RSPACE

R-Space (In-Orbit Demonstration Services): R-Space is a startup that aims to provide quick and easy In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) and In-Orbit Validation (IOV) missions, offering launch services within 6 months of contract. Their GreenBox service provides opportunities for testing cutting-edge, high-risk technologies in space. The company targets both traditional space industries and those with limited space mission experience, offering a simplified approach to space access.

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Zenk Space sources propellant tanks from RSPACE.

RelationshipsValue 3.8May 16, 2026Zenk Space's Zhihang-1 Aiming for June Debut Flight in Rapid Push

RSPACE was contracted to manufacture Zhihang-1’s rocket-grade kerosene and liquid oxygen tanks using a common dome design that eliminates the need to attach tanks at the launch site.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 13, 2026Newcomer Zenk Space Fires Up Zhihang-1 First-Stage in Haiyang

RSPACE produces rocket structures with diameters between 2.25 and 10 meters.

CapabilityValue 4.0Feb 13, 2026Newcomer Zenk Space Fires Up Zhihang-1 First-Stage in Haiyang

RSPACE manufactured the interstage for Zhuque-3.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 11, 2025RSPACE manufactured Zhuque-3's interstage, but not stainless steel

RSPACE did not manufacture the stainless steel for Zhuque-3.

CapabilityValue 3.0Dec 11, 2025RSPACE manufactured Zhuque-3's interstage, but not stainless steel

RSPACE built the Zhuque-3 VTVL hopper.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 3, 2025I can't find evidence to confirm if RSPACE is involved in the current Zhuque-3, but they did build the Zhuque-3 VTVL hopper. Now, RSPACE has demonstrated the capacity to build 10m-diameter rocket bodies—larger than SpaceX's 9m Starship, while LANDSPACE does have the plan to build its own Starship-like heavy lifter around 2030.

The rocket bodies built by RSPACE are larger than SpaceX's 9m Starship.

CapabilityValue 3.0Dec 3, 2025I can't find evidence to confirm if RSPACE is involved in the current Zhuque-3, but they did build the Zhuque-3 VTVL hopper. Now, RSPACE has demonstrated the capacity to build 10m-diameter rocket bodies—larger than SpaceX's 9m Starship, while LANDSPACE does have the plan to build its own Starship-like heavy lifter around 2030.

RSPACE has demonstrated the capacity to build 10m-diameter rocket bodies.

CapabilityValue 4.0Dec 3, 2025I can't find evidence to confirm if RSPACE is involved in the current Zhuque-3, but they did build the Zhuque-3 VTVL hopper. Now, RSPACE has demonstrated the capacity to build 10m-diameter rocket bodies—larger than SpaceX's 9m Starship, while LANDSPACE does have the plan to build its own Starship-like heavy lifter around 2030.

RSpace received funds from Beijing's City Commercial Space and Low-Orbit Economy Industrial Investment Fund and Beijing New Materials Industrial Investment Fund.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0May 15, 2025Review in Chinese Space: January to April

RSpace received more than ¥100M in funding to develop fuel tanks.

FinancialCapabilityGrowthValue 4.0May 15, 2025Review in Chinese Space: January to April

RSpace is constructing a 230-acre manufacturing and testing facility for storage tanks and liquid rocket body structures at Haiyang with a planned total investment of $119,000,000.

GrowthCapabilityFinancialPlanValue 4.6Jun 30, 2022China looks to launch liquid propellant rockets from the seas