Created: 2022-04-16
Updated: 2024-02-25
Product/Service - StarMax
- Classification
- Space Stations & Habitats
- Category
- Commercial Space Station
Commercial ISS Module
- Fields
- Commercial ISS Module
- Status
- Development
- First launch
- 2026
- StarMax’s rigid body allows it to be outfitted with internal systems and accommodations on the ground, and can also have exterior systems like solar panels, radiators and additional payloads all set up before launching to space.
- Complete with flexible docking and berthing systems, its modular design enables endless possibilities for configuration. StarMax’s exterior hull is composed of thick-gauge aluminum, which gives it the highest safety factor of any human-rated spacecraft.
- Other than habitation, the StarMax can be outfitted for many use cases including as a propellant depot, a spacecraft ‘garage’ and a manufacturing and science laboratory.
- The StarMax platform is quite versatile because it’s designed to be a building block for space stations and other space infrastructure.