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Aug 05, 2024Space Force Approves Orbit Fab’s RAFTI as an Accepted Refueling Interface for Military Satellites
Lafayette, Colorado/Logan, Utah – August 5, 2024 – Orbit Fab, the premier provider of on-orbit…
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Jul 22, 2024
UK Pioneers Space Refuelling with £2m for Orbit Fab’s Innovative Technologies
Harwell, England – July 22, 2024 Global leader in on-orbit refuelling, Orbit Fab, lands £2m…
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Jul 02, 2024
Orbit Fab Delivers First GRIP™ In-Space Refueling Nozzle Following Successful Testing
Demonstrates docking with RAFTI refueling interface during tests at AFRL, shipped to partners Lafayette, Colorado…
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Mar 19, 2024
Orbit Fab RAFTI Fueling Ports Flight Qualified and Ready for In-Space and Launch Site Fueling
Shipments underway and accelerating as commercial and government missions adopt the RAFTI refueling standard Lafayette,…
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Mar 07, 2024
Orbit Fab Appoints U.K. Managing Director
Orbit Fab Strengthens Leadership Team Amid RAFTI Refuelling Port Adoption Company eyes continued expansion in…
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Aug 08, 2023
Orbit Fab UK appoints Advisory Board
The board is up and running at full speed, having already met twice. Lafayette, Colorado…
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Jul 27, 2023
Orbit Fab Appoints Chief Operating Officer, Boosts Production and Test Capacity
Shawn Hendricks named company’s first COO, will oversee streamlining production and testing of the RAFTI™…
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Jun 21, 2023
Orbit Fab Awarded as 2023 Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum announces selection of the 100 most promising Technology Pioneers, companies that…
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Apr 17, 2023
Orbit Fab Closes Series A Funding Round of $28.5 Million
Will accelerate RAFTI refueling port production, integration to build in-space fuel delivery service infrastructure Also…
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Oct 25, 2022
Industrialists Set Their Sights on Space; 8090 Industries Joins Orbit Fab as a Major Investor to Make Them the Foundation of the New In-Space Economy.
Orbit Fab, a startup developing infrastructure for in-space refueling of satellites, announced Oct. 25 it…
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Sep 26, 2022
Orbit Fab Part of UK Team Making Debris Removal Operations Sustainable Through Refuelling
Orbit Fab, the Gas Stations in Space™ company, will support ClearSpace’s CLEAR mission to clean…
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Aug 30, 2022
Orbit Fab Announces Hydrazine Refueling Service on Orbit
Starting in 2025 Orbit Fab will deliver hydrazine to satellites in geosynchronous orbit. The company…
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Jul 26, 2022
Orbit Fab and Breaking Ground sign World’s First Agreement for Donation of Lunar Regolith, Setting Space Resource Transaction Precedent
[Lafayette, Jul 26, 2022] Today, Orbit Fab, the Gas Stations In Space™ company creating an…
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Apr 07, 2022
Orbit Fab and Neutron Star Systems Announce Partnership for Sustainable Propulsion and Satellite Refuelling
Denver and Colorado Springs, April 7, 2022 Orbit Fab and Neutron Star Systems (NSS) established a cooperative agreement…
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Mar 14, 2022
Orbit Fab Announces $12 Million AFWERX STRATFI Program
Orbit Fab has been awarded a $12 million AFWERX STRATFI to integrate RAFTI onto DoD…
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Jan 24, 2022
Orbit Fab and Phase Four to Collaborate on in-Orbit Refueling
Companies seek to explore collaboration with RAFTI™ refueling system and Maxwell engines using both traditional…
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Jan 11, 2022
Astroscale U.S. and Orbit Fab Sign First On-Orbit Satellite Fuel Sale Agreement
Astroscale and orbit fab break the single-use satellite paradigm with the first purchase of gas stations…
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Nov 16, 2021
Dawn Aerospace and Orbit Fab to enable on-orbit refueling of green propellants
[Bremen, Germany – November 16th, 2021] Orbit Fab, the Gas Stations in Space™ company, and…
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Oct 04, 2021
Orbit Fab to Publish Satellite Refueling Interface Designs
[San Francisco, 4 October 2021] Orbit Fab, the first company to launch a commercial fuel…
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Oct 01, 2021
Orbit Fab, U.S Air Force sign CRADA for On-Orbit Refueling Technology
[San Francisco, October 2021] Orbit Fab, the Gas Stations in Space™ company, has entered into…
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Sep 24, 2021
Orbit Fab to Deliver Fuel in Geostationary Orbit, Via the Moon
