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Meet the Arc spacecraft: It aims to deliver cargo anywhere in the world in an hour1A relatively new spacecraft company, Inversion, revealed its new "on demand" delivery vehicle Wednesday evening during a splashy ceremony at its factory in Los Angeles.Ars TechnicaOct 14, 2025
WATCH: Inversion Autonomous, Precision Drop Testing2Delivery from space isn’t just about surviving reentry. It’s also about landing precisely where the cargo is needed – whether in remote terrain, harsh weather, denied areas, or unpredictable conditions.YouTubeOct 1, 2025
Inversion Unveils Arc — A First of its Kind Space-Based Delivery Vehicle3Arc enables the on-demand delivery of cargo and effects to anywhere on Earth in under an hour, and offers unparalleled hypersonic testing capabilitiesInversion BlogOct 1, 2025
Inversion Selected by Kratos to Join $1.45 Billion MACH-TB 2.0 Hypersonic Test Program4Inversion announces it has been awarded a contract by Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. to support hypersonic testing under the $1.45 billion Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0 Program of Record.Inversion BlogSep 15, 2025
WATCH: Our First Mission in Space5Inversion’s first mission to space was a massive challenge. Our team, our hardware, and our resolve were all put to the test. The mission validated key technologies and led to tremendous learnings – but also left us hungry for more.YouTubeJun 11, 2025
Technical Deep-Dive: Inversion’s First Mission on Orbit6The callout came: “Ray separation confirmed”. The spacecraft was stable, on-orbit, and operational. Our mission had truly begun.INVERSION BLOGJun 11, 2025
Mission Plan: Inversion’s Ray Re-Entry Vehicle Launches to Space7Tomorrow, on Tuesday, January 14, our Ray re-entry vehicle will launch on the Transporter-12 rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base.Inversion BlogJan 13, 2025
Inversion Raises $44M Series A To Build Its Arc8Inversion, a California startup trying to crack space-based delivery with an autonomous reentry vehicle called Arc, announced a $44M Series A yesterday.Payload SpaceNov 21, 2024
Startup raises $44 million to deliver items from space9Inversion, a developer of space-based cargo delivery, tells Axios that it has raised $44 million in Series A funding co-led by Spark Capital and Adjacent.AxiosNov 20, 2024
Inversion Raises $44 Million to Power On-Demand Delivery from Space10Inversion, the company pioneering precision delivery on-demand from space to anywhere on Earth, today announced a $44 million Series A funding round...Business WireNov 20, 2024
Inversion secures reentry license for first mission11Inversion, a startup developing systems to return cargo from space to Earth, has received a license for its first mission launching in November.SpaceNewsOct 15, 2024
Inversion Space gets reentry license for orbital cargo delivery capsule demo12Inversion Space has become the third company to receive a spacecraft reentry license from the Federal Aviation Administration...TechCrunchOct 15, 2024- Inversion Space accelerates orbital reentry vehicle tech with $71M Space Force contract13Equipped with a new $71 million contract from SpaceWERX, the technology development arm of the U.S. Space Force, Inversion is now racing toward a demonstration mission of its full-scale reentry vehicleTechCrunchSep 10, 2024
Inversion Space targets military market with ‘warehouses in space’14The startup is developing a reusable capsule to store supplies in orbit and deliver them anywhere on Earth on demand.SpaceNewsMay 16, 2024- Inversion Space will test its space-based delivery tech in October15Ray will head to space this October, on SpaceX’s Transporter-12 ride share mission, paving the way for Inversion’s future plans on orbit (and back).TechCrunchApr 17, 2024
The Importance of Incorporating the Regulatory Mindset into New Space Entrants’ Early Designs16Space licensing is a complex process, involving multiple government agencies, that can take significant amounts of time and resources.Inversion BlogSep 5, 2023
Dreaming of Suitcases in Space17While most rocket companies outsource parachute design and production, Inversion sees building their own as an advantage.NEW YORK TIMESMar 7, 2022
Inversion Space Sets Sights on Returnable Rockets With Seed Funding18Bringing things back from space can complicated, and Torrance-based startup Inversion Space Co. aims to simplify that process.LA Business JournalNov 29, 2021
Startup raises $10 Million to develop “Return Vehicle” for Space Cargo19Inversion is one of the very first to address the problem of the lack of return options in the space industry.SPACENEWSNov 16, 2021
Our favorite startups from YC’s Summer 21 Demo Day, Part 220Instead of taking stuff to space, Inversion Space wants to bring some back from space.TECHCRUNCHSep 1, 2021
All the companies from Day 2 of Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 Demo Day21Instead of taking stuff to space, Inversion Space wants to bring some back from space.TECHCRUNCHSep 1, 2021