Space propulsion and mobility platforms for spacecraft
General Galactic is a deep-tech hardware startup building spacecraft propulsion and mobility systems. The tech stack—C/C++, Rust, Python paired with SolidWorks, Onshape, and NX for design, plus RTOS and flight-computer tooling—reflects early-stage spacecraft development. Active projects span propulsion integration, avionics qualification, and electrolysis systems, while pain points cluster around flight-readiness and government compliance, indicating the company is navigating the transition from prototype to space-qualified hardware.
General Galactic manufactures platforms for spacecraft mobility and propellant generation. Founded in 2023 and based in El Segundo, California, the company operates as a lean engineering organization across the United States and Peru. The current focus spans vehicle development, real-time flight software, propulsion system integration, avionics hardware design, and onboard data acquisition systems. The startup is actively hiring across engineering levels to scale development of flight-ready systems.
C/C++, Rust, and Python for flight software; SolidWorks, Onshape, and NX for hardware design; Grafana for telemetry monitoring; RTOS for real-time control; Altium Designer for avionics; UDP/Ethernet for communications.
Core projects include vehicle development, avionics hardware, flight computers, propulsion system integration, electrolysis systems for propellant generation, telemetry and data acquisition systems, and real-time software frameworks for spacecraft control.
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