Earthlings

Home
Archive
About
Pacifism to Pragmatism: Silicon Valley's Defense Awakening
Silicon Valley went from pixels to patriots. How did we go from only ~$100 million invested in defense tech in 2010 to corporate logos painted blue …
 • 
Julian Terenzio
Laser weeders: fertilize or kill
We’re at a point in human history where autonomous robots and human beings are working together seamlessly to make the world move faster. The hum of…
 • 
Julian Terenzio
Donuts on Mars
Spaced Out Saturday's #2 // A company building fusion propulsion for interstellar travel, a puzzling donut-shaped rock found on Mars, & four U.S. states…
 • 
Julian Terenzio
Virgin Galactic: The Power of an Idea
Virgin Galactic completes first commercial spaceflight // How Virgin Galactic was founded from a $10 million contest prize // The bold inspiration that…
 • 
Julian Terenzio
Roads Paved with "Green" Intentions
PLUS: Floating space rocket launch pads
 • 
Julian Terenzio
New
Top
Rose Rocket: The one-size-fits-all trucking operating system
Rose Rocket is building a Transportation Management Software (TMS), the operating system of a trucking company. This software is what every staff member…
 • 
Julian Terenzio
Buses in Space: Rocket Lab and Apex Shaking Up the Industry
Space industry M&A red-hot // Apex Raises $16MM to Mass Manufacture Satellite Buses // Rocket Lab doubles-down on marine booster recovery
 • 
Julian Terenzio
Palantir Secures Another US Space Force Contract
The US Space Force awarded data analytics company Palantir $110.3 million in contract extensions for the company’s cloud-based data services. For those…
 • 
Julian Terenzio
Stell is Modernizing Aerospace & Defense Workflows that Slow America Down
Founded by Malory McLemore and Anne Wen, Stell Engineering is a startup on a mission to digitize parts ordering and streamline workflows within the…
 • 
Julian Terenzio
Anduril Industries and Hadrian Strike Strategic Partnership
Californian defence tech heavyweight, Anduril Industries, and advanced manufacturing maverick, Hadrian, are linking arms in a strategic partnership set…
 • 
Julian Terenzio
Tomorrow.io Secures $87 million for Weather Satellites
Tomorrow.io announced its $87 million funding round on June 14 after launching its second satellite, Tomorrow-R2, on the recent SpaceX Transporter-8…
 • 
Julian Terenzio
SpaceX Launches 8th Payload Rideshare Mission
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket flexed its muscles yet again. On the evening of June 12, the Transporter-8 mission launched dozens of smallsats (i.e., “small…
 • 
Julian Terenzio
Earthlings
Earthlings
Bringing back America's industrial spirit. We cover founders & companies in the business of space, defense, manufacturing, infrastructure, and more.
Recommendations
Pirate Wires
Pirate Wires
Mike Solana
The Free Press
The Free Press
Bari Weiss
Public
Public
Michael Shellenberger
ARB Letter
ARB Letter
Arbitrage Andy
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Packy McCormick
© 2023 Julian Terenzio
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing