Observable Space raises $90M and lands $94M Space Force contract on same day, betting big on laser communications for orbital AI
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Summary
Observable Space raised $90 million in Series A funding and secured a $94 million U.S. Space Force contract on the same day, signaling a major shift from laser communications being a theoretical concept to a funded infrastructure play. The Detroit and Los Angeles-based company is building optical systems for satellites, sensors, and orbital data centers, positioning laser communications as the key bottleneck for orbital AI and space-based data infrastructure.
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· 3 pulledObservable Space is not selling a moonshot in the usual loose sense.
The Detroit and Los Angeles-based company closed a $90 million Series A on May 28 and announced a $94 million U.S. Space Force contract the same day.
Laser communications are the bottleneck for orbital AI.
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