Flawless Photonics is a startup specializing in manufacturing high-performance optical fibers in microgravity, specifically SpaceFiber™ made from ZBLAN glass. By taking advantage of the microgravity environment of the International Space Station (ISS), they aim to eliminate gravity-induced defects and produce fibers with superior performance compared to those made on Earth. They collaborate with organizations like NASA, ESA, and the Luxembourg Space Agency and are focused on the in-space production of specialized glass manufacturing hardware for terrestrial applications.
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Flawless Photonics delivered nearly 12 kilometers of fiber to the University of Adelaide by early 2025 using an autonomous ZBLAN platform on the International Space Station.
From mid-February to mid-March, Flawless Photonics manufactured more than seven miles (11.9 km) of optical fiber on the International Space Station.
Flawless Photonics built a machine for manufacturing optical fiber in space with funding from the European Space Agency and the Luxembourg Space Agency.
Through an AFWERX program, Flawless Photonics is developing ZBLAN laser products produced on Earth.
Flawless Photonics produced more than 5 km of ZBLAN on the International Space Station in two weeks.
The mission’s primary objectives include deploying Flawless Photonics’ autonomous manufacturing platform on the ISS and establishing new paradigms in optical fiber technology and in-space manufacturing.
The ISS National Laboratory-sponsored experiments will test Flawless Photonics, Inc.’s approach to solving gravity-induced defects in optical glass products manufactured on Earth.
Flawless Photonics intends for testing its manufacturing approach on the space station to provide data to advance materials for telecommunications, defense, medical devices, and quantum computing.