The next industrial revolution on Earth

will happen in Space

The new challenges facing the planet require new innovations for the good of humanity.

REV1, YOUR FLYING FACTORY

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THE ULTIMATE IN-SPACE TESTING AND MANUFACTURING PLATFORM

Frequent Launches
7 upcoming multi-weeks missions with our first mission in Q4 2025 with total payload capacity of 100kg. The easiest access to microgravity environment on the largest unmanned pressurized platform today.

Extreme Adaptability
Customizable infrastructure and for all types of payloads: continuous power for active payloads, pressurized and unpressurized environment, modular structural support, temperature control, vibration-canceling technology for launch and reentry, late access and early retrieval.

Expert Service
Decades of payload integration excellence, support on your hardware development, to enable your experiments to be successful and your hardware to gain flight heritage and increase TRL

The next Industrial Revolution will be rooted in Space.

REV1 was created to meet the practical needs of industrial
players and researchers wishing to take advantage of the space environment to find solutions to problems here on Earth.

REV1 has been designed by a team with more than 20 years’ experience in research and production in the space environment within a company that has successfully carried outa variety of complex missions on board the most efficient spacecraft, including SpaceX, Blue Origin and the ISS.

DRIVING SECTORS

More than 30 years of space research have shown how space and its microgravity can provide a unique environment for both experiments and production. The absence of gravity cannot be simulated durably on Earth. Without gravity, many of the physical limitations that exist on Earth simply disappear.

For many sectors, Space offers ideal conditions for making things that are impossible to produce on Earth, or for manufacturing more efficient products.

All physical processes involving phase changes are impacted: convection and sedimentation phenomena are almost absent in space microgravity at low Earth orbit.

For example, this can make alloys more uniform, facilitate the formation of perfect spheres, speed up crystallization. In addition, some biological processes are accelerated, such as the reproduction of stem cells or the development of increased resistance to stresses less intense than those induced by microgravity.

Agriculture

Exposing plants to space microgravity forces them to adapt to stresses they would never experience on Earth. The internal reorganization that this induces in individual plants represents natural adaptation, which could give rise to new varieties that are more resistant to conventional stresses on Earth.

Research currently in progress has shown the benefits of such an approach, and analyses are continuing to see how the process can be industrialized. 

MEDICINE

3D printing of organ tissue or even complete organs is optimized in microgravity. Similarly, microencapsulation is facilitated, with the possibilities this offers for developing the therapeutic solutions of the future. 

Such innovative processes are very difficult to set up on Earth and space microgravity can thus be used to demonstrate their benefits, opening the way to still further medical progress for the good of everyone on Earth. 

PHARMACEUTICAL
SECTOR

Drug discovery requires the study of proteins in their crystallized form, something that is difficult to achieve on Earth. Protein crystallization in space microgravity can thus lead to advances in pharmaceutical research. 

The scientific community expects to learn a lot from the analysis of monoclonal antibodies, which were first studied in Space. This research could lead to significant changes in the treatment of cancers and autoimmune diseases.

WHY PRODUCE IN MICROGRAVITY ?

Without gravity, many of the physical limitations that exist on Earth simply disappear.
For many sectors, Space offers ideal conditions for making things that are impossible to produce on Earth, or for  making existing products more efficient.

All physical processes involving phase changes are impacted: convection and sedimentation phenomena are almost absent in space microgravity.
This can make alloys more homogenous, facilitate the formation of perfect spheres, speed up crystallization.
In addition, some biological processes are accelerated, such as the reproduction of stem cells or the increase of cells resistance as they are exposed back on Earth to stresses less intense than those induced by Space microgravity.

Space vacuum can also be used like a clean room, with a total absence of dust. Alternating extreme temperatures can also be used to test the strength of certain materials. And finally, the presence of cosmic radiation can be used to alter certain biological components and study their behavior in the face of particular stresses.

REV1 opens up immense potential for industry, whether for fundamental innovation or optimal performance.

The next few years will see the emergence of solutions still unimaginable by humans today.

Space Cargo Unlimited

Spaceship Charters for the future of Earth

Space Cargo Unlimited is a European startup founded in 2014 by highly regarded private investors and space enthusiast entrepreneurs. Fostered by the New Space dynamic, the technological advances and falling operational costs of next-generation pressurized space vehicles, Space Cargo Unlimited is dedicated to leveraging the potential of space-microgravity research for commercial applications on Earth.

