Pulse Space wins $40M contract from Space Force to work on space laser power system

Pulse Space wins $40M contract from Space Force to work on space laser power system

Seattle-area startup says its technology could be used for orbital tracking and communication as well as for beamed power.

Pulse Space Lands $40M Space Force Contract to Develop Laser Tech

Pulse Space, a WA-based startup building laser systems capable of beaming power to other satellites on orbit, announced a $40M OTA contract from the Space Force this week to develop its laser technologies. While officials didn’t share which specific applications were included in the OTA agreement, the company is developing lasers to perform a range of services for commercial and government customers.  “The beautiful thing about lasers in orbit i…

Pulse Space wins Pentagon backing for laser power

Bellevue, Wash.-based Pulse Space says it has received a $40 million award from the U.S. Space Force to develop technologies for laser-based power beaming and orbital tracking systems. The startup, founded in 2022, is working on a system that would collect energy using solar arrays and send that energy via a laser beam to remote nodes in space. The technologies developed for the system could also be used to track objects in orbit and transmit da…

Pulse Space Secures $40 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Laser-Based Power Beaming Technology – SatNews

BELLEVUE, WA — On Thursday, July 9, 2026, space hardware developer Pulse Space announced it has been awarded a $40 million technology development contract from the U.S. Space Force. Targeting […]