Space Factories

Why it matters

Companies interested in making drugs or optical fiber in microgravity usually cannot afford their own spacecraft and reentry system. A shared, standardized factory container lowers that barrier.

How the technology works

A separable Space Factory container handles pressure, temperature, data and safety, and only the innermost manufacturing module is custom. CarryAll handles transport, power and return.

Outpost's first product is StarFiber, a metal fluoride optical fiber.