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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On 2018-10-04, Space Tango announced plans to form a subsidiary focused on the plant biology and properties of hemp.
Space Tango states that its expertise in the design, development, and operation of automated systems provides a platform for expanding to commercial manufacturing in biomedical and technology applications.
Space Tango launched a 7U CubeLab containing the FLUMIAS-DEA miniaturized fluorescent microscope on the SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services-15 (CRS-15) mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida at approximately 5:42 AM EDT on 2018-06-29.
Space Tango CEO Twyman Clements supports DLR and Airbus in the FLUMIAS-DEA technology demonstration and supports expanding fluorescent microscopy research capabilities on the ISS.
Space Tango will support custom experiments developed by Quest for Space students on the International Space Station.
Space Tango and The Quest Institute for Quality Education established a partnership in Lexington, Kentucky on 2018-06-04 to provide expanded opportunities for students to conduct research on the International Space Station.
Space Tango installed two fully automated TangoLab facilities on the International Space Station in the 18 months prior to 2018-05-30.
A winning Team Groot submission will send its experiment in Space Tango hardware as an official ISS National Lab investigation scheduled to launch to the Space Station later in 2018.
Space Tango, Inc. launched an Anheuser-Busch research payload on 2017-12-15 at approximately 10:36 AM EST aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 for the NASA Commercial Resupply Services-13 (CRS-13) mission.
Space Tango will use Orbital ATK’s Cygnus Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM) launched on 2017-11-12 at 7:19 AM EST to host a radiation experiment once berthed to the International Space Station for Orbital Sciences Commercial Resupply Service Flight 8 (OA-8).
Airbus Defence and Space and Space Tango entered into an agreement on 2017-10-26 to combine their commercial programs for greater utilization of the International Space Station.
TangoLab-1 was installed on the International Space Station in August 2016 to allow Space Tango clients and partners to build high-performance and reliable microgravity experiments.
Space Tango launched a second TangoLab facility on 2017-08-14 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 for NASA’s Commercial Resupply Service-12 (CRS-12) mission at approximately 12:31 PM EDT.
The second TangoLab facility was accompanied by twelve payloads that will be installed on the International Space Station and controlled autonomously for approximately a 28-day mission from Space Tango’s headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Dragon capsule carrying Space Tango payloads and the TangoLab facility was expected to arrive at the International Space Station the morning of 2017-08-16.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying Space Tango payloads on Commercial Resupply Services–10 (CRS-10) on 2017-02-19 at approximately 9:39 AM EST.
The TangoLab facility allows Space Tango clients and partners to build high-performance and reliable experiments that can be designed and tested in microgravity.