ThinkOrbital (Think Orbital)

Founded
Country
2021
USA
Funding
$0.4M+
Website
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ThinkOrbital (Think Orbital)

Product/Service - ThinkPlatform-1

Classification
Space Stations & Habitats
Category
Commercial Space Station
Space Construction Company
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO)
On-Orbit Servicing
Space Tug
Fields
Large Space Structures
Status
Development
First launch
Not announced

Accelerating commercialisation of cis-lunar Space. Our mission is to develop the technologies for assembly of large pressure vessels in space and apply these technologies to build large and scalable space stations.

Proposals from three relatively unknown companies — Maverick Space Systems, Orbital Assembly Company and ThinkOrbital — received “red” scores for both technical and business, while a fourth, Space Villages, received a red technical score and a yellow business score.

Our vision for the NewSpace ecosystem involves a network of our Orb2 serving as a versatile space platform for OSAM technologies over many orbits. We're actively engaging partners in areas of refueling, manufacturing in space, recycling and other operators that may benefit from our large storing and processing facilities in space.

Roadmap: Human Orb2 operational around 2028-2031.

The company’s spherical habitat, called ThinkPlatform, would be assembled in space using a robotic arm. Rosen said it could operate as a component of a larger commercial station or docked with a space vehicle like SpaceX’s Starship. He said the future of in-space manufacturing remains unclear but could gain momentum when commercial companies start deploying space stations in LEO. The expectation is that high-speed computer chips, fiber optics or pharmaceutical products will be manufactured in space, “but the reason why in-space manufacturing doesn’t exist on a large scale is because there’s nowhere to do it. They just don’t have the room on the International Space Station to do all of the things that could be done.”

ThinkOrbital announces it has been selected by SpaceWERX for a STTR Phase I in the amount of US$ 250,000 to investigate how it’s Orbital Platform Unified System for On-Orbit Service and Assembly (OPUS-OSA) can enable In-space Service Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities being explored by the Department of the Air Force (DAF) and United States Space Force (USSF) through the Orbital Prime program. The OPUS-OSA platform is a collaboration between ThinkOrbital, Redwire Space and Thunderbird Global School of Management (part of Arizona State University).

NASA will partner with seven U.S. companies to meet future commercial and government needs, ultimately benefitting human spaceflight and the U.S. commercial low Earth orbit economy. Through unfunded Space Act Agreements, the second Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities-2 initiative (CCSC-2) is designed to advance commercial space-related efforts through NASA contributions of technical expertise, assessments, lessons learned, technologies, and data. ThinkOrbital is collaborating with NASA on the development of ThinkPlatforms and CONTESA (Construction Technologies for Space Applications). ThinkPlatforms are self-assembling, single-launch, large-scale orbital platforms that facilitate a wide array of applications in low Earth orbit, including in-space research, manufacturing, and astronaut missions. CONTESA features welding, cutting, inspection, and additive manufacturing technologies, and aids in large-scale in-space fabrication.

ThinkPlatform-1

ThinkPlatform-1 - Our initial offering utilizing existing space infrastructure and allows us to focus purely on our core technologies.

Our ThinkPanels can launch in a flat-packed configuration, autonomously assembled and welded in space using a robotic arm. This would deliver scalable infrastructure that is 4x the volume of the International Space Station in a single Starship launch!

ThinkPlatform-2

ThinkPlatform-2 - Platform for on-orbit servicing, assembly and manufacturing (OSAM).

ThinkPlatform-3

ThinkPlatform-3 - Free-flying large space station with four times the volume of the International Space Station.

ThinkPlatform-4

ThinkPlatform-4 - Combining multiple existing ThinkPlatforms into thriving commercial hubs.

