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The 'Starburst' high-mobility spacecraft was announced by Portal Space Systems on November 5, 2025.
Portal Space Systems will fly its new vehicle, Starburst, for the first time in 2024.
The development of Starburst is synergistic with the technology supply chain and subsystems for the Supernova vehicle.
The first Starburst mission will carry three customer payloads.
Portal Space Systems has manifested its first Starburst on a Transporter mission scheduled for Q4 2026.
Starburst is an ESPA-class vehicle designed to maneuver payloads in orbit.
Starburst Accelerator will partner with Reflex Aerospace to support development of its international business, particularly in the USA and France.
The Care in Space Challenge awards winning entrepreneurs and their companies a $100,000 equity investment and admission into Starburst Aerospace’s 13-week accelerator program.
Starburst’s 13-week accelerator program provides mentorship from Starburst’s global network of industry leaders and support with technology development, customer discovery, business development, fundraising, and preparation for or facilitation of on-orbit research.
Starburst’s accelerator program helps startups scale in aviation, space, and defense and provides access to corporate stakeholders to support startups in pursuing their first $1,000,000+ contract.
Starburst Aerospace receives shares in participating companies worth $120,000 for its accelerator program.
Space Flight Laboratory will support the launch, commissioning, and operation of StarBurst and Aspera, which are tentatively scheduled for launch in 2025.
NASA partnered with Starburst Aerospace in San Francisco, California to launch the Entrepreneur’s Challenge.
In May, Starburst Aerospace was in talks to raise $50,000,000 to invest in space startups.
StarBurst will focus on neutron star research using a 250 kg smallsat built by Space Flight Laboratory.
Techstars and Starburst Aerospace established a new space accelerator in 2019.
Starburst Aerospace and the University of California, Los Angeles won a $1,400,000 government grant last year that was matched with private funds to create an aerospace innovation hub.
Momentus and some other Starburst portfolio companies that are not space-related are on course to raise significant sums 2021 by going public through mergers with special purpose acquisition companies.
After its debut fund fell through, Starburst Aerospace developed a business as an aerospace and defense accelerator that acquires equity in startups in exchange for consulting services and connections with governments and established companies.
Starburst Aerospace aims to raise local funds of $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 to invest in more early-stage companies it is working with.