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California startup building rovers and processing plants to mine ice at the Moon's south pole and turn it into rocket fuel. It also sells thin, low-cost solar panels for spacecraft, built in its own factory.

Products, by altitude

The Moon · 384,400 km from Earth

On the ground · 0 km · Earth’s surface

Known rounds

DateRoundAmountLed by
Aug 2024Seed$12M8VC, Fusion Fund⁠1

Milestones

  • Sep 2025 Began selling Starlight space solar panels made in Hawthorne, California, at $9.81 per watt for an engineering model and $11.20 per watt for a flight model. Company statement⁠2
  • Jun 2024 Took second place in NASA's Break the Ice Lunar Challenge with its four-wheeled regolith mining rover.⁠3

Sources

  1. TechCrunchAug 20, 2024
  2. PayloadSep 30, 2025
  3. NASA Marshall StarJun 18, 2024
  4. TechCrunchSep 26, 2023
  5. PayloadAug 20, 2024

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