Proteus Space™

🚀 Proteus Space Secures Major Investment and Partnership with SAIC We're thrilled to announce a major investment from SAIC, a technology integrator focused on serving the mission critical operations of government agencies!   In addition to the investment, Proteus and SAIC have entered a multiyear strategic partnership to enhance and scale the deployment of Proteus’ groundbreaking MERCURY™ platform. MERCURY™ is an AI-powered, Industry 4.0 digital/physical twin system that autonomously designs custom satellite buses tailored to specific payloads, thousands of times faster than humans.   MERCURY™ leverages advanced technology to optimize satellite design, significantly reducing the time and cost associated with traditional methods. By automating the design process, MERCURY™ also ensures precision and accuracy, minimizing errors and rework. This results in a more efficient production cycle and faster deployment of satellites, ultimately providing customers with a competitive edge in the rapidly evolving space industry. MERCURY™ rapidly iterates and adapts to changing requirements and developmental payload SWaPs, creating unprecedented flexibility and responsiveness, making it an invaluable tool for both government and commercial customer seeking to get payloads to space faster.   “We’re excited to collaborate with SAIC, a leader in digital engineering and technology integration,” said David Kervin, CEO and co-founder of Proteus Space. “This partnership will accelerate our ability to deliver MERCURY™ to a broader range of government customers, offering a transformative solution for satellite design and production.”   The collaboration aims to develop high-fidelity, autonomous digital modeling capabilities for space systems, enabling rapid design, assembly, and deployment of custom satellite buses.   “Our investment in Proteus Space is driven by their visionary technology, which enhances SAIC’s impactful digital engineering services,” said Lauren Knausenberger, Chief Innovation Officer at SAIC. “We have entered into this innovative partnership to expedite the development of next-generation space solutions for our government clients and the commercial sector.”   “SAIC is committed to fostering advancements in the space domain and we believe the customized capability of Proteus’ MERCURY™ platform to reduce the time from satellite design to launch will serve the unique needs of our customers,” said David Ray, Executive Vice President of SAIC’s Space and Intelligence Business Group. Learn more about how MERCURY™ is shaping the future of rapid automated satellite design: build@proteus-space.com Proteus Space SAIC #AerospaceInnovation #AI #SatelliteTechnology #SpaceTech #SpaceInnovation #AISatelliteDesign #DigitalEngineering #Autonomy #Automation #SatelliteInnovation #SpaceTech #UltraRapidDevelopment #industry40 #AutomatedDesign #SpaceEngineering #FutureOfSpace #speed #AIEngineering #satellite #thefutureisfaster

Happy 5th birthday to the U.S. Space Force!

Military Veteran Startup Conference 2025 (MVS25) Speaker Spotlight: David K.(United States Marine Corps), CEO & Co-Founder at Proteus Space™. David’s incredible journey from retired U.S. Marine to space-tech entrepreneur highlights his passion for innovation and building high-performing teams. He advises founders: “Focus on impact, embrace humility, and always prioritize your people—great teams achieve great things.” His journey is marked by: 🇺🇸 David is a retired U.S. Marine with over 20 years of service, including roles with MARSOC and USSOCOM, where he developed expertise in leadership and advanced technology operations. 📖 After earning degrees from Norwich University and Stanford University, David built a career leading tech teams across defense, AI, and space innovation, driving breakthroughs in satellite manufacturing and edge AI. 🚀 As CEO of Proteus Space, David is revolutionizing custom satellite design and manufacturing by leveraging automation, augmentation and AI to deliver faster, cheaper, and more higher quality satellite solutions for defense and commercial applications. David’s key advice for leaders: ♟️ Focus on impact: Build solutions that drive real-world results and benefit humanity. ♟️ Embrace humility: Hire smarter people, trust them, and get out of their way. ♟️ Prioritize your team: People matter more than hardware; strong teams build strong companies. ♟️ Innovate efficiently: Disrupt traditional cost structures with scalable, cutting-edge technology. ♟️ Lead with vision: Stay committed to creating the future you want to see. Register today: https://lnkd.in/dN9zGbYU

Craig Cummings and I led the Series Seed rounds for both Outpost Space and Proteus Space™ through Moonshots Capital’s Fund III. We believe that America’s continued domination in space is critical to keeping our nation safe, and startup innovation is key. I’m excited to share my insights while speaking at The Economist’s Space Economy Summit on December 5th in Lisbon. Check out the full program here: https://lnkd.in/dWzgDDxN #Space #VentureCapital #TheEconomist #Satellites #SpaceInnovation #SpaceManufacturing #SpaceEconomySummit #Innovation #Defense #DualUse

Col. Corey Klopstein, USSF program executive officer, shared these insights about operational test and training infrastructure (OTTI) at Space Industry Days, Los Angeles, Oct. 23rd: As we collectively build out the new space capabilities coming on line in the next few years, we can’t afford to be so limited in our test and training infrastructure that every test, every training event, every exercise is pressure packed to a point that it’s under a high-powered microscope. Our goal at OTTI is to build the immersive arena that allows acquirers to wring out performance issues in advance … (and) in a completely different way than we have before. We want to build an architecture that allows our guardians to fail so we can succeed when it matters most. The power of (this) architecture is to be able to test things in (both) the digital environment and the physical environment. We want to bring live data from the physical environment into the digital environment to verify whether or not we have a digital environment that’s as accurate as it can possibly be; and then (to) understand what the bounds for operational systems are within the digital environment, and bring that back to the live environment, (so) you have a continuous feedback loop benefiting both live and digital test and training efforts. #TogetherWeWillWin

This is exciting news! Our partnership with Proteus Space highlights SAIC’s strength to take innovative and impactful technology from the start-up community, curate excellence, apply our hard-won customer mission knowledge, and quickly deliver impact for national missions for customers like NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, and SDA. It was fantastic to have the Proteus team at our annual #SAICOutFront event, where they shared how our collaboration is advancing technology modernization in space. #EveryMissionMatters #PartnershipPower https://bit.ly/dr_sn_ps

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We're attending SAIC's #outfront innovation day today in Arlington, come see us if you're there!

🚀 We're excited to work with GomSpace on the first of many groundbreaking ESPA class missions. https://lnkd.in/geRT4sk9 Proteus Space GomSpace #AerospaceInnovation #AI #SatelliteTechnology #SpaceTech #SpaceInnovation #AISatelliteDesign #DigitalEngineering #Autonomy #Automation #SatelliteInnovation #SpaceTech #UltraRapidDevelopment #industry40 #AutomatedDesign #SpaceEngineering #FutureOfSpace #speed #AIEngineering #satellite #thefutureisfaster #espa

🚀 Thrilled to announce our strategic partnership and investment in Proteus! Together, we're revolutionizing satellite design through #AI-powered automation—accelerating next-gen space solutions for government and commercial clients. Learn more about this #PartnershipPower in SpaceNews https://bit.ly/4eT2vOW