Fortastra’s Talent Raid Signals a New Phase in the Pentagon’s Push for Space Defense Startups

When senior executives at Relativity Space, Hermeus, Divergent Technologies, and Astrion decide to leave their positions simultaneously for the same seed-stage startup, it tells you something about how aerospace insiders are reading the market. Fortastra, a company founded in 2025 to build maneuverable spacecraft for on-orbit security, has assembled a C-suite drawn from companies that collectively represent billions in venture funding and government contracts. The talent migration itself is the signal...