Space News: Firefly Flight 6, Axiom Ax-4 Mission, Aetherflux Power Beaming and Texas Space Funding

In this week’s space news we cover flight 6 from Firefly due to launch in a few days from now. Second, Axiom’s fourth private astronaut mission will be launching soon. Third, Aetherflux, a startup working on beaming power down to Earth raises $50 million dollars. And lastly, the Texas Space Commission awards $26 million dollars in grant to small startups some of which will be familiar to regular viewers.

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00:00 Intro
00:28 Firefly: Flight FLTA0006 Due to Launch Soon
02:51 Axiom Space Fourth Private Astronaut Mission Launching Soon
04:47 Aethurflux Raises $50 million
06:57 Texas Space Commission Awards $26 million to Five Companies
09:23 Outro

Sources:

Firefly Aerospace Alpha FLT006: https://fireflyspace.com/missions/alpha-flta006/

Axiom Space Mission 4: https://www.axiomspace.com/missions/ax4

Texas Space Commission awards $26 million to five companies: https://spacenews.com/texas-space-commission-awards-26-million-to-five-companies/

Aetherflux Raises $50M to Launch Modular Space-Based Solar Power in Race for Energy Leadership: https://www.impactlab.com/2025/04/18/aetherflux-raises-50m-to-launch-modular-space-based-solar-power-in-race-for-energy-leadership/