Partnering Models: Consortia and Shared Missions
How can pharma and materials companies share the cost and risk of microgravity campaigns?
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Key takeaways
- 1
Rideshare launch grew because many satellite operators shared one rocket; capsule missions can work the same way, with several customers' process modules in one capsule.
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Pharma companies already share pre-competitive research through consortia, and agencies such as the ISS National Lab act as brokers.
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A shared mission reduces each customer's cost to a fraction of the $8 million reference, but needs agreement on schedules, process compatibility, data rights and confidentiality.
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