Alejandro Castillo

Overview Energy  emerges from stealth with a breakthrough in space solar transmission Overview Energy has publicly launched after achieving a major technical milestone: the world’s first airborne power-beaming demonstration designed for space-solar operations. The company successfully transmitted power from a moving aircraft to a ground receiver 5 km below, using the same near-infrared laser-based system it plans to deploy in orbit. This achievement validates the system’s ability to operate...

Boom Supersonic  unveils $1.25B turbine backlog, first Superpower customer, and $300M new funding. Boom Supersonic announced major milestones this week, including a $1.25B backlog for its new Superpower natural-gas turbine, the reveal of its launch customer Crusoe , and the close of a $300M funding round led by Darsana Capital Partners LP .  The Superpower turbine, derived from the same extreme-temperature engine core being developed for Boom’s Symphony supersonic jet engine, delivers 42 MW...

Korean Air  & Hyundai Rotem  Begin Methane Engine Program for Reusable Launch Vehicles Korean Air and Hyundai Rotem have launched a KRW 49 billion, government-backed initiative to develop a reusable 35-ton-class methane rocket engine, a technology increasingly viewed as essential for next-generation, repeat-use launch systems.  The program, overseen by the Korea Research Institute for Defense Technology Planning and Advancement  (KRIT), will run through October 2030 and officially began with...