SpaceRyde is building a network of rockets to provide on-demand cargo transportation in space.
Created: 2023-01-11
Updated: 2024-02-24
Product/Service - Black Bay
- Classification
- In-Space Transportation
- Category
- Space Tug
Transport Service (LEO-GEO)
Orbital Transportation
Propellant Refilling
Propellant Refuel Station
Reusable Satellite
- Fields
- Transport Service (In-Space)
Transport Service (LEO-GEO)
In-Space Transportation
Refilling Station
- Status
- Dormant, Bankrupt
- First launch
- Dormant
One Black Bay refuels another Black Bay for its mission to the Moon.
Canadian launch startup SpaceRyde has filed for bankruptcy in early 2023.
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