Outpost Technologies Corporation is a space technology company focused on developing reusable satellites for precision Earth return of orbital payloads. As a manufacturer and service provider, Outpost is developing the Ferry and Carryall spacecraft, designed for bringing back payloads from space and enabling in-space manufacturing. The company's key technology includes a two-stage re-entry system with an autonomous paraglider for precise landing. Outpost partners with the U.S. Air Force and other government entities to support hypersonic testing, re-entry missions, and advanced thermal protection systems.
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China began building the three-module, T-shaped low Earth orbit Tiangong outpost in 2021.
Northrop Grumman disclosed a $42,000,000 unfavorable EAC (estimate at completion) adjustment on its contract to build the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module for NASA’s lunar Gateway in its fourth quarter and full year 2023 earnings release on 2024-01-25.
China is planning to expand Tiangong with a multipurpose module to allow further full-sized modules to dock with the orbital outpost and to extend the station’s operational lifespan beyond that of the International Space Station.
The China Manned Space Engineering Office is planning to launch an additional module to expand the Tiangong orbital outpost.
Outpost, a startup, has proposed commercial reentry systems using inflatable systems similar to LOFTID.
The Outpost Cargo Ferry is designed to deliver cargo back to Earth from the International Space Station and future commercial space stations in Low Earth Orbit.
Outpost Technologies Corporation was awarded a Phase 2 Ignite Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from NASA to continue development of the company’s Cargo Ferry.
The Outpost Cargo Ferry is designed to deliver cargo back to Earth from the International Space Station and future commercial space stations in low Earth orbit.
Northrop Grumman took a $36,000,000 charge on its contract to build the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module for NASA’s lunar Gateway.
NASA rejected CCSC-2 proposals from Gravitics, Orbital Assembly (now Above: Orbital), and Space Villages (now Orbital Outpost) due to weaknesses in their technical and business approaches.
Jose Alonso plans to apply disruptive technologies to reduce the costs of Orbital Outpost 1 modules by an order of magnitude.
The European Space Agency awarded a €200,000 contract to Space Infrastructures Ventures in February for the Orbital Outpost 1 study.
China launched its first space station module in 2021 and completed the three-module outpost in late 2022.
Outpost Technologies is developing reusable satellites as its first product to deliver customer payloads to space and back to Earth.
The Cargo Ferry is an adaptation of Outpost Technologies’ Earth-returning Ferry satellite designed to deliver cargo from space stations back to Earth.
Outpost Technologies Corporation has been awarded a Phase 1 SBIR Ignite contract by NASA to develop the Cargo Ferry.
Precious Payload formalized a partnership with Arkisys Inc. on 2022-11-15 to market upcoming hosted payload slots on Arkisys’ Port orbital outpost.
The Tiangong space station second module, Wentian, launched in July 2022 and was transpositioned to a side docking port for the lifetime of the Tiangong outpost.
Outpost's two flight tests reached altitudes of 26 km and 21 km respectively.
Outpost successfully conducted two flight tests on an autonomous paraglider re-entry system in April 2022.