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SpaceWERX: the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) affiliated arm of AFWERX. SpaceWERX is expanding the spac
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Mentions in press and media 13
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| Jun 26, 2026 | Orbital Composites Wins $1.9 Million U.S. Space Force Contract | Orbital Composites announced that it has received a $1.9 million Tactical Funding Increase contract award from SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force. The award will fund continued development of Orbital’s robotic additive ma... |
| Jan 13, 2026 | ThinKom Awarded SpaceWERX Contract to Provide Containerized Transportable Ground Stations for Resilient MILSATCOM Architecture | ThinKom Solutions Inc. announced it has been selected by SpaceWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II (D2P2) SBIR contract in the amount of $1.9 million to provide a containerized, transportable phased array ground entry point (GEP) to address the mo... |
| Sep 29, 2025 | AFWERX Awards Firehawk Aerospace $4M to Develop Extended-Range Solid Rocket Propulsion | Firehawk Aerospace, a company focused on defense technology and propulsion systems, has secured a $4 million TACFI contract by AFWERX to develop extended-range solid rocket motors. Using 3D printed thermoplastic-based propellants, the motor... |
| Jan 30, 2025 | AscendArc secures $3.95M in funding to develop scalable satellite technology | Satellite telecommunications company AscendArc has secured $3.95 million in pre-seed and seed funding to advance its satellite communications technology. Investors backing the round include Seraphim Space, Everywhere Ventures, Portland Seed... |
| Jun 21, 2024 | ExLabs Receives Space Force Funding Increase to Further Develop System for Advanced Capture Solutions | Funding boost to accelerate development and expand on-orbit capture capabilities, in partnership with SSC's Servicing, Mobility, and Logistics office. LONG BEACH, Calif., June 21, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Exploration Laboratories, ExLabs,... |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Solstar Space Awarded $1.25 Million U.S. Space Force AFWERX/AFVENTURES Phase II SBIR Contract for the Slayton Wideband Space Communicator | U.S. Space Force AFWERX/AFVENTURES Awards Phase II SBIR to Solstar Space for Slayton Space Communicator product development Contract supports product development for continuous spacecraft communications solution engineered to eliminate comm... |
| Jun 8, 2023 | ExLabs Awarded Space Force Orbital Prime Contract for Robotic Capture System | ExLabs ExLabs announces it has been selected by SpaceWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II SBIR contract in the amount of $1.7M LONG BEACH, Calif. (PRWEB) June 08, 2023 Exploration Laboratories, ExLabs announces it has been selected by SpaceWERX fo... |
| Jan 9, 2023 | Cambrian Works Awarded SpaceWERX Orbital Prime Contract for Space Operator Robotic Terminal Interface & Environment (SORTIE) | Cambrian Works has been awarded a Phase 1 STTR under the SpaceWERX Orbital Prime Program RESTON, Va., Jan. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cambrian Works and SRI International announce they have been selected by SpaceWERX for an STTR Phase I i... |
| Nov 14, 2022 | Auxon Corporation awarded SpaceWERX Orbital Prime Contract | Orbital Prime was created to accelerate the commercial ISAM market toward a use case of Active Debris Remediation. Auxon Corporation has been selected by SpaceWERX for a STTR Phase I to investigate how its automated testing software suite m... |
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FAQ about SpaceWERX
What has the press written about SpaceWERX?
Parsers VC has collected 13 articles mentioning SpaceWERX, among them “Orbital Composites Wins $1.9 Million U.S. Space Force Contract” (Jun 26, 2026) and “ThinKom Awarded SpaceWERX Contract to Provide Containerized Transportable Ground Stations for Resilient MILSATCOM Architecture” (Jan 13, 2026).
Is SpaceWERX still active?
Yes, SpaceWERX is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 21, 2026.