000 in venture funding since it was founded in 2019.
SCOUT Space Inc. signed multiple international agreements with a number of new partners.
Since its establishment in 2017, Techstars Los Angeles has provided funding and guidance for HydroSat, Morpheus Space, Orbit Fab, Pixxel Space, and Scout Space.