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Space Machines Company

US
commercialFounded 2018
Portland, Oregon, United States
www.spacemachine.co
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Space Machines, an Australian startup, flew its Optimus spacecraft on Transporter-10, described as the largest commercial spacecraft built to date in Australia.

NARRATIVE GENERAL3/5/2024SpaceX launches tenth Transporter rideshare mission

Space Machines Company and Orbit Fab are scheduled to launch missions on SpaceX Transporter rideshares in 2024.

NARRATIVE PLAN12/6/2023Space Machines Company + Orbit Fab join forces to advance on-orbit servicing

Space Machines Company partnered with ANYWAVES to support its first mission in 2023.

ORG RELATIONSHIP10/1/2022Space Machines Company + ANYWAVES partner for OTV spacecraft roll-out mission

Space Machines Company is an Australian startup that develops in-space logistics capabilities including deploying satellites into desired orbits, servicing, powering and assembling space infrastructure, and supporting deep space missions.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT9/14/2021Leaf Space partners with Australian in-space logistics provider Space Machines Company

Space Machines Company is an Australian startup that develops in-space logistics capabilities, including deploying satellites into desired orbits, servicing, powering and assembling space infrastructure, and supporting deep space missions.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT9/14/2021Leaf Space + Space Machines Company Engage In A New Partnership For The Optimus-1 Launch In 2022

Space Machines Company signed an agreement with Gilmour Space in March to launch Optimus-1, a wildfire detection satellite.

ORG RELATIONSHIP6/30/2021Gilmour Space raises $46 million for small launch vehicle

Gilmour Space Technologies plans to launch Australian payloads on its first Eris rocket in 2022, including a space taxi by Sydney-based Space Machines Company and a fire detection satellite by Fireball International.

NARRATIVE GROWTH5/19/2021Small Rocket Launch Site Given The O.K. By Australia’s Queensland Government