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Topher Haddad
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Topher Haddad
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Co-founder/CEO @Albedo, building VLEO systems
Denver Katılım Kasım 2019
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Albedo is THE VLEO company.
Announcing Vicinity — our next VLEO bus, powered-up to unlock performance from proximity for higher power payloads.
Demo mission launching to VLEO next year.
More details on our new website: albedo.com
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This is both inspiring in the shift to execution-mode, and refreshingly clear on what capabilities America and industry should be investing in
Golden age here we come
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman@NASAAdmin
Below is a note I shared with the NASA workforce outlining today’s Ignition event and how America will deliver the golden age of space exploration. 🧵
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Nominal’s software and the team behind it have created immense leverage for our hardware testing & on-orbit data analysis
And now even more clutch as we’re scaling up future builds with repeatable processes
Big congrats to @Nominal_io & thanks for featuring @Albedo!
Bryce Strauss@brycestrauss
Today @Nominal_io is announcing an additional $80M fundraise at a $1B valuation, led by @FoundersFund. AI has already reshaped how software gets built (for the third time in 4 years, apparently). Hardware engineering should be seeing the same impact. It's not. The reason isn't the models. It's legacy tools that can't evolve, dot-com-software that was never built for the stakes, and the fragmented data they leave behind. That's why we built Nominal. Hardware teams deserve tools built on a data supply chain where "make no mistakes" is a standard, not a prayer.
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We are pleased to announce that Albedo has been awarded a contract for the Missile Defense Agency SHIELD IDIQ with a ceiling of $151B.
This contract encompasses a broad range of work areas that allows for the rapid delivery of innovative capabilities to the warfighter with increased speed and agility.
Proximity Drives Performance
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Controlling on torque rods ad-hoc is some old school space cowboy stuff. Good on you @TopherHaddad and team.
Topher Haddad@TopherHaddad
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@pronounced_kyle If you know, you know…
Thank you Christian
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@TopherHaddad It's always the damn CMGs.
Thanks for the write-up, and great job on Mission #1!
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Strove for perfection out of the gate. Even though we didn’t hit every goal - the step change in what we’ve built is incredible
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This is what A+ execution in hard tech looks like.
The @Albedo team built the highest resolution commercial imaging satellite ever and flew it so low they had to worry about atomic oxygen + atmospheric drag. They built so many ingenious workarounds for FOAK equipment issues, Andy Weir would blush.
Unlike SaaS, space is unforgiving. 98% functional is not fixable with your CI/CD system. Just as SpaceX took a few explosions on the launchpad to get to orbit, Albedo's first mission ended similarly in what is, in this world, a massive success.
Give this a read and you'll have a new appreciation for how hardcore this team is.
Topher Haddad@TopherHaddad
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Proliferating VLEO is high-leverage deterrence against these threats
Below the belts where radiation gets trapped from a nuke. Drag self-cleans debris.
SpaceNews@SpaceNews_Inc
U.S. vulnerable to Russian escalation in space, new report warns spacenews.com/u-s-vulnerable…
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Love the spirit of this. But it’s not going to move the needle much. Legacy A&D has a systemic limitation to how far their dollar goes, especially with “New”, “Modern”, & “Production” in the same sentence
Bet on the new companies, to move the needle
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Goals for 2026
- Finish next-gen spacecraft upgrades (built/tested)
- New partnerships/sales for VLEO missions over solar min
- Skateboard every day
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Best 2025 Wrapped goes to @joinrosebud. So insightful
Still hoping for one from @DoorDash someday
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@MattGialich @llcrabbie Put barton springs at the midpoint of your run pre 9am, it works
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@llcrabbie Are you moving @llcrabbie ???? Get that sweet McMansion in a field?
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Texas is borderline uninhabitable
David Sacks@DavidSacks
As a response to socialism, Miami will replace NYC as the finance capital and Austin will replace SF as the tech capital.
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