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Successful prototype demonstration on-orbit

Astrix is delighted to announce that Copia has successfully deployed on-orbit! As a hosted payload aboard Rocket Lab’s ‘There and back again’ mission, Copia has successfully passed its first milestone …

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SPACE, THE FINAL FRONTIER… not for three 21 year olds

What’s it all about? When I was kid in Dunedin, and the Nasa Space Shuttle launched, I thought, well never have anything to do with space, we don’t live in …

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Young Kiwi space entrepreneurs prepare for lift off with satellite prototype

Astrix Astronautics’ Fia Jones has raised $500,000 to send their satellite deployment technology into space.  A young New Zealand start-up’s preparing to launch the next big thing to hit the …

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Fia Jones: Uni students behind Astrix Astronautics to product aboard Rocket Lab mission

Listen to audio interview on air with Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive • iHeartRadio A trio of university students has raised half a million to test their product in space aboard …

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21-year-olds’ space tech start-up lifts off with support from Peter Beck

Astrix chief executive Fia Jones (centre) with tech board adviser Peter Beck and Outset Ventures chief executive Imche Fourie. A start-up run by three 21-year-olds has scored $500,000 in investment …

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Astrix Raises $500,000 From Outset Ventures To Power Satellites With Inflatable Space Tech

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, April 21, 2021 – Astrix Astronautics, a start-up developing high-performance power systems for small spacecraft, has raised $500,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Outset Ventures …

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Meet the 21-year-old backed by Peter Beck

Astrix co-founder Fia Jones has put her degree on hold. Astrix Astronautics, a satellite startup founded by three Auckland University students, has raised $500,000 in a pre-seed funding round that …

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Astrix Astronautics gains $500,000 funding, about to send prototype to space

Watch the full interview with co-founder Fia Jones here. Astrix Astronautics has gained $500,000 funding, about to send their prototype power generation system on a Rocket Lab vessel to space. …

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Uni students to test power system product aboard Rocket Lab mission

Astrix co-founders Max Daniels, Fia Jones and William Hunter (far right), testing space qualified space cells. A trio of university students has raised half a million to test their product …

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  • Successful prototype demonstration on-orbit
  • SPACE, THE FINAL FRONTIER… not for three 21 year olds
  • Young Kiwi space entrepreneurs prepare for lift off with satellite prototype
  • Fia Jones: Uni students behind Astrix Astronautics to product aboard Rocket Lab mission
  • 21-year-olds’ space tech start-up lifts off with support from Peter Beck

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