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NanoRacks

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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.

NARRATIVE GENERAL1/10/2024Voyager Space and Airbus Finalize Creation of Starlab Space LLC Joint Venture

A team led by Nanoracks received $160,000,000 in funded Space Act Agreement support from NASA for the Starlab station under the CLD program.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL8/22/2022Orbital Reef passes NASA review

Nanoracks, a Voyager Space portfolio company, will launch a NASA-funded experiment to demonstrate on-orbit metal cutting using a robotic arm.

NARRATIVE PLAN5/23/2022Experimental payload with robotic arm to attempt metal cutting on orbit

Nanoracks, Maxar, and United Launch Alliance were among six teams selected by NASA in 2017 to prototype technologies in support of deep space habitats.

NARRATIVE PLAN5/23/2022Experimental payload with robotic arm to attempt metal cutting on orbit

A team that includes Nanoracks and Lockheed Martin received $160,000,000 from NASA to develop the Starlab station under the CLD program.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL4/5/2022Orbital Reef passes design review

Nanoracks is the only other company deploying satellites from the ISS and currently cannot launch satellites as large as 110 kg.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT1/7/2022From contractor to satellite operator: Q&A with Sidus Space CEO Carol Craig

A team led by Nanoracks that includes Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin received the largest CLD award of $160,000,000.

NARRATIVE GENERAL12/3/2021NASA awards funding to three commercial space station concepts

Nanoracks, in collaboration with Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin, was awarded a $160,000,000 contract by NASA to design the Starlab commercial space station under the agency’s Commercial Low-Earth Orbit Development program.

ORG RELATIONSHIP12/2/2021NASA’s Space Station Replacement Development Design Awards Nanoracks, Voyager Space + Lockheed Martin

Nanoracks announced the leadership change on 2021-11-11.

NARRATIVE GOVERNANCE11/12/2021Nanoracks hires new CEO

Nanoracks and Voyager Space Holdings partnered with Lockheed Martin to develop the Starlab commercial space station.

ORG RELATIONSHIP11/12/2021Nanoracks hires new CEO

After departing the International Space Station, the NG-15 Cygnus spacecraft will deploy several cubesats from two deployment systems provided by Nanoracks and Spaceflight.

NARRATIVE PLAN2/20/2021Northrop Grumman launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft to space station

The largest payload on CRS-21 is the Bishop airlock built by Nanoracks as a commercial facility for deploying satellites and hosting external payloads.

NARRATIVE GENERAL12/6/2020SpaceX launches first next-generation cargo Dragon spacecraft to ISS

Nanoracks sought to raise $20,000,000 in the funding round, described as almost fully subscribed and expected to close early in the fourth quarter of 2020.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL9/16/2020Nanoracks finalizing space station airlock and new funding round

Nanoracks sought to raise $20,000,000 in the funding round, described as almost fully subscribed and expected to close early in the fourth quarter of 2020.

NARRATIVE GENERAL9/16/2020Nanoracks finalizing space station airlock and new funding round

Nanoracks announced the agreement with Maritime Launch Services on 2019-10-23 at the International Astronautical Congress.

ORG RELATIONSHIP10/23/2019Nanoracks forges agreement with Maritime Launch, plans test of Outpost technology

NanoRacks is working with Astro- und Feinwerktechnik Adlershof GmbH of Germany to manufacture the deployers that will be used for the PSLV mission.

ORG RELATIONSHIP12/19/2018New contracts demonstrate continued strong demand for smallsat rideshare launch services

NanoRacks has deployed 223 satellites from the International Space Station to date.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT8/8/2018Smallsat developers focus on improving reliability