Space Tango is a commercial space company focused on automated systems for research, development, and manufacturing in microgravity. They provide standardized platforms like CubeLabs and TangoLabs, primarily for use on the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory, enabling investigations in areas like cell culture, thin-film manufacturing, and protein-based artificial retinas. Through a NASA Space Act Agreement, Space Tango partners with organizations across various sectors, including pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, aiming to create valuable solutions for health and technology both in space and on Earth. Associated keywords include microgravity, ISS, CubeLabs, space manufacturing, and R&D.
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Space Tango will deliver CubeLab investigations from the University of Notre Dame and Florida International University on NG-21.
Since 2017 Space Tango has provided facilities to support iterative research and development and manufacturing in microgravity environments.
CRS-30 is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station on 2024-03-23, after which payloads will be installed and Space Tango investigators will receive data in real time.
The donated Space Tango spaceflight hardware will go on display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum when the "At Home in Space" exhibition opens in 2026.
Space Tango’s CRS-30 payloads will utilize automated, platform-agnostic hardware that permits imaging and microscopy on orbit and the return of scientific samples for further analysis.
Since 2017, Space Tango has provided facilities to support iterative research and development and manufacturing in microgravity environments.
Space Tango successfully launched life science investigations on SpaceX’s 30th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-30) mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida on 2024-03-21.
Space Tango was awarded approximately $5,000,000 to support the Biological and Physical Sciences division within NASA’s Science Mission Directorate for the Artemis II mission.
Space Tango has received over $60,000,000 through NASA and additional grant programming.
Space Tango was awarded a NASA SBIR Ignite contract in December 2023 to support development of a robotic laboratory hood called TangoBox.
Since 2017, Space Tango has provided facilities to support iterative research and development and manufacturing in microgravity environments.
Space Tango was awarded a NASA SBIR Ignite contract in December 2023 to support development of a robotic laboratory hood called TangoBox.
Space Tango received an award of approximately $5,000,000 to support the Biological and Physical Sciences division within NASA’s Science Mission Directorate for the Artemis II mission.
Space Tango has received over $60,000,000 through NASA and additional grant programming.
Space Tango launched life science investigations on Northrop Grumman’s 20th commercial resupply services (NG-20) mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida on 2024-01-30.
Since 2017 Space Tango has provided facilities to support iterative research and development and manufacturing in microgravity environments.
Space Tango received Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Ignite funding for TangoBox on 2024-01-15 in Lexington, Kentucky.
TangoBox expands on Space Tango’s CubeLab capabilities to provide increased processing horsepower for automated space manufacturing and research.
Under a NASA Space Act Agreement, Space Tango has provided facilities on the International Space Station to support research and development and manufacturing since 2017.
S. Sita Sonty became chief executive officer of Space Tango on 2023-09-01.