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IAC 2025 / BOOTH DESIGN C/O OUT OF THIS WORLD DESIGN

Design for the final frontier — turning space, defense, and deep tech ambition into clear, human interfaces.

Oct 8, 2025

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"Tech-Enabled Reinvention" c/o North America Closeshoring

Teardown dissects the most critical companies in today’s deep tech ecosystem—six points at a time. This edition examines North America Closeshoring, a platform helping companies modernize and localize operations while strengthening supply chains and logistics across the continent.

Aug 24, 2025

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"SkyOS" c/o Skyryse

Teardown dissects the most critical companies in today’s deep tech ecosystem—one stack at a time. This edition features Skyryse, the L.A.-based aviation company behind SkyOS, the first universal operating system for flight. With a backlog that spans military, EMS, and law enforcement, Skyryse is reshaping how America trains pilots, automates airframes, and scales vertical mobility—with FAA certification on the horizon.

Aug 18, 2025

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"LEADING THE SPACE ECONOMY" c/o Space Capital

Teardown dissects the most critical companies in today’s deep tech ecosystem—one stack at a time. This edition spotlights Space Capital, the sector-focused VC backing space-based infrastructure across GPS, communications, and orbital technology, with $430M+ in AUM and more than a decade of domain expertise.

Jul 21, 2025

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"Redwire Space Case Study" c/o Epsilon3

Teardown dissects the most critical companies in today’s deep tech ecosystem — six points at a time. This edition breaks down Redwire Space’s use of Epsilon3: a software backbone powering modern space mission operations.

Jun 1, 2025

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"TILE" c/o Sophia Space

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.

May 19, 2025

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"DAPS" c/o Divergent

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.

May 11, 2025

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Teardown: "Mission Critical" c/o Forward Deployed VC

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.

May 2, 2025

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"SiPhOG" c/o ANELLO Photonics

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 25, 2025

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"Nova" c/o Stoke Space

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 23, 2025

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Teardown: "First / Only " c/o Firefly

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.

Apr 14, 2025

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"Clarity-1" c/o Albedo

Teardown dissects the most critical companies in today’s deep tech ecosystem — six points at a time. This edition breaks down Albedo's Clarity-1 VLEO satellite for unprecedented, ultra high resolution imagery.

Apr 10, 2025

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"Full-Stack Communications" c/o CesiumAstro

Teardown dissects the most critical companies in today’s deep tech ecosystem — one stack at a time. This edition features CesiumAstro.

Apr 10, 2025