Malibu, California – September 24, 2025 –Space Phoenix Systems (SPS), a leader in orbital logistics, was declared a winner and formally recognized as one of the Most Fundable Companies in America™ by Pepperdine University’s Graziadio Business School. The award was announced during an on-campus ceremony celebrating this year’s winners.
Andrew Parlock, SPS Co-Founder and CEO, who was on site to accept the award commented:
“We are beyond grateful to have our company recognized by Pepperdine’s business school. The Most Fundable program started in 2018, and the companies that have reached the winner’s circle since the program’s inception have flourished, strong testimony to the high standards adhered to by the program’s judges.”
This year, Pepperdine’s Most Fundable Companies® program evaluated more than 2,300 early-stage ventures nationwide, spotlighting those with the greatest potential to secure investment and achieve long-term growth. Space Phoenix Systems is proud to be among the companies recognized with this prestigious award.
Baltimore, MD — September 23, 2025 — Space Phoenix Systems, Inc. (SPS) and United Semiconductors LLC (USLLC) today announced a strategic partnership under which SPS will provide USLLC certain critical space logistics services for space-manufactured semiconductor materials. The world’s first in-space manufacturer of semiconductor bulk crystals will work with SPS on some of the complex and costly tasks for return-trip space manufacturing missions, enabling USLLC to focus on commercializing its industry-changing space-manufactured semiconductor materials.
Andrew Parlock and Space Phoenix Systems: Pioneering the Future of Space Logisitics
October 9, 2025, Reporter: Sheik Md Akij, potomac24.com
Excerpt: Rethinking Space Transportation
"Unlike many space startups focused solely on rockets or propulsion technologies, Space Phoenix Systems is concentrating on the logistics of space. Its flagship project, the Hermes spacecraft, is designed as a reusable, modular vehicle capable of efficiently transporting cargo to and from orbit. By prioritizing reusability and operational efficiency, the company aims to lower the barriers to space access, making orbital logistics feasible not just for government agencies and large corporations but also for smaller enterprises and research institutions."
From Baltimore to Space: Andrew Parlock Inspires UBalt Students with His Entrepreneurial Journey
October 10, 2025, Reporter: Sheik Md Akij, potomac24.com
Excerpt: Creating Value: Delivering Real Solutions for Real Problems
"The University of Baltimore’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI) witnessed more than just a talk this week. It became a moment of discovery for students. A reminder that innovation is not just about launching new ideas, but about enduring uncertainty with purpose. Students turned into a ThinkUBator session that promised insights about startups. What they got was something more: a lesson in persistence, creativity, and uncertainty endurance."
"On October 9, 2025 CEI hosted Space Phoenix Systems CEO Andrew Parlock for its ThinkUBator session. Parlock joined the session from Palo Alto, California. He spoke about his company’s work in orbital logistics, focusing on reusable spacecraft and the challenge of safely returning materials to Earth."
TechNet Emergence provided the opportunity for Andrew Parlock, Space Phoenix Founder and CEO, to showcase Project 100—a bold mission to launch a spacecraft, complete a mission, return, upgrade the payload, and relaunch within just 100 days.
By engaging at conferences such as TechNet Emergence, Space Phoenix continues to build relationships and visibility needed to reshape how we access and operate in space.
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