In Orbit Aerospace team and re-entry hardware
Space tech · Manufacturing · Robotics

Enabling mass manufacturing and research in space

Reusable re-entry vehicles and robotics that bring products back from orbit — making space an industrial platform.

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Our mission

Space as an industrial platform

In Orbit Aerospace builds reusable re-entry vehicles and in-space robotics to enable mass manufacturing and research in orbit, and to return products safely to Earth.

Microgravity unlocks materials, biology and processes impossible on the ground. We close the loop — getting products up, made in orbit, and back down at industrial scale.

How it works →
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Technology

Three capabilities, one orbital supply chain

From manufacturing in microgravity to reusable re-entry and autonomous robotics — an end-to-end platform for industry in space.

In-space manufacturing and research facility
01 / RESEARCH

In-Space Manufacturing & Research

Microgravity environments for producing materials and running research that cannot be replicated on Earth.

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02 / RETURN

Reusable Re-entry Vehicles

Reliable, reusable vehicles that return products from orbit and bring them safely back to Earth.

In-space robotics and docking hardware
03 / ROBOTICS

In-Space Robotics & Docking

Autonomous docking and servicing — including a new docking method developed with the University of Colorado Boulder.

Why In Orbit

Built for industrial scale

A1

Reliable transportation

Dependable transit to and from orbit, engineered for repeatable mission cadence.

A2

Return products from space

Bring orbital-made products and research payloads safely back down to Earth.

A3

Designed for reusability

Vehicles built to fly again — driving down cost-per-kilogram returned.

A4

Built for industrial scale

Architecture aimed at mass manufacturing, not one-off experiments.

Vehicles

Closing the loop to orbit and back

In Orbit reusable re-entry vehicle

Reusable re-entry, autonomous docking

Our vehicles deliver payloads to orbit, host manufacturing and research, and return finished products to Earth — guided by robotics and a novel docking method.

  • Reliable transportation to and from orbit
  • Return products from space, intact and on schedule
  • Designed for reusability and rapid turnaround
  • New docking method developed with CU Boulder
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By the numbers
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AFWERX contract · docking w/ CU Boulder
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AFRL · mid-air deployment
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Founded · Torrance, CA
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Capital raised to date
In Orbit Aerospace founders
Our story

From Torrance to orbit

Founded in 2020 in Torrance, California, In Orbit Aerospace is on a mission to turn space into a working industrial platform — making it possible to manufacture, research and return products from orbit.

Our team brings together engineering, operations and product leadership to build the reusable vehicles and robotics that make orbital industry practical.

Ryan ElliottCo-Founder & CEO
Ishaan PatelCo-Founder & CTO
Antonio CoelhoCo-Founder & COO
Founded2020
HQTorrance, CA
FocusIn-space industry
Backed by

Backed by leading programs & investors

Techstars Techstars LA Space Accelerator — 2022
1517 Fund Gaingels MicroVentures AWS Startups Asymmetry Ventures Capital Factory

~$2M raised to date

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Get in touch

Let's build industry in orbit

Whether you want to manufacture in microgravity, return a payload, or join the team — we'd love to hear from you.

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