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Boulder startup founded by SpaceX, Space Force and NASA veterans that is building a two-satellite system to X-ray spacecraft in orbit and show what materials are inside them. The Space Force is helping fund its first demo. (1 product in the atlas)

Products, by altitude

Low Earth orbit · 160–2,000 km

  • In development

    ThinkX

    Two-satellite X-ray system that sees inside other spacecraft

Known rounds

DateRoundAmountLed by
Jan 2026SeedUndisclosedTFX Capital⁠1

Milestones

  • May 2026 First ThinkX on-orbit X-ray demo funded in part by a Space Force TACFI contract with Space Systems Command and U.S. Space Command; value not disclosed. Company statement⁠2
  • Jan 2025 Selected by NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program to study the feasibility of a space dry-dock. Company statement⁠3

Sources

  1. ThinkOrbital (SpaceNews article)Jan 14, 2026
  2. ThinkOrbital (news article)May 27, 2026
  3. ThinkOrbitalJan 16, 2025

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