The Exploration Company Completes Nyx Drop Test

Vienna-based startup Tumbleweed announced this week that it shipped its first satellite—called Oasis Alpha—to launch integrator Exolaunch ahead of a scheduled flight in July. While Austria has contributed to many international and academic satellite missions in the past, and commissioned its first military sat [https://payloadspace.com/austria-commissions-its-first-military-sat/] in March, Tumbleweed’s represents the country’s first fully commercial satellite mission.  Meet Tumbleweed: Founded in 2024, Tumbleweed’s ethos is that getting to space for the first time should be quick and easy. That mentality has driven the company’s rapid development pace, which took Oasis Alpha from design to delivery in under nine months—for less than €500,000 ($580,078). Keep reading [https://payloadspace.com/austrias-first-commercial-sat-is-ready-for-launch/]