We are creating a new category of spacecraft, one that is modular, reusable and refuellable directly in space.
Created: 2024-01-10
Updated: 2024-02-26
Company - Orbital Paradigm
Product/Service
- Classification
- In-Space Transportation
- Category
- Microgravity Flight Service (LEO)
Reusable Satellite
Commercial Space Station
Robotic Space Station
In-Space Platform
Persistent Platform
- Fields
- Automated Microgravity Laboratory
Reusable
- Status
- Development
- First launch
- Not announced
We build large hardware-upgradable in-space persistent platforms to leverage economy of scale to reduce costs and time to orbit, enable new missions, and overcome the single-use throwaway satellite architecture of today.
Status Comment / Notes
Possibly pivoting from robotic space stations to re-entry vehicles in early 2024.
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