A-SpaX (Affordable Space Access)

A-SpaX's goal is to make access to space more affordable and enable the opportunities space has to offer, to as many people as possible! Starting by providing an infrastructure for in-space manufacturing.

Created: 2023-01-10

Updated: 2023-02-26

Company - A-SpaX (Affordable Space Access)

Founded
Country: 2021; Netherlands

Website: A-SpaX

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Product/Service

Classification: Cargo Transportation & Landers

Category: Transport Service (Re-Entry)

Fields: Space Capsule
On-Orbit Experimental Facilty
Reusable

Status: Early stage

First launch: Not announced

Our reusable space facility provides an infrastructure for manufacturing and research in space! This to produce things for in orbit, but also for use on earth by bringing it back safely!

We are A-SpaX, a Dutch rocket company located in Delft. Our goal is to enable the opportunities space has to offer for as many people as possible. This (at least initially) by providing an infrastucture for manufacturing and research in space and allowing to bring it back to earth safely. This is made possible by our unique space facility and reusability.

By enabling the opportunities space has to offer, whole new innovations can be created. Especially innovations by in-space manufacturing. Making use of an environment that does not exist on earth. Taking advantage of micro-gravity, ultra high vacuum, temperature differences and almost no vibrational disturbances. These enabled innovations will improve life on earth and provide exciting possibilities in space. The way we look at it is; a innovation is a new combination of existing technologies/ideas, until now we didn't had affordable access to in-space manufacturing, with this new environment whole new innovations can be realised and can be added to the set of existing technologies/ideas where even more new innovations can be created from!

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