Post by ESA BIC Switzerland

ESA BIC Switzerland startup Stellar Alpina raises CHF 3.5M to build the future of in-space mobility Getting to orbit is becoming cheaper and more accessible. The next challenge is what happens after launch: moving, repositioning, and operating assets across space efficiently. That’s where Stellar Alpina comes in. Stellar Alpina raised CHF 3.5M in pre-seed funding, led by Founderful with participation from LP&E and strategic deep-tech investors. Just 82 days after incorporation, they completed Europe’s first known commercial rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) hotfire campaign and believe detonative propulsion can fundamentally reshape in-space mobility by enabling rocket engines that are: smaller lighter more efficient mechanically simpler The future space economy will depend not only on access to orbit, but on movement within space itself. #SpaceTech #DeepTech #RocketEngineering #Startup #SpaceEconomy #Aerospace #Switzerland