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Basalt Tech (YC W24) is building the world’s first spacecraft operating system to allow dissimilar spacecraft to work together in orbit and coordinate on complex tasks. Over $100B of space assets are planned to be launched by 2030. The value of these assets comes from the data they send back down to Earth. Right now, that data and control pipeline is antiquated, stifling innovation in space. Basalt links modern software to legacy and new space assets. Its simulation and flight control infrastructure is already being used to revive satellite missions in orbit! Just in the last month, the team has launched design partnerships with 7 space missions around the world at institutions such as MIT and the National University of Singapore. Basalt Tech is founded by Maximillian Bhatti and Alex Choi, two best friends and space dropouts from SpaceX, MIT, and the UK Ministry of Defense. The two met when Alex hired a high school-aged Max to help lead MIT AeroAstro’s custom CubeSat program. Autonomous tasking, situational awareness, and cross-platform constellations are only some of the first applications of Basalt. They're bringing autonomy into orbit for every mission and taking the first steps into a new space age— a software-defined one. Congrats on the launch, Max and Alex!