Space Tango
Designs and operates automated microgravity research and manufacturing facilities aboard the ISS and develops free-flying orbital platforms
Space Tango designs, builds, and operates automated research and manufacturing facilities for microgravity environments. The company operates TangoLab facilities aboard the International Space Station through a NASA Space Act Agreement, providing standardized CubeLab platforms that translate Earth-based experiments into fully automated, remotely controlled spaceflight hardware. Since 2017, the company has launched over 270 experiments across multiple ISS resupply missions. Products include CubeLabs for standardized R&D payloads, the Mambo middeck locker facility for bioprocessing and manufacturing, and TangoBox for sterile manufacturing environments, supporting applications in stem cell research, tissue engineering, bioprinting, thin-film manufacturing, and fiber optics production. In December 2024, the Mambo facility hosted the first-ever digital light processing bioprinter on the ISS. Space Tango is also developing ST-42, a free-flying autonomous orbital platform for scalable commercial manufacturing. Founded in 2014 as a spinoff from Kentucky Space, the company is headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky.
Operates orbital transfer vehicles for last-mile satellite delivery, hosted payload services, space cloud computing, and in-orbit servicing
Designs and operates spacecraft for on-orbit servicing, including debris removal, satellite life extension, and refueling across LEO and GEO
Builds robotic spacecraft and modular payloads for in-space servicing, satellite upgrades, and space domain awareness