Building strategic partnerships with space operators

government agencies and leveraging the high-level expertise of the European industry, Space Cargo Unlimited deploys comprehensive expertise in complex microgravity project management and funding, to nurture various innovative and impactful initiatives for the Earth’s future.
Headquartered in Luxembourg, the company operates with teams and partners in France, Germany, Italy, and the USA

From reinventing applied biology research in microgravity

to new material manufacturing, Space Cargo Unlimited aims to beat the forefront of the New Space revolution by providing novel new value-added products and services.

“Thanks to a new generation of space pressurized vehicles, amazing new service opportunities have arisen. Space has a lot to offer to Earth.”
Says Nicolas Gaume, Co-Founder and CEO of Space Cargo Unlimited.

Among other opportunities, Space Cargo Unlimited will first focus on bridging the gap between research and industry, across both private and public sectors, to define new applied-research methodologies in complex microgravity project management.
Such developments are made possible by partnering with key space players such as Thales Alenia Space, Nanoracks, Airbus Defense& Space, and Blue Origin.

“The space industry business models and funding mechanisms remain extremely fragile and difficult
to establish, by developing new innovative financial models and engaging new sources of funding
we aim to drastically accelerate space exploration and space commercialization.”

adds Nicolas Gaume

Space Cargo Unlimited aims to operate, by 2030, a 30-ton research and manufacturing platform.

What we do

Space Cargo Unlimited charters pressurized spaceships with return capacity.

It empowers research and manufacturing missions in Low Earth Orbit, unleashing the impact of the space environment to forge a variety of high-impact products for Earth, from life sciences to new materials. Working in collaboration with the science team from its biotech subsidiary, Space Biology Unlimited, on November 2nd 2019, Space Cargo Unlimited launched the first privately-lead comprehensive research program on the ISS: Mission WISE, with a particular focus on the future of agriculture for a changing Earth.

Over billions of years, Gravity has shaped life on Earth

by constantly influencing biological and physical phenomena during all stages of developmental history. Indeed, Gravity is the only parameter of Life that has not drastically evolved since Earth’s formation, as opposed to others such as temperature, light, pressure or humidity. It therefore played a major role in shaping evolution of life and matter as we know them today.

To counteract gravity, living organisms for instance, developed systems to provide cell membrane rigidity, fluid flow regulation, and appropriate structural support for locomotion.
Experiments on the International Space Station have proven that gravity influences the way that cells behave and develop in a profound and subtle manner.

In Low Earth Orbit, cells exposed to near-zero gravity

(microgravity) are affected by physical changes that occur in this unique environment, that is impossible to recreate on Earth. These changes include loss of gravity-dependent convection, negligible hydrodynamic shear, increased membrane fluidity, and lack of sedimentation.

This leads to significant evolutions in the way that the cells respond to a wide array of environmental and internal biophysical stresses. Enzymatic, genetic, and epigenetic pathways change changes occurring in concert, leading to modifications in shape and function.

Space Cargo Unlimited believes these dynamics,

properly leveraged on matter from Earth, can provide significant developments in the fields of agriculture and health care on Earth. Exposure of plants and other biomaterials to the space environment and radiation, in combination with other abiotic and biotic stressors, will trigger a variety of molecular responses to enhance natural defenses. The molecular machinery and mechanisms that result in the evolution of biological systems in the space environment will include changes in gene expression, mutation, hyper-induction of transcription, epigenetic regulation of gene activity, inhibition or acceleration of RNA decay of stress-induced transcripts, stabilization of specific transcripts, and/or accumulation of signaling molecules. It is the combination of these responses that will change the global systemic organization of plants and enhance their recovery abilities back on Earth.
this has been explored actively, from 2019 to 2022, throughout the WISE mission.

This will be explored actively, from 2019 to 2022,
throughout the WISE mission.

Space Biology Unlimited

The first Space Biotech.

Space Biology Unlimited is a French biotech company, subsidiary of Space Cargo Unlimited, aiming to approach life science research in Space with disruptive methodologies. Headquartered in Bordeaux, France, Space Biology Unlimited is comprised of a team of 15 people, bringing together multidisciplinary scientists and technical expertise. The team operates from the University of Bordeaux, France and the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.

Space Biology Unlimited has developed a holistic culture for bridging microgravity and applied research.

Space Biology Unlimited’s core approach revolves around the notion of «guided evolution» – the space environment offers unique conditions that the company’s research team intends to leverage to induce evolutionary processes in living organisms for the development of new and natural variants adapted to the drastic new challenges posed on Earth due to climate change.

