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Startup Developing Reusable Satellite Bus Emerges From Stealth

Startup Developing Reusable Satellite Bus Emerges From Stealth
Rendering of Lux Aeterna's Delphi reusable satellite. Image: Lux Aeterna

Lux Aeterna on Wednesday emerged from stealth and announced a $4 million pre-seed funding round that will go toward a demonstration mission in 2027 for launching a satellite that will return to Earth to be refurbished for later use, which the company said would mark the first ever reuse of a satellite. The pre-seed round was led by Space Capital. The Denver-based startup’s Delphi spacecraft is planned to launch in early 2027 on a rideshare mission aboard a SpaceX rocket…

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