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ThinkOrbital is positioned as a pioneer of the next generation of space superiority and orbital infrastructure.
ThinkOrbital's Space-to-Space X-ray system is scheduled to fly on orbital demonstration missions in March and October 2026.
With new funding, ThinkOrbital plans to accelerate work on dual-use technologies linking orbital defense and terrestrial security.
ThinkOrbital aims to enable large-scale orbital infrastructure for defense missions, manufacturing, and space-based compute.
ThinkOrbital's technologies extend to military battlespace awareness, law enforcement, and critical energy infrastructure inspection.
ThinkOrbital maintains a portfolio of patented dual-use X-ray imaging drones and autonomous ground vehicles.
Application areas for ThinkOrbital's technologies include space-based compute platforms optimized for AI workloads.
ThinkOrbital is advancing new approaches to assembling large structures in orbit.
ThinkOrbital focuses on space infrastructure, on-orbit services, and manufacturing.
ThinkOrbital is signaling its intent to strengthen ties with military and government sectors.
ThinkOrbital's flagship project, the ThinkPlatform, is conceived as a spherical habitat designed for robotic assembly in orbit.
John Shaw's appointment follows ThinkOrbital's hiring of retired Air Force Col. Justin Chandler as vice president of government relations and strategic partnerships.
ThinkOrbital seeks to expand its footprint in both commercial and military markets.
ThinkOrbital has hired retired U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw as an advisor.
Lee Rosen is ThinkOrbital’s co-founder and a retired Air Force colonel.
ThinkOrbital is pursuing ThinkPlatform, a spherical habitat designed to be flat-packed and robotically assembled in orbit using welding and additive manufacturing techniques.
ThinkOrbital will attempt later 2024 to demonstrate a robotic arm in space equipped with a welder gun that could repair and take X-ray images of satellites.
The welding samples from ThinkOrbital’s 2024-05-06 experiment returned to Earth on the Falcon 9 booster, were recovered, and are being analyzed by NASA and European Space Agency experts to assess microgravity effects.
ThinkOrbital plans a self-funded demonstration in October to test a robotic arm equipped with an electronic beam welder that can also generate X-rays.
ThinkOrbital received a CCSC-2 agreement with NASA interest in the company’s plans to demonstrate in-space welding as part of its Construction Technologies for Space Applications (CONTESA) concept.