Provenance Record

News-category (~862 words), well-structured (Overview / Round / Technology / Customers / What We Don't Know). Neutral tone, no pumping language. Investor quotes balanced with skeptical 'What We Don't Know' section that flags peak-vs-average power, link budget, and valuation gaps.

{"source-0":{"url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/star-catcher-raises-65-million-to-build-the-first-power-grid-in-space-302769128.html","snapshot":"source-0.html.gz","status":"Primary publication (Rule 9): PR Newswire press release. Verifies $65M, oversubscribed, B Capital lead, Shield+Cerberus co-leads, all named existing investors, board seats, Rush quote, 'no retrofit or custom receiver', 10x more power, $3B pipeline, seven PPAs, world record for optical power beaming, Johnson and Raymond quotes."},"source-1":{"url":"https://www.space.com/technology/star-catcher-just-raised-usd65-million-to-build-the-worlds-first-power-grid-in-space-with-lasers","snapshot":"source-1.html.gz","status":"Space.com. Verifies EverBank Stadium March 2025 300-foot demo, Jacksonville, customer list (Starcloud/Loft Orbital/Astro Digital), AND the 'free-flying satellite' beam target attributed to Rush. The article misattributes that last specific to SpaceDaily."},"source-2":{"url":"https://www.satellitetoday.com/finance/2026/05/12/star-catcher-raises-65m-series-a-to-fuel-in-orbit-power-grid/","snapshot":"source-2.html.gz","status":"Via Satellite. Verifies $12.25M 2024 seed round, Andrew Rush's Made in Space / Redwire background, CEO/co-founder framing."},"source-3":{"url":"https://spacedaily.com/sd-n-a-a-florida-startup-just-raised-65-million-to-beam-concentrated-sunlight-at-satellites-and-the-customer-list-shows-how-fast-orbital-power-is-becoming-a-real-market/","snapshot":"source-3.html.gz","status":"SpaceDaily. Verifies 1.1 kW Kennedy Space Center result, 'first space-based optical power-beaming demonstration is planned for later this year. A second orbital mission is already in development', customer mix. Does NOT contain the 'free-flying satellite' phrase — that came from Space.com. Article cite needs correction."},"source-4":{"url":"https://www.powermag.com/star-catcher-raises-65-million-to-build-first-power-grid-in-space/","snapshot":"source-4.html.gz","status":"POWER Magazine. Reputable energy-trade outlet, used for context."},"source-5":{"url":"https://www.star-catcher.com/news/star-catcher-raises-65-million-to-build-the-first-power-grid-in-space","snapshot":"source-5.html.gz","status":"Star Catcher's own news page (primary corporate source). Mirrors the PR Newswire release."}}

Substantively sound space-funding coverage. Round mechanics verified verbatim: $65M oversubscribed Series A, $88M cumulative, $12.25M 2024 seed (Via Satellite), B Capital lead, Shield Capital and Cerberus Ventures co-leads, GreatPoint/Helena/Oceans/MVP existing investors, board seats for Raymond/Johnson/Rothzeid, Andrew Rush bio (Made in Space, Redwire). Technology claims verified: 10x more power, no retrofit, EverBank Stadium 300-foot March 2025 ground test, 1.1 kW Kennedy Space Center result, seven PPAs, $3B pipeline. Customer names verified: Starcloud, Loft Orbital, Astro Digital (Space.com). World-record-for-optical-power-beaming claim verified in PR Newswire press release. All major quotes (Rush 'orbital infrastructure', Johnson 'exploding demand', Raymond 'energy and infrastructure resilience') confirmed verbatim. One source-attribution slip: the 'free-flying satellite' beam target is attributed to SpaceDaily but is actually from Space.com (Rush quote, source-1). Fact is correct, cite is wrong. Filed correction.