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Bishop Airlock

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Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 2020-093Launched 12/6/2020
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Dragon CRS-21 Mission
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date
12/6/2020
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
419.5 km
Inclination
51.64 deg
Dry Mass
1,090 kg
Total Mass
1,090 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Human Spaceflight
Payload Category
SS
Payload Class
B
Organizations
Operator
NanoRacks
Manufacturer
NanoRacks
Registry
COSPAR ID
2020-093
Track
Mentions
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Voyager Technologies’ past missions for NASA included waste deployment operations through the Bishop Airlock aboard the International Space Station.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Feb 16, 2026JSC Mission Management Contract Awarded to Voyager
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Jeffrey Manber is special assistant to the CEO of Voyager Technologies and oversaw Bishop Airlock development.

GovernanceCapabilityValue 2.9Feb 13, 2026Sixth Patent Awarded for Bishop Airlock

Voyager Technologies was awarded a sixth patent related to the Bishop Airlock.

LegalValue 3.8Feb 13, 2026Sixth Patent Awarded for Bishop Airlock

The newly issued patent protects Voyager Technologies’ proprietary electrical power and data-interface architecture for the Bishop Airlock.

LegalCapabilityGeneralValue 3.8Feb 13, 2026Sixth Patent Awarded for Bishop Airlock

Voyager Technologies’ electrical power and data-interface architecture enables the Bishop Airlock to connect to the International Space Station through the Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM).

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.2Feb 13, 2026Sixth Patent Awarded for Bishop Airlock

Previous Voyager missions for NASA included debris deployment operations through the Bishop Airlock aboard the International Space Station.

GeneralValue 2.0Feb 12, 2026Voyager se alza un contrato de gestión de misión con la Nasa por más de 24 millones de dólares

Under the earlier Johnson Space Center services contract, Voyager conducted waste deployment operations using the Bishop Airlock on the ISS.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Feb 10, 2026Voyager wins NASA ISS mission management role through 2030

Voyager Technologies managed waste deployment operations through the Bishop Airlock on the International Space Station.

CapabilityValue 4.0Feb 9, 2026Voyager Lands $24.5M NASA JSC Mission Management Contract

The Bishop Airlock is the first permanent commercial addition to the International Space Station.

GeneralValue 3.0Feb 9, 2026Voyager Lands $24.5M NASA JSC Mission Management Contract

A 12-month study will begin 2024-05 using resources from both Voyager Space and the Habitation team at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center to evaluate the extensibility of Voyager’s Bishop Airlock design to the Mars Transit Vehicle architecture.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0May 20, 2024Voyager Space to develop new airlock concept

The GITAI S2 robotic arm successfully executed all planned ISAM tasks outside the ISS Bishop Airlock.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 19, 2024GITAI Completes Fully Successful Technology Demonstration Outside the ISS

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

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

Airbus’s Bartolomeo external payload facility and Nanoracks’ Bishop airlock are existing ISS facilities that companies plan to enable customers to start work on and then shift that work to Starlab.

PlanCapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Aug 2, 2023Voyager Space and Airbus create commercial space station joint venture

GITAI first demonstrated its robotic technology onboard the International Space Station in 2021 when its S1 space system assembled structures and operated switches from inside the Bishop Airlock.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.2Jul 11, 2022Japanese startup to demo robotic arm onboard ISS in 2023

GITAI completed a technology demonstration of an autonomous space robot executing various tasks inside the International Space Station using the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jul 11, 2022GITAI wins the Japan – US Innovation Awards, “Innovation Showcase”

GITAI will demonstrate the capabilities of their autonomous robot mounted external to the International Space Station (ISS) on the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock in 2023.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 11, 2022GITAI announces space robotics technology demonstration outside ISS

GITAI will mount its autonomous, 1.5-meter-long dual robotic arm system S2 on the Bishop Airlock module funded by Nanoracks.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Jul 11, 2022Japanese startup to demo robotic arm onboard ISS in 2023