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Flawless Photonics

Company that draws ZBLAN optical fiber aboard the ISS, where the glass forms with fewer flaws than on Earth. It reports more than 11 km of fiber made in orbit and returned. (1 product in the atlas)

Products, by altitude

Low Earth orbit · 160–2,000 km

  • Testing

    SpaceFiber

    Optical fiber made in weightlessness on the space station

Milestones

  • Jun 2025 The company reported its Melt and Form in Microgravity service had melted, formed and drawn specialty glasses on the ISS, with ESA support. Company statement⁠1
  • Mar 2025 Flawless Photonics reported drawing over eight kilometers of commercial-grade optical fiber aboard the ISS from glass rods made at the University of Adelaide. Company statement⁠2

Sources

  1. Flawless PhotonicsJun 24, 2025
  2. Flawless PhotonicsMar 31, 2025

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