Space Perspective is buying a ship called MS Voyager to use as an oceangoing launch platform for its Spaceship Neptune balloon system.
Space Perspective announced the acquisition of MS Voyager on 2022-11-15.
Space Perspective originally planned to launch its balloons from land on Florida’s Space Coast and plans MS Voyager as the first of several ships to augment those plans.
Ocean launches from MS Voyager would allow Space Perspective to offer launches at different times of day, including dusk and night, unlike typical land launches that are restricted to early morning.
Voyager’s Altius Space Machines partnered on the Barnacle proposal and will provide technology to allow Barnacle to attach to satellites in geosynchronous orbit.
Voyager Space Inc. and Space Micro, Inc., powered by Voyager, received a 24-month development contract from the Space Development Agency for advanced one-to-many optical communications using Managed Optical Communication Array (MOCA) technology to support Low Earth Orbit constellations.
Voyager's acquisition of Valley Tech Systems indicates the company's intent to expand its defense capabilities.
Marshall Smith will work closely with the Voyager Space Holdings team to use Voyager’s full capabilities.
Voyager Edge offers a dedicated digital portal that provides 24/7 access to consumption reports.
Voyager has acquired four companies since it started in October 2019.
Voyager bought a majority stake in Nanoracks in December 2020.
The Voyager agreement to take a majority stake in Nanoracks is Voyager Space Holdings’ fourth acquisition since the company started in October 2019.
Voyager announced its intent to acquire Altius on October 23, with the deal subject to customary closing conditions.
Voyager's board features retired Air Force Gen. William Shelton and former NASA associate administrator for science Alan Stern.
Voyager is looking for companies that are beyond the seed stage and generating revenue in the range of a few million to a few tens of millions of dollars.