Articles from Cowboy Space Corporation

Cowboy Space Corporation, the orbital infrastructure company founded by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt, today unveiled the architecture of its launch vehicle, “Big Iron,” whose upper stage is designed to stay in orbit as a megawatt-class data center. The company also introduced “Big Iron Express,” a commercial launch program for outside customers who need megawatt-class power in orbit, whether for compute or other uses.

Cowboy Space Corporation, the orbital infrastructure company founded by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt, today launched Reason-1, its first satellite, on a mission to demonstrate the first laser power beaming from orbit to Earth. Reason-1 will collect solar energy in space and transmit it to a ground receiver with a kilowatt-class laser, advancing technologies central to Cowboy Space’s planned orbital data centers.

Cowboy Space Corporation, the orbital infrastructure company founded by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt, today announced the appointment of Chithra Perumal as Chief Financial Officer. Perumal will oversee financial strategy and execution as Cowboy enters its next phase of growth.

Cowboy Space Corporation, the orbital infrastructure company founded by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt, today announced the appointment of John Sarkis as Global Head of Sales. Sarkis will lead global data center sales strategy and execution as Cowboy expands its commercial operations.

Cowboy Space Corporation, the orbital infrastructure company founded by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt, today announced $275M in Series B financing at a $2B valuation led by Index Ventures, with participation from new investors IVP, Blossom Capital, and SAIC, alongside existing investors Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Construct Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Interlagos and Baiju Bhatt. The company, which operated as Aetherflux since its founding in 2024, is also unveiling its new name and brand.