We are a SPAC (special-purpose acquisition company) – also known as a blank check company – that intends to focus on companies engaged in the U.S. aerospace and defense programs. (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands)

We will pursue targets with an aggregate enterprise value between $500 million and $1.0 billion.

Kira Blackwell is our CEO and a director. She is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of experience in both the private and public sectors. Since September 2021, Ms. Blackwell has managed her own consulting business which focuses on helping innovative startups succeed. From September 2015 to September 2021, Ms. Blackwell served as an iTech program executive within the Space Technology Mission Directorate at NASA. 

Andrew Allen is our CFO and a director. He was a NASA astronaut from 1987 until 1997 – a three-time space flight veteran and a Space Shuttle commander with over 900 hours in space. Mr. Allen received his commission in the United States Marine Corps at Villanova University. As a Marine Corps aviator, he flew F-4 and F-18 aircraft. Since 2006, he has served as the CEO of Aerodyne Industries LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business and award-winning engineering and IT solutions company. 

(Note: Mission Space Acquisition Corp. filed its S-1 for its SPAC IPO on April 10, 2024, and disclosed the terms: 10.0 million units at $10.00 each to raise $100.0 million. This is an NYSE listing. Note: Each unit has an offering price of $10.00 and consists of one share of our Class A ordinary shares and one-half of one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of our Class A ordinary shares at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described in this prospectus, and only whole warrants are exercisable.)

(Note: Another SPAC, Mission Control Acquisition Corp., filed its S-1 for its SPAC IPO on Aug. 24, 2023, with the same proposed symbol – “MISNU” – and the same terms – and the same CEO – Kira Blackwell – but with different underwriters: joint book-runners EarlyBirdCapital and Exos Securities.)