Max Space is a startup focused on developing low-cost, expandable space habitats for use in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), cislunar space, and on the Moon and Mars. Their inflatable designs aim to provide significantly more usable volume in space compared to traditional rigid structures, with potential applications including habitation, research, manufacturing, and even tourism. Max Space plans to launch its first module with SpaceX in 2026, with ambitions to deploy much larger habitats in the following years. Co-founded by Maxim de Jong, who designed the pressure hulls for the Genesis I and II spacecraft, Max Space aims to revolutionize space architecture with its scalable and cost-effective solutions.
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The Voyager Technologies and Astrobotic Technology combination will span mission management, communications, propulsion, surface delivery via the Peregrine and Griffin landers, surface power through LunaGrid, and habitation through Max Space.
Voyager Technologies made a strategic investment in Max Space in March.
Max Space is building expandable habitats on the lunar surface.
Voyager Technologies has made a strategic investment in Max Space’s expandable lunar habitats.
Voyager Space is working with Max Space to repurpose inflatable module technology for lunar habitats.
Max Space’s expandable habitat technology deploys to up to 20 times its stowed volume at its destination.
Voyager Technologies has made a multi-million-dollar investment in Max Space.
Voyager Technologies has invested in Max Space, a company focused on expandable habitat technology.
Voyager Technologies announced a multi-million-dollar strategic investment in Max Space.
Max Space habitats launch compactly and expand to 20 times their stowed volume after reaching their destination.
Max Space is developing expandable habitat technology for the Moon.
A fully equipped 350-cubic-meter Max Space habitat is designed to launch within a standard Falcon 9 fairing.
Max Space’s expandable habitat architecture utilizes high-strength, flexible soft-goods rather than traditional rigid metallic modules to significantly reduce launch mass.
The funding round for Max Space is a low-eight-figure investment designed to scale manufacturing and mission integration for habitats that offer up to 20 times their stowed volume upon deployment.
The collaboration will integrate Voyager Technologies’ internal research and development in life support, power systems, and surface logistics into Max Space modules to prepare the habitats for NASA and commercial partners.
On March 9, 2026, Voyager Technologies made a multi-million-dollar strategic investment in Max Space to accelerate development of expandable habitat modules for the lunar surface and deep-space environments.
Max Space’s habitat design leverages 25 years of research by CTO Maxim de Jong, who previously developed the pressure hulls for the Genesis I and Genesis II orbital prototypes.
Voyager Technologies will pair its integrated platform with Max Space’s expandable habitat architecture as part of the investment to accelerate transition from demonstration missions to durable lunar capability.
The partnership between Voyager Technologies and Max Space aligns with NASA’s updated Artemis timeline targeting a permanent human presence on the Moon by 2028.
Max Space offered an independent station concept called Thunderbird in December 2025.