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Longshot
@LongshotSpace
Building the future of launch: kinetic, ground-based, unapologetically different
Alameda, CA
longshotspace.com
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    @LongshotSpace
    Jun 23
    $20M and counting. @southpkcommons has invested $5M in Longshot, helping us accelerate the future of #hypersonic testing and ground-based launch. @adityaag @JPBrebner 🔗: globenewswire.com/news-release/2…
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    Longshot
    @LongshotSpace
    Sep 23, 2024
    We’re excited to be coming out of stealth mode to announce $8M in new funding to build a giant cannon that can launch raw materials needed for the orbital economy. We just secured a $2M Air Force contract and hit Mach 4.6 with our latest gas gun.
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    Longshot
    @LongshotSpace
    Sep 23, 2024
    Replying to @LongshotSpace
    Longshot is a company dedicated to putting gigatons of raw materials into orbit for 100x cheaper than a rocket ever could by launching payloads out of a hypersonic gas gun that achieve a mostly kinetic orbital insertion
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    Longshot
    @LongshotSpace
    Sep 23, 2024
    Replying to @LongshotSpace
    To build the space economy we need gigatons of raw materials in orbit: steel, equipment, liquids, gasses, batteries, solar panels. To carry humans you need low accelerations like in a rocket, but for raw materials you can accelerate them at 100’s of g’s.
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    Longshot
    @LongshotSpace
    Sep 23, 2024
    Replying to @LongshotSpace
    Kinetically launching things to the edge of space with a gun is nothing new: in the 1960s guns were developed by the US Army and sent 100lb projectiles 160km to the edge of space at Mach 6. We’ve already hit Mach 4.6, next up is Mach 6, then Mach 15, then Mach 25
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    Longshot
    @LongshotSpace
    Sep 23, 2024
    Replying to @LongshotSpace
    Our next step is developing a 1800 foot long gun in the desert to provide hypersonics testing to the Air Force Our founding team brings decades of experience from top space startups in the bay and investors including Sam Altman, Hydrazine Capital, and Starship VC.
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    Longshot
    @LongshotSpace
    Sep 23, 2024
    Replying to @longshotspace
    Our next step is building the world's largest gun in the Nevada desert to 100kg projectiles at Mach 5+, and lighter payloads at Mach 7. Follow our journey at @longshotspace to stay in the loop on our quest to put gigatons of raw material into orbit and enable the space economy.
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    Longshot
    @LongshotSpace
    Sep 23, 2024
    Replying to @LongshotSpace
    A gas gun provides the lowest possible marginal launch cost per kilogram. The system is steel, concrete, pressurized gas, and fully re-usable. We start with a hypersonics testing market to grow our way to space launch and then in-space services
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    Longshot
    @LongshotSpace
    Mar 27, 2024
    Who wants to build a space gun?
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    Longshot
    @LongshotSpace
    Sep 25, 2024
    Very excited to announce our $5M raise led by Starship Ventures (@ItsHoagie) with participation from @myelinvc and @AngelList, bringing us to $8M in funding! Thanks to initial backers @sama, @TimDraper, @SpaceFundInc for our pre-seed round back in 2022.
    Longshot Space closes over $5M in new funding to build space gun in the desert | TechCrunch
    From techcrunch.com
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    Longshot
    @LongshotSpace
    Sep 30, 2024
    Thanks, Jason, for coming by and checking out our prototype! Excited to share our vision of how to get gigatons of payload into orbit.
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    Jason Carman
    @jasonjoyride
    Sep 28, 2024
    They built a space gun in Oakland, CA to "help colonize the entire solar system." @LongshotSpace for Episode 57 of S3
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    Longshot
    @LongshotSpace
    Oct 16, 2024
    Scott Manley (@DJSnM) came by the office last week to talk space guns with our very own Nathan Saichek (@natosaichek). Give it a watch here:
    Can A Giant Potato Cannon Throw Things Into Space Cheaper Than Rockets? Longshot Think so!
    From youtube.com
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    Longshot
    @LongshotSpace
    Mar 1, 2025
    Thrilled to host @ashleevance today! We had a fantastic time touring the facility, discussing ___ (no spoilers here - check out the video!), and reliving the thrill of our test shot through fresh eyes. #SpaceTech #deeptech #Space #Oakland
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    Longshot
    @LongshotSpace
    Apr 21, 2025
    🚀 Why build a rocket when you can blast satellites into orbit with a giant space gun? @ashleevance dives into Longshot Space's radical approach to space launch from Oakland, CA. #SpaceTech #LongshotSpace #CoreMemory
    Two Men, One Space Gun
    From corememory.com
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