Lodestar Space

Lodestar is on a mission to build the tools to make the in-space construction a reality, to date, we're backed by ESA, the UK Space Agency and the leading DeepTech VC in Europe.

Created: 2022-12-19

Updated: 2024-02-26

Company - Lodestar Space

Founded
Country
2022
UK
Funding
$0.1M
Website
Lodestar
Lodestar Space

Product/Service

Classification
Miscellaneous
Category
Robotic Arm
Hardware
Fields
Large Space Structures
Space Construction Company
Status
Development
First launch
Not announced

Earth

Lodestar is developing cost-effective and fully modular robotics to enable servicing, object capture, and eventually assembly & 3D printing operations.

Space-Based Solar Power holds the key to our sustainable future. Kilometres-long solar arrays will beam down a constant supply of energy to earth, eliminating our reliance on fossil fuels. For this to be a reality, we’ll need affordable & capable robotics to assemble these massive structures directly in orbit.

Moon

We’re going back to the moon - this time to stay. That means using the abundance of resources on our only natural satellite. Cost-effective robotics will be the enabling technology for the lunar economy.

Mars

Mars awaits. This demand for deep-space communication, solar sail propulsion, and fully self-sustaining manufacturing technologies. We’re building the infrastructure layer that will serve as the bedrock of our new co-existing civilisation.

One of the competing teams for COSMIC LFAM ESA Grand Challenge since late 2023.

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