Proteus Space, founded in 2021, is a manufacturer specializing in rapid satellite design and production for the aerospace industry. They focus on payload-tailored satellite buses, utilizing automated design software, AI, machine learning, digital twin technology, and additive manufacturing techniques to reduce design-to-launch timelines. Proteus Space has received funding from investors including Moonshots Capital and Lavrock Ventures, and has a strategic partnership with SAIC to scale the deployment of their MERCURY platform.
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The University of California, Davis, has partnered with Proteus Space to launch a U.S. government-sponsored satellite with a custom, AI-enabled payload.
Proteus Space projects the MERCURY™ platform will complete a blank-page-to-launchpad custom ESPA-class satellite design, assembly, integration, and test process within 10 months.
Proteus Space’s upcoming ESPA mission will deploy what the company identifies as the world’s first AI-designed satellite.
The contract between Proteus Space and GomSpace North America is valued at $250,000 (2.6 MSEK).
Proteus Space selected GomSpace North America to provide over $250,000 in critical components and related expertise for its upcoming ESPA satellite mission.
Proteus Space develops Mercury, an AI-based platform that autonomously designs custom satellite buses tailored to specific payloads.
Proteus Space plans to launch in 2025 an AI-designed ESPA-class satellite carrying payloads from the University of California, Davis and an undisclosed government research organization.
SAIC will work with Proteus Space to develop high-fidelity, autonomous digital modeling capabilities for custom-built satellites.
Proteus Space is developing customized small satellites using artificial intelligence as an alternative to standardized satellite buses.
Proteus Space has a pipeline of about $100,000,000 of potential business from startups, established space companies, and government agencies but has not announced any contracts.
On 2023-10-10, Proteus Space raised a $4,200,000 seed round led by Moonshots Capital.