ORBITAL TRANSPORT
Crew and cargo movement between orbital regimes.
Division · ORBITAL
LSO ORBITAL
THE NEXT ECONOMY WILL NOT END AT THE ATMOSPHERE.
Infrastructure designed for Earth orbit and cislunar space — stations, logistics, refuelling, shipyards and orbital manufacturing.
CONCEPT
01Focus areas
01Orbital stations
02Orbital logistics
03Shipyards
04Refueling infrastructure
05Satellite systems
06Communications
07Cargo transport
08Orbital manufacturing
09Construction platforms
10Mission support infrastructure
02Disciplines
ORBITAL LOGISTICS
Depots, transfer scheduling and spares strategy for platforms that cannot be resupplied on demand.
SPACE STATIONS
Modular pressurised platform concepts for research, logistics and construction support.
ORBITAL CONSTRUCTION
Assembly of structures too large to launch intact.
REFUELING
Cryogenic and storable propellant transfer research.
SHIPYARDS
The LSO Orbital Shipyard long-term concept: build large vehicles where they will operate.
COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
Relay architecture linking Earth, orbit and cislunar assets.
SATELLITE INFRASTRUCTURE
Sensing, relay and navigation platform concepts.
ORBITAL MANUFACTURING
Microgravity process research for materials that cannot be produced on Earth.