Even Rogers spent 10 years as an Air Force weapons officer watching China and Russia build space weapons while the United States “had nothing in our arsenal.” So he quit the army to take matters into his own hands.
Now, as co-founder and CEO of True Anomaly, he has founded the first pure-play defense space superiority company, developing autonomous spacecraft, sensors, and software designed specifically for military operations in orbit. With $418 million raised and a growing team, Rogers is rushing toward the combat capabilities the Space Force desperately needs.
Today on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Beran speaks with Rogers to explore the emerging business of space defense and why the U.S. is playing catch-up.
Listen to the full episode to hear:
As space threats evolve, how has the space industry moved beyond the service realm, and what other countries are already doing? The biggest bottleneck slowing down space defense development. How True Anomaly’s “Jackal” spacecraft is designed to evolve from surveillance to multi-purpose missions.
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