Satlyt wants to be the Android of orbital computing, TechCrunch reports, offering open software that works on many companies' satellites.
That contrasts with SpaceX's closed, all-in-one, iPhone-style approach. According to the headline, both SpaceX and Google said no to the founder, yet his software is now riding a SpaceX rocket.
Source: techcrunch.com, reported 10-13. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/satlyt-founded-by-a-former-google-and-spacex-product-manager-raises-8m-to-run-ai-on-satellites/