LaunchReady combines Aurex’s integrated engineering expertise and operational support with Seagate Space’s mobile Gateway spaceport infrastructure
HUNTSVILLE, AL – Aurex, a mission-focused aerospace and defense company building the next frontier of mission critical services, today announced LaunchReady, an integrated launch-support offering built to meet customers’ evolving mission needs. LaunchReady brings together Aurex’s technical expertise under a coordinated team, with support tailored to each customer’s mission – from planning through operations.
As part of the LaunchReady rollout, Aurex and Seagate Space have agreed to a strategic partnership to advance offshore launch capabilities for national defense, civil, and commercial customers.
The collaboration is designed to expand operational flexibility, support responsive access to space, and establish a scalable framework for recurring offshore launch campaigns.
“Our customers need capabilities that work together to move their missions forward,” said Warren Kohm, CEO of Aurex. “LaunchReady puts the depth of our experience behind a coordinated team that can carry a customer’s requirements from early planning into mission execution. Our collaboration with Seagate Space is an opportunity to apply that approach to offshore launch and build lasting support for the missions that follow.”
Through LaunchReady, Aurex and Seagate will bring a coordinated approach to offshore launch, combining maritime infrastructure with the technical expertise needed to execute complex missions.
Seagate Space’s mobile Gateway platforms are engineered to bypass the geographic and scheduling constraints of fixed land-based ranges, offering multi-user flexibility for orbital, suborbital, and hypersonic test profiles.
“We started Seagate Space to fundamentally rethink how the world accesses space. That means building the infrastructure to take launch operations beyond the limitations of traditional spaceports and out to sea,” said Sean Fortener, Co-Founder and President of Seagate Space. “Our Gateway platforms are designed to make offshore launch a reality, bringing mobility, flexibility, and scalability to an industry that needs all three. Aurex brings the mission expertise to complement that infrastructure. Seagate enables the launch. Aurex supports the mission. Together, we're creating new opportunities for national defense and commercial customers to access space on their terms.”
Integrated Capabilities. Dedicated Support.
Aurex enables launch providers to meet COMSEC and secure‑flight‑termination requirements, protecting classified and cryptographic assets and ensuring full compliance with National Space Cybersecurity Policy from pre‑launch through contingency recovery.
In addition, LaunchReady connects mission architecture and planning; modeling and simulation; secure communications, telemetry and mission control; cybersecurity and cryptographic integration; custom hardware and payload development; and payload and launch integration.
Aurex also provides senior technical oversight of launch services, with support spanning infrastructure and site readiness, range coordination and range safety, rehearsals and mission execution. By managing technical and operational interfaces, Aurex helps customers reduce coordination demands, identify readiness gaps and maintain continuity across successive missions.
The initial LaunchReady collaboration with Seagate Space focuses on:
National defense and responsive launch: Leverage Seagate Space's mobile offshore launch infrastructure to support missile defense, hypersonic testing, and responsive space access requirements. Aurex will contribute mission engineering, integration, and technical support informed by its experience supporting national defense missions.
Scalable, multi-user offshore spaceport operations: Advance Seagate Space's Gateway platforms as flexible offshore launch infrastructure capable of supporting multiple launch providers and recurring missions. Aurex will support mission planning, launch integration, range coordination, technical readiness, and execution, helping customers transition from mission requirements to operations at sea.
Commercial and civil space access: Expand opportunities for commercial launch providers and civil space customers to leverage Seagate Space's offshore infrastructure, with Aurex providing tailored engineering, integration, and mission support services as required.
Learn more about LaunchReady here: https://aurexdefense.com/products/launchready.
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About Aurex
Aurex is a mission-focused aerospace and defense company building the next frontier of deterrence. From hypersonic systems and missile defense to hardened networks and orbital systems, we design, test, manufacture and deliver platforms that turn unproven ideas into battlefield-ready capabilities. Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, Aurex has offices across the United States and serves customers in defense, space, and national security. For more information about Aurex, visit aurexdefense.com.
About Godspeed Capital
Godspeed Capital is a lower middle-market Defense & Government services, solutions, and technology focused private equity firm investing alongside forward-thinking management teams that seek an experienced and innovative investment partner with unique sector expertise, operational insight, and flexible capital for growth. While a typical investment will involve companies generating approximately $3 million to $30 million of EBITDA, Godspeed Capital has significant support to complete larger transactions through strategic co-invest relationships. The firm focuses on control buyouts, buy-and-builds, corporate carve-outs, and special situations. For more information, please visit the Godspeed Capital website at godspeed.com.
About Seagate Space
Seagate Space is space's maritime partner: reinventing offshore launch, optimizing recovery, and innovating for emerging logistics needs. The company’s cutting-edge designs enable rapid, cost-effective development of offshore launch assets that can operate without the constraints of traditional land-based ranges. Seagate Space is a spARK Labs by ARK Invest member company headquarter in the St. Petersburg, Florida. Learn more at seagatespace.com
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