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May 19, 2025
So you want AI factories? This 002 newsletter is about how everyone’s hyping space-based data centers — yet, no one’s doing the physics. Beneath the glossy concepts lies a missing conversation: the economics.
Teardown dissects the most critical companies in today’s deep tech ecosystem—six points at a time. This edition breaks down Sophia Space TILE, a solid-state, modular edge server purpose-built for in-orbit AI compute.
There’s been a lot! of noise about space being the “natural” next frontier for data centers. We've been seeing a flood of surface-level commentary on orbital data centers. But very little that digs deep. This antimemo is a step toward greater depth.
May 12, 2025
Nobody’s coming to save us. After months of careful preparation, we welcome you to the inaugural edition of the Per Aspera newsletter. Thanks for your patience. As you can see, we’ve poured our heart and soul into this, so this had to be done right.
May 11, 2025
Teardown dissects the most critical companies in today's deep tech ecosystem — six points at a time. This edition breaks down Divergent’s DAPS: an end-to-end platform for design, print, and assembly.
This manifesto explains why we champion 'hard pursuits,' the obstacles they face, and how our community aims to overcome them. Whether you're already building at the frontier or looking to join the effort, we invite you to be part of a movement that values the difficult path — because that's where true progress happens.
May 2, 2025
Teardown dissects the most critical firms in today’s deep tech ecosystem—one stack at a time. This edition features Forward Deployed VC, an early-stage investor that marries institutional capital with operator rigor: engineers who’ve shipped code from Kandahar, built hardware under fire, and now back mission‐critical teams bridging national security and emerging tech.
Apr 25, 2025
Teardown dissects the most critical companies in today’s deep tech ecosystem—six points at a time. This edition breaks down ANELLO Photonics’ SiPhOGTM, a chip-scale gyroscope leveraging silicon photonics to deliver GPS-free precision navigation across land, air, and sea.
Apr 23, 2025
Teardown dissects the most critical companies in today’s deep tech ecosystem—six points at a time. This edition breaks down Stoke Space’s Nova system, designed for rapid full-stage reuse and orbital launch resiliency.
Apr 14, 2025
Teardown dissects the most critical firms in today’s deep tech ecosystem—one stack at a time. This edition features Firefly, the vertically integrated company that launched to orbit in 24 hours and landed on the Moon. With vehicles spanning Alpha, Blue Ghost, Eclipse, and Elytra, Firefly is rewriting what “responsive” means in space.