Andrew Rush
@RushSpace
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Space Industrialist. Co-founder and CEO of Star Catcher. Previously: President & COO of Redwire, CEO of Made In Space.
Joined June 2011
We're proud to share that we have been awarded a Phase II AFWERX SBIR in the amount of $1.25M to advance orbital power beaming! Read more: https://t.co/hqEs2EjDkP
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💡Concentrated solar energy beamed from Star Catcher's orbital power grid can help VLEO (Very Low Earth Orbit) satellites generate 2 to 10 times more power without needing larger solar panels. "When you couple power beaming with electric propulsion, it actually lets you stretch
interactive.satellitetoday.com
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We have so much to be thankful for this year, but above all, we are thankful for all of our team members, investors, customers, and partners for being on this journey with us to make a space-based energy grid a reality. Beam on!
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On this day in 2014 – Made In Space made global manufacturing history when their 3-D printer produced the first object ever fabricated in space on the International Space Station—ushering in a new era of on-demand manufacturing off Earth. Made In Space moved their HQ to Florida
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Love our new branding!
What a week! In the midst of announcing our big power beaming milestone, you might've noticed things look a little different around here. 👀 We decided our brand needed a facelift — something that matches the energy of the transformational technology we're building. ☀️
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What a week! In the midst of announcing our big power beaming milestone, you might've noticed things look a little different around here. 👀 We decided our brand needed a facelift — something that matches the energy of the transformational technology we're building. ☀️
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Great coverage from @AviationWeek of our record-setting power beaming demo:
aviationweek.com
Star Catcher Industries says it has demonstrated wireless laser power beaming, transmitting 1.1 kW of electrical power to off-the-shelf solar panels.
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Fun fact, both Star Catcher the Jags have practiced their crafts in the Jacksonville Jaguars Stadium
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Jacksonville Record Breakers: Its been quite the record breaking week for Duval! The @Jaguars set a new NFL record for longest field goal and @StarCatcherInd set a new world record optical power beaming!
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At @StarCatcherInd, we're moving fast and breaking records! In our most significant ground based test yet, we've demonstrated we own the technology stack to make space based energy grids a reality AND we beat the DARPA power beaming record to boot!
📣 We just broke DARPA’s world record for optical power beaming — a breakthrough bringing limitless orbital power within reach. Delivering more than 1.1 kilowatts of electrical power to standard satellite solar panels — including real customer hardware — we surpassed the
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Now is the time for a power grid in space to revolutionize in-space operations. Doing so will lay the ground work for carbon-free, SBSP for terrestrial use. Great article in @BBC about our progress and the prospects of power beaming!
bbc.com
Harvesting solar energy in orbit and beaming it down to Earth is a decades-old idea. Now, a raft of companies say they could make it a reality.
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A new paradigm in satellite operations. Coming to an orbit near you. We’re pleased to announce a groundbreaking Power Purchase Agreement with Astro Digital, who will buy energy from the Star Catcher Network through the end of the decade to boost its mission-as-a-service offering
star-catcher.com
The first power grid in space. Scalable, on-demand energy for satellites — delivering up to 10x more power to boost uptime, capability, and market access.
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Very excited to announce that our friends at @astrodigitalgeo have signed on as an early power beaming customer! In the future we will supercharge their satellites, enabling them to deliver more capability, higher uptime, and greater maneuverability
spacenews.com
Astro Digital to plug into Star Catcher solar-energy grid
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We see you. You see us. 👀 Come be an Opto Mechanical Engineer at Star Catcher. We’re building the first power grid in space. To do that, we need focused, laser-sharp engineers that can build and integrate optical components, mechanical structures, and alignment mechanisms.
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Our Fall 2025 Engineering Internship application is open! We are looking for talented engineering students to join our team building the first energy grid in space. Deadline to apply is 8/15 so don’t miss out. https://t.co/iXwMa3tPo6
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"Space is a team sport. Especially as a startup, finding where you can team with others is very important for going to market and expanding your business. We are always asking ourselves, 'How can we deliver more value to the customer, whether government or commercial?'" Our CEO
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Meet Stefano, Isabel, and Armstrong — three of our summer interns helping us build the future of space power. ⚡️🛰️ This summer, they’re working with our avionics and mechanical teams on projects like microcontroller integration, custom interface builds, and solar cell test
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This summer, we’re welcoming a new crew of bold thinkers to Star Catcher: our 2025 interns! They come from diverse backgrounds across aerospace engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, and more. From day one, they’ve been contributing to the systems and
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Join us at the Florida Early Stage Venture Conference for our Fireside Chat 🔥 with Ron Lau, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Capital Programs @SpaceFlorida, and @RushSpace, Co-Founder & CEO @StarCatcherInd. Register Now: https://t.co/rOIPn64bGW
#ES25GROW
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