Space Biology Unlimited is participating to the NASA commercial ISS initiative in partnership

with NanoRacks, Space Biology Unlimited also benefits from a 5 years partnership with CNES and works in partnership with its CADMOS lab (Center for Development and Assistance on Microgravity and Spatial Operations) in Toulouse, France. «We are thrilled to support Space Biology Unlimited in their audacious adventure» says Mr. Lionel Suchet, Chief Operating Officer for the CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales, France). «Our collaboration lays the foundation of a new era of partnerships in Europe to explore the future of microbiology research in microgravity.» This initiative is also actively supported by ESA (European Space Agency).

How the space environment influences
organisms:

An astrobiological perspective and view on the unique environment of space is characterized by several stress factors, including intense radiation, microgravity, high vacuum and extreme temperatures, among others. These stress conditions individually or in-combination influence genetics and gene regulation and bring potential evolutionary changes in organisms that would not occur under the Earth’s gravity regime (1 x g).

Thus, space can be explored to support the emergence of new varieties of microbes and plants, that when selected for, can exhibit increased growth and yield, improved resistance to pathogens, enhanced tolerance to drought, low nutrient and disease, produce new metabolites and others. These properties may be more difficult to achieve using other approaches under 1 x g.

This review provides an overview of the space microgravity and ionizing radiation conditions that significantly influence organisms. Changes in the genomics, physiology, phenotype, growth and metabolites of organisms in real and simulated microgravity and radiation conditions are illustrated.

MISSION WISE

The first privately lead comprehensive research program on the ISS, Mission WISE, focusing on the future of agriculture for a changing Earth

will analyze the impact of radiation and microgravity on wine components such as polyphenols, crystals, and colloids during the aging process, in order to develop new flavors, nutritional, and digestive properties for the food industry.

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COMMUBIOS WILL BE LAUNCHED ON NORTHROP GRUMMAN - ANTARES / CYGNUS FROM WALLOPS ISLAND, VIRGINIA, USA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THALES ALENIA SPACE & NANORACKS

COMMUBIOS (November 2019)
ALPHA (December 2019)

will assess the scientific protocols for the WISE program by studying changes in microorganisms subjected to artificial stressors (salt, humidity, and temperature), and the constraints related to microgravity and solar radiation during a suborbital flight.

will specifically investigate plant reactions to microgravity to explore new defense strategies, particularly to endemic diseases, such as mildew.
CANES WILL BE LAUNCHED ON DRAGON / FALCON 9 CRS-20 flight (SPACEX) FROM CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, USA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CNES & ESA

CANES (March 2020)
WYBSTUDY (H2 2024)

will focus on the effects of microgravity on bacteria and yeasts, investigating the possibility of generating new secondary metabolites for the health and agri-food sectors.

will examine changes in fermentation kinetics, bacteria and yeasts in order to generate strains with new genomic properties, including better resistance to stress and pathogens, for the agri-food industry.

FERMONT (H2 2025)
SECONDPRO (H2 2025)

will study the space environment's effect on yeasts and bacteria, focusing on metabolites, including resveratrol, with the aim of changing their antioxidant property to prevent neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases such as cancer.

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Deep dive on mission wise operations, the science of wise and our research team.

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Press Release

Dassault Aviation and Space Cargo Unlimited establish Partnership to integrate BentoBox into VORTEX reusable spaceplane to enable autonomous in-orbit operations

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20 November 2025

Bremen, November 20th  – Dassault Aviation’s VORTEX (Véhicule Orbital Réutilisable de Transport et d’Exploration) represents the next generation of reusable orbital vehicles,

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Former ESA Director General Jan Wörner Joins Space Cargo Unlimited as Chief Strategy Officer, Leading German Expansion with Establishment of New HQ in Darmstadt

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19 November 2025

Space Cargo Unlimited appoints Johann-Dietrich “Jan” Wörner to spearhead Europe’s transformation from space user to space industrial leader Bremen / Luxembourg /

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Space Cargo Unlimited et ATMOS Space Cargo visent un lancement en 2026 pour la première d’une série de sept missions autonomes de fabrication en orbite terrestre basse

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12 November 2025

Cette mission combine la capsule de retour PHOENIX 2 d’ATMOS avec la plateforme BentoBox de Space Cargo Unlimited pour créer le premier

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Les start-ups européennes spécialisées dans le transport spatial concluent un accord pour sept missions

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3 December 2024

Payloadspace

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European companies to offer microgravity payload missions

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3 December 2024

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Space Cargo Unlimited : l’usine bordelaise de l’espace décolle en 2025