Space Cargo Unlimited (SCU) is a European startup founded in 2014 that focuses on microgravity research and in-space manufacturing in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). They are developing REV1, a reusable space vehicle designed for automated manufacturing of high-value products for various commercial sectors like pharmaceuticals and agriculture. SCU partners with companies like Thales Alenia Space and ATMOS Space Cargo, and aims to provide services for in-space testing, manufacturing, and scientific research.
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ESA’s LEO Cargo Return Service initiative aims to foster a sovereign European space cargo transport capability.
Phoenix 2.1 is scheduled for the second half of 2026 and will carry Space Cargo Unlimited’s BentoBox microgravity research platform.
ATMOS Space Cargo has partnered with Space Cargo Unlimited to launch a reentry mission this year.
REV1 is a commercial derivative of Space Rider developed by Space Cargo Unlimited and Thales Alenia Space that is not fully reusable in its current form.
The Space Rider-derived REV1 concept being developed by Space Cargo Unlimited and Thales Alenia Space is not fully reusable in its current form.
ESA launched its LEO Cargo Return Services initiative in May 2023 to develop a sovereign European space cargo transport service.
Clients of Forbes Space include Vast, Interstellar Lab, and Space Cargo Unlimited.
Space Cargo will monitor payload operations in orbit through 'BentoBox' and manage environmental conditions, power distribution, and communication systems within 'PHOENIX 2'.
Space Cargo Unlimited, which is developing the orbit manufacturing platform 'BentoBox', signed a contract with ATMOS Space Cargo for an integrated mission involving their reusable capsule 'PHOENIX' on November 12, 2025.
ATMOS Space Cargo and Space Cargo Unlimited are planning to launch their first collaborative mission to orbit and back in 2026.
The partnership between Space Cargo Unlimited and COMAT leverages complementary expertise to support industries that benefit from space-based manufacturing.
Nicolas Gaume is the CEO and Co-Founder of Space Cargo Unlimited.
Space Cargo Unlimited's presence in Occitanie allows the company to leverage one of Europe's strongest industrial ecosystems.
Space Cargo Unlimited provides a complete in-space manufacturing service using its BentoBox orbital platform.
Inversion is developing the ARC spacecraft for innovative space cargo delivery.
Space Cargo Unlimited partnered with Thales Alenia Space in late 2022 to develop a returnable space platform called REV-1.
Space Cargo Unlimited has closed a €27.5 million Series A funding round to continue the development of its BentoBox payload platform.
Space Cargo Unlimited began developing BentoBox, a modular payload platform capable of hosting up to 100 kilograms of customer payloads within the REV-1 cargo bay.
On 15 September, Space Cargo Unlimited announced the completion of a €27.5 million Series A funding round led by Expansion Ventures.
Space Cargo Unlimited secured a €12.5 million blended investment from the European Innovation Council Accelerator programme just over two months before the Series A announcement.