News

May 19, 2026

Amber Wesdorp

Quindar, the company powering autonomous and scalable mission control across hybrid space systems, today announced an agreement with Portal Space Systems, a company building next-generation maneuverable spacecraft designed for rapid tasking across orbital regimes. Together, the companies will enable autonomous mission planning, tasking, and execution for government and commercial operators.

Under the agreement, Quindar will integrate its mission operations service with Portal’s Next-generation Starburst and Supernova spacecraft to provide dynamic mission planning, C2, flight dynamics, rapid tasking, and automation at scale. Together, the partnership enables a faster transition from deployment to operational use, unlocking more responsive, mission-ready space operations. The integrated capability will make its debut on Portal’s first free-flying Starburst mission, manifested on SpaceX’s Transporter-18, marking the first of multiple missions where the companies will deliver integrated, mission-ready capability.

“Portal is building a new class of rapidly maneuverable spacecraft designed for dynamic missions,” said Nate Hamet, co-founder and CEO of Quindar. “Pairing Portal’s maneuverability with Quindar’s automation-first mission operations platform enables operators to plan, task, and execute missions on timelines traditional systems cannot support.”

As space becomes more dynamic and contested, government operators need systems that can maneuver, respond, and re-task quickly. Portal’s high-agility spacecraft provide the maneuverability required for these missions, while Quindar’s mission operations service enables faster planning, tasking, and execution. This approach delivers capability on day one, supported by software that provides continuous awareness, dynamic planning, rapid-cycle tasking, and resilient command and control across Portal’s maneuverable spacecraft fleet.

“Differentiated missions require differentiated operations, but that doesn’t mean building entirely new systems for each one,” said Jeff Thornburg, CEO of Portal Space Systems. “Quindar’s platform allows us to field capability faster by simplifying and automating mission control, ensuring we can deliver mission-ready systems on operational timelines. It also keeps our team focused on what sets Portal apart: highly maneuverable spacecraft built for rapid, decisive action in space.”

This partnership reflects a new model of space operations, pairing maneuverable spacecraft with automation-first mission software to support responsive missions at scale. By combining Portal’s rapidly maneuverable spacecraft with Quindar’s unified mission operations platform, operators can plan, task, and execute missions on operational timelines that traditional systems cannot support.

Both Portal Space Systems and Quindar are portfolio companies of Booz Allen Ventures, reflecting a shared focus on advancing capabilities aligned with national security priorities that complement Booz Allen’s expertise in delivering ground systems and enabling complex space missions. The partnership builds on that foundation, bringing together two companies developing technologies that are directly relevant to federal missions and now working in concert to support more dynamic and responsive space operations.

“Booz Allen Ventures invests in companies developing mission-ready technologies that can deliver operational advantage at speed and scale,” said Travis Bales, director of Booz Allen Ventures. “As both an investor and mission partner, we recognized early on that Portal and Quindar were building highly complementary capabilities aligned to the future of national security space missions. This partnership reflects the value of bringing together innovative technologies and teams to help enable more agile and responsive space operations.”

About Quindar

Quindar is the unified, automation-first mission management platform for scalable

satellite operations. The company replaces fragmented ground systems with a resilient, cloud-native solution for command, control and automation. From first launch to full constellation, Quindar enables faster deployment, continuous uptime, and operational resilience—at any scale. To learn more, please visit: https://www.quindar.space/

About Portal Space Systems

Portal Space Systems is a next-generation spacecraft company headquartered in Washington state. The company builds reconfigurable, maneuverable spacecraft designed to support defense and commercial missions on operational timelines. Portal emerged from stealth in 2024, earned STRATFI support, raised one of the largest publicly announced seed rounds in the sector, and was named a Via Satellite “Top 10 Startup to Watch.”

Media Contacts:

Amber Wesdorp for Quindar: amber.wesdorp@quindar.space

Portal Space Systems: press@portalsystems.space