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Motus

Space Tug, Orbital Transportation

Liftero (Progesja Space)

Development

Space Tug, In-Space Communications Relay, Transport Service (LEO-Moon)

Lunar Ascent

Early stage

VIA

Space Tug, Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Orbital Transportation, Hardware, Software

Lunasa Space (Lúnasa Space)

Development, Concept

Colibri

Space Tug

MaiaSpace

Development

Vigoride

Space Tug, In-Space Logistics

Momentus Space

Active

Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV), SL-OMV

Space Tug, In-Space Logistics

Moog

Development

MOONPORT

Moon On-Orbit Nexus Providing Orbital Rendezvous and Transportation (MOONPORT)

Space Tug, On-Orbit Servicing, Transport Service (LEO-Moon)

MOONPORT

Concept

SUPREME

Hardware, Space Tug, In-Space Logistics

Neutron Star Systems

Development

Satko

Space Tug, On-Orbit Servicing, Active Debris Removal (ADR)

Orbital.Express

Development

Space Tug, In-Space Logistics

Parabilis Space Technologies

Concept

Space Truck

Space Tug, On-Orbit Servicing, In-Space Manufacturing, In-Space Assembly, Transport Service (Re-Entry), Orbital Transportation

Plasmos

Cancelled, Development

Space Tug, Transport Service (LEO-GEO)

porkchop

Cancelled

Photon

Space Tug

Rocket Lab

Demonstrated

IOSHEXA

Space Tug, Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Active Debris Removal (ADR)

SAB Launch Services

Development

AstroLab

Space Tug, Active Debris Removal (ADR), On-Orbit Servicing, In-Space Logistics

Scout Aerospace

Early stage

Meteoroid Complementary Descent Module, ASTREO

Space Tug, Transport Service (Re-Entry), In-Space Logistics

Sidereus Space Dynamics

Concept

Orbital Logistics Vehicle (OLV)

In-Space Manufacturing, In-Space Assembly, Space Tug, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Lunar Electric Grid

Skycorp

Development

Space Tug

Space Tug, Transport Service (LEO-GEO)

Skyrora

Development

Space Tug

SmallSpark Space Systems

Concept

S4-SLV

Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Space Tug, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Orbital Transportation

SmalSspark Space Systems

Concept

Modular Transport System (MTS)

Space Tug, Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Transport Service (LEO-Moon)

Space Castle Solutions

Concept

Commercial Space Station, Space Tug, Space Tourism Activities, Space Solar Power

Space Island Group

Dormant

Longbow

Space Tug, In-Space Logistics, Mass Driver

Space Kinetic

Early stage

OT-S, Optimus-1

Space Tug, In-Space Manufacturing, In-Space Logistics, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), In-Space Mobility, Active Debris Removal (ADR), In-Space Assembly

Space Machines Company

Development

Smart Drone

Space Tug, Orbital Transportation, On-Orbit Servicing, Active Debris Removal (ADR), Robotic Arm

SpaceDrone

Early stage

SHERPA

Space Tug, In-Space Logistics

Spaceflight (firefly)

Cancelled, Acquired, Active, ?

Black Bay

Space Tug, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Orbital Transportation, Propellant Refilling, Propellant Refuel Station, Reusable Satellite

SpaceRyde

Dormant, Bankrupt

Space Tug, In-Space Logistics, Active Debris Removal (ADR)

SpaceTug (Hyoristic Innovations)

Early stage

STRANNIK-1, STRANNIK-2

Space Tug, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Transport Service (LEO-Moon)

SR Space (Success Rockets)

Cancelled

Otter

Space Tug, On-Orbit Servicing, Satellite Life Extension, Active Debris Removal (ADR), Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Hardware

Starfish Space

Development, Launched

Start, Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle (CLTV), IMAGIN-e

Space Tug, On-Orbit Servicing, Propellant Refilling, Propellant Refuel Station, In-Orbit Computing

Thales Alenia Space

Development

Worker Bee, Sutter Space Telescope

Space Tug, Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Resources - Asteroid Mining, Propellant Refuel Station, Space Mining, In-Space Manufacturing, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Propellant Refilling, Active Debris Removal (ADR)

TransAstra (Trans Astronautics Corporation)

Development

LOLA, LUCAS, OSSIE

Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander, Space Tug, In-Space Logistics

UARX

Early stage, Development

ULA

ACES

Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander, Space Tug, In-Space Logistics

ULA (United Launch Alliance)

Concept

XCRAFT

Space Tug, In-Space Logistics, Beyond-LEO Remote Sensing

Xplore

Development, Concept, ?