SpaceWorks RED-25 can return payloads up to 25kg from low Earth orbit
Chicago, IL – August 2, 2020 – SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc announced that they have joined the Orbital Transports partner network and will offer their Reentry Device (RED) product line in the Space Catalog. The RED-50, RED-25 and RED-4U products are on-demand payload return capsules providing low-cost, autonomous downmass capabilities from Earth orbit. The RED systems accommodate flexible payload configurations, precision reentry, and thermal management requirements to provide rapid return for low Earth orbit manufacturing and experimentation. The capsule-shaped systems are nominally capable of returning 6-50 kg of payload from space to anywhere within the contiguous United States.
“We developed the RED product line to provide an on-demand, low-cost reentry device to reduce the barrier to access the LEO economy,” stated Tyler Kunsa, Business Unit Lead of reentry capsules at SpaceWorks. “We view LEO as the next commercial frontier to develop novel materials, create new pharmaceuticals, support regenerative medicine, and collect on-orbit samples. Our RED product line fills a key gap in the LEO commercial business case by providing routine and high-cadence ‘downmass’ capabilities from orbit.”
“The capability to put an experiment on a smallsat and return the research materials back to Earth at the end of the mission has generated great enthusiasm among NASA and academic research scientists,” said David Hurst, CEO of Orbital Transports. “It enables microgravity experiments with sample return for customers in the biotech, pharma, and space manufacturing sectors. We’re excited to make this whole new class of smallsat mission possibilities available in the Space Catalog.”
The RED product line will be available through the Space Catalog, Orbital Transports’ digital portal for the smallsat industry showcasing some of the industry’s most innovative and reliable companies. Featuring smallsat buses, COTS hardware components, ground station services and mission operations software, orbital transfer services, hosted payloads, and satellite servicing and refueling technologies, the Space Catalog provides a convenient go-to resource to check out the latest and greatest that the smallsat industry has to offer.
About SpaceWorks Enterprises
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, SpaceWorks Enterprises provides innovative engineering design services, insightful market research, technical software, cutting-edge hardware products, and inspiring graphics for our government and commercial clients. SpaceWorks believes space, the LEO infrastructure, and hypersonics are vital domains for enhancing global security, enabling digital transformation, and inspiring people around the globe. Through rigorous, quality engineering analysis and hardware development, SpaceWorks continually pushes the forefront of innovation. Please contact Tyler Kunsa (Tyler.Kunsa@spaceworks.aero) for more information or visit their web site at http://www.spaceworks.aero/.
About Orbital Transports
Headquartered in Chicago, Orbital Transports delivers complete small satellite programs from initial concept through completed mission. The company handles end-to-end space logistics by managing the complex operations involving the space vehicles, human resources, facilities, and services required for successful space missions. For more information about their small satellite mission services, becoming a member of their partner network, or having your products and services considered for the Space Catalog, contact David Hurst at +1 (773) 218-6151, info@orbitaltransports.com, or visit https://www.orbitaltransports.com/.
