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NanoRacks

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Nanoracks is a private American in-space services company that builds space hardware and repurposing tools. They are known for facilitating experiments and launching CubeSats to Low Earth Orbit and operate a commercial laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Nanoracks also built the Bishop Airlock for launching payloads from the ISS and counts NASA among its major partners/customers. The company's services support microgravity research and small satellite deployment.

commercialFounded 2009
Webster, Texas, United States
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Commercial stations require tier-2 and tier-3 suppliers for environmental control and life support, power systems, communications, robotics, and crew habitability from companies such as Maxar, Redwire, and Nanoracks.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 2.2Jan 20, 2026Congressional Budget Victory Cements NASA’s Commercial-First Strategy

Kimiya Yui of JAXA uninstalled the NanoRacks CubeSat deployer after it released several small satellites into Earth orbit.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.2Dec 9, 2025Station to change commanders before Soyuz crew leaves orbit

Fincke configured the NanoRacks Thailand Liquid Crystals experiment to examine the behavior of thin liquid crystal films in weightlessness.

CapabilityValue 3.6Dec 7, 2025Space station reaches new record with all docking ports in use

Brenden Swanik began at Nanoracks in 2023 as a mission manager overseeing satellite deployments and experiments from the ISS for two years.

GovernanceCapabilityValue 3.0Oct 14, 2025Brenden Swanik, Voyager Technologies

Nanoracks partnered with Ardbeg to fly terpenes, key compounds in scotch, on the International Space Station.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Dec 16, 2024Review: Alcohol in Space - The Movie

Orbital Sidekick launched a hyperspectral sensor to the International Space Station and installed it on the Nanoracks External Platform (NREP) mounted to the exterior of the orbiting laboratory.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0May 23, 2024Satellite-based sensors provide valuable data for pipeline monitoring, crop production and more

In Orbit Aerospace has a partnership with Voyager Space subsidiary Nanoracks to test a prototype of its payload-sorting and exchange technology on the International Space Station in 2025.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 26, 2024In Orbit Aerospace wins $1.8 million AFWERX contract

Nanoracks’ Nanoracks External Platform (NREP) is mounted on the outside of the ISS to provide communication, power, and operations to hosted payloads.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Feb 23, 2024Connecting the Dots | New tools for space qualification

During the demonstration, the S2 will be mounted external to the ISS on the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock.

CapabilityValue 3.5Feb 1, 2024GITAI Autonomous Robotic Arm Arrives at Space Station to Conduct ISAM External Tech-Demo

During the demonstration, the S2 will be mounted on the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock and perform maintenance, inspection, and life-extension operations for satellites.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jan 24, 2024GITAI Autonomous Robotic Arm Set to Launch on Jan. 29 to International Space Station

The NASA Commercial LEO Destinations Space Act Agreement awarded to Nanoracks in December 2021 is to create a continuously crewed, free-flying Starlab space station to serve NASA and a global customer base of space agencies and researchers.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Jan 10, 2024Voyager Space and Airbus Finalize Creation of Starlab Space LLC Joint Venture

Nanoracks LLC, part of Voyager's Exploration Segment, was awarded the largest of three Commercial LEO Destinations Space Act Agreements from NASA in December 2021 to create Starlab.

RelationshipsPlanGovernanceValue 4.2Jan 10, 2024Voyager Space and Airbus Finalize Creation of Starlab Space LLC Joint Venture

Goddard engineers delivered the BurstCube satellite to Nanoracks, part of Voyager Space, in Houston, Texas for packing prior to launch.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.2Dec 19, 2023NASA’s BurstCube Achieves Significant Milestones on Journey to Launch

GomSpace North America signed an agreement with payload service provider Nanoracks to supply hardware and technology in support of an upcoming mission.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Dec 14, 2023GomSpace North America will receive $347,000 (approx. 3.6 MSEK) to provide support for Nanoracks upcoming mission

The agreement between GomSpace North America and Nanoracks will be executed in the fourth quarter of 2023.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Dec 14, 2023GomSpace North America will receive $347,000 (approx. 3.6 MSEK) to provide support for Nanoracks upcoming mission

GomSpace North America signed a deal worth USD 347,000 (approximately 3.6 MSEK) with Nanoracks to support an upcoming mission.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.0Dec 12, 2023GomSpace Secures USD 347,000 Deal with Nanoracks for Upcoming Mission Support

The agreement between GomSpace North America and Nanoracks will be executed in the fourth quarter of 2023.

RelationshipsPlanValue 3.5Dec 7, 2023GomSpace North America signs USD 347,000 deal with Nanoracks to support upcoming mission

GomSpace North America signed an agreement with payload service provider Nanoracks to supply hardware and technology in support of an upcoming mission.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Dec 7, 2023GomSpace North America signs USD 347,000 deal with Nanoracks to support upcoming mission

Nanoracks has used the International Space Station to launch cubesats and to develop the Bishop airlock.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.6Nov 8, 2023SpaceNews 2023 Icon Awards honorees: Unsung Hero

Once delivered to the International Space Station, GITAI’s robotic arm will be mounted on the exterior of Nanoracks’ Bishop airlock module.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2Aug 29, 2023Japanese space robotics company GITAI raises $15 million
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