Facility Providers: the Businesses That Already Work
Who sells microgravity research and manufacturing services today, and how do they make money?
Chapter summary
a group of companies that build and operate facilities on the ISS and sell access to them: Redwire (PIL-BOX crystallisation, the BioFabrication Facility, other hardware), Space Tango (automated research modules), Flawless Photonics' fibre hardware and others.
Key takeaways
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They charge customers for integration, operation and returned samples, often working with ISS National Lab sponsorship and NASA funding.
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They are the sector's oldest commercial businesses and the bridge from ISS-era research to commercial stations and capsules.
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Their move off the ISS by 2030 is a test of commercial platforms.
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