[San Francisco, 24 September 2021] Already the leading supplier of refueling ports for satellites, Orbit…
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Sep 07, 2021
Orbit Fab Secures Investment from Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin to Commercialize On-Orbit Refueling
Two industry leaders, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, invest in Orbit Fab for their Gas…
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Jul 18, 2023
Space Force eager to harness satellite-servicing technologies
Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy: ‘There is a desire to have refueling capability’
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Apr 17, 2023
Orbit Fab raises $28.5 million
Orbit Fab, a startup developing in-space satellite refueling services, has raised $28.5 million to accelerate…
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Apr 17, 2023
This Startup Raised Nearly $30 Million To Build Gas Stations In Space
With a new infusion of capital, space startup Orbit Fab aims to accelerate its ambitions…
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Apr 11, 2023
Building Gas Stations at Hyperspeed
Before startup Orbit Fab was founded in 2018, the company’s co-founders asked the space industry…
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Mar 10, 2023
NASA Study: Cost and Benefit Analysis of Orbital Debris Remediation
Orbit Fab’s thought leadership publication at IAC 2022 regarding economically viable debris removal enabled by…
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Oct 11, 2022
Colorado Startup Wins $13.3 Million US Contract for Satellite Refueling
Orbit Fab Inc., a Denver-area startup backed by Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp.,…
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Feb 15, 2022
Sustainable settlements in space: What could extraterrestrial life look like for humans?
Today, the “off-Earth” environment is viewed as inhospitable and formidable. To begin the settlement of…
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Jan 24, 2022
Rogue Space and Orbit Fab Sign Letter of Intent to Lease a Laura Orbot™
Rogue will provide observation services using their Laura Orbital Robot (Orbot™) spacecraft for a future…
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Oct 14, 2021
Orbit Fab signs technology sharing agreement with U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
Orbit Fab has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S….
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Sep 24, 2021
Orbit Fab to launch propellant tanker to fuel satellites in geostationary orbit
The geostationary orbit tanker is being designed to carry more than 200 pounds of hydrazine
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Sep 13, 2021
Refueling Satellites in Space
Lockheed Martin Adds to On-Orbit Capabilities with New Venture
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Aug 20, 2021
Space Force awards $32 million in contracts to startups and small businesses
Of 24 companies that competed at the Space Force Pitch Day, 19 were selected for…
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Jul 29, 2021
5 Reasons Why Space Matters (Hint: It’s not Tourism)
Satellites in space means the need for infrastructure, being built now. Orbit Fab, the Gas…
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Jul 07, 2021
Orbital Index: Issue 124
A first on-orbit fuel depot has been deployed. Orbit Fab’s 35kg Tanker-001 Tenzing was one…
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Jun 30, 2021
SpaceX launches 88 spacecraft into orbit — including two of Spaceflight’s orbital tugs
One of the satellites was Orbit Fab’s Tanker-001 satellite, which was designed to test in-space…
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Jun 29, 2021
SpaceX successfully launches Transporter 2 mission with 88 satellites
Orbit Fab’s Tenzing microsat provides an on-orbit refueling capability for Benchmark Space Systems hydrogen peroxide…
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May 20, 2021
Spaceflight Customer Profile: Orbit Fab
Orbit Fab has a mission unlike any other. They see a thriving in-space market for products…
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Apr 19, 2021
Nine Companies Join The Catalyst Accelerator’s On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing Cohort
Orbit Fab, Inc. (San Francisco, California) is building “Gas Stations in Space™”, a supply chain…
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Feb 23, 2021
Orbit Fab and Benchmark Space Systems to partner on in-space refueling technologies
The world’s first satellite fuel tanker, TANKER-001 TENZING, will carry Hydrogen Peroxide, a monopropellant and…
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Jan 12, 2021
Orbit Fab and SCOUT work to host first commercial inspection payload for space situational awareness
SCOUT, an in-space inspection firm, announced the world’s first dedicated commercial in-space situational awareness mission….
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Dec 17, 2020
Orbit Fab extends seed round to $6M with strategic investor Munich Re Ventures
Munich Re Ventures is the corporate VC arm of Munich Re Group, one of the…
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Nov 17, 2020
Orbit Fab to launch Tanker-001 Tenzing in 2021
Under the agreement with Spaceflight Inc., Orbit Fab’s first operational fuel depot, Tanker-001 Tenzing, will…
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Aug 10, 2020
Orbit Fab to develop In-space Xenon Pumping for U.S. Air Force
The RAFTI satellite fueling port is a robust solution designed for transferring various fluids in…
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Mar 31, 2020
Orbit Fab gets award to test satellite refueling technology
A startup that seeks to create refueling facilities in orbit for satellites has received a…
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Mar 06, 2020
Xplore forges partnerships for spacecraft propulsion system and in-space refueling.
Seattle-based Xplore has selected two new technologies for propelling and refueling its Xcraft spacecraft as it makes…
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Oct 03, 2019
Here are the five Startup Battlefield finalists at Disrupt SF 2019
Orbit Fab wins the semifinals round at TechCrunch Battlefield and becomes one of the five…
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Jul 20, 2019
Orbit Fab Receives The Prestigious Vision to Reality Award
We at Orbit Fab are inspired to be among the space-tech disrupters who have received…
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Jul 09, 2019
Orbit Fab Live on Fox Business
Cofounders Daniel Faber and Jeremy Schiel interviewed on Fox Business’ Varney &Co…
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Jun 18, 2019
Orbit Fab demonstrates satellite refueling technology on ISS
A startup company that plans to develop tankers for refueling satellites has completed a key…
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Jun 18, 2019
Orbit Fab Supplies ISS With Water
With their recent successful completion of in-orbit water transfer operations aboard the space station, Orbit…
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Jun 18, 2019
Orbit Fab Becomes the First Private Company to Supply Water to ISS, Paving the way for Satellite Refueling
Not even two years into its existence, orbital fuel supply startup Orbit Fab has chalked…
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May 16, 2019
Satellite 2019 Startup Space Winner, OrbitFab
Daniel Faber, Cofounder and CEO of Orbit Fab wins the Satellite 2019 Startup pitch competition….
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Apr 15, 2019
Deep Space Gas Stations Prepare for In-Space Market
One of our favorite things to do here at Altium is to support entrepreneurs and…
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Mar 10, 2019
How Orbit Fab Is Building The First Gas Stations In Earth Orbit
Daniel Faber has led multiple startups, like the asteroid mining company Deep Space Industries, and…
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Dec 02, 2018
A startup is about to test a ‘gas station in space’ that could one day refuel satellites
Orbit Fab is launching its Tankers to test key systems in the International Space Station…
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Nov 06, 2018
Orbit Fab to test refueling technology on ISS
Orbit Fab delivers on a contract with the ISS National Laboratory to test key systems…
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Sep 03, 2018
This Startup Company Wants To Build Gas Stations In Orbit To Refuel Satellites
Article by IFLScience: A startup company has announced that it hopes to build an orbiting…
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Aug 28, 2018
Startup Raises Money to Build “Gas Stations” in Space
Article by SpaceNews: A startup company planning to develop orbital propellant depots to assist satellite…
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