Illustration by Pulse Space
WASHINGTON — Pulse Space, a startup developing laser technology designed to transmit power and data between spacecraft, said it has won a $40 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to advance the technology.
The Bellevue, Washington-based company, founded in 2022, said the contract will support development of its laser-based technology but did not specify what military applications will be demonstrated under this agreement.
“We are honored to partner with the United States Space Force to mature our laser-based technologies,” founder and chief executive Karl Stedman said July 9 in a statement.
Pulse Space is developing laser systems that can wirelessly transmit electrical power and data between spacecraft, technology that could support space networks by allowing satellites to share power and communicate through optical links.
