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Cowboy raises $275 million to build rockets with orbital data center upper stages
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May 11, 2026 · 22s listen
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Cowboy Space, founded less than two years ago as Aetherflux to develop space-based solar power, has raised $275 million at a $2 billion valuation to build rockets with upper stages that would serve as data centers once in low Earth orbit.
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