A STTR Phase I contract was awarded to NanoRacks in September, 2022 for $245,219.0 USD from the U.S. Department of Defense and United States Air Force.
In 2017, Nanoracks and its team was awarded a feasibility study from NextSTEP-2 Appendix A with a focus on repurposing upper stages to be used as orbital platforms. In 2022, Nanoracks will fly the OMD-1 mission with the objective of cutting metal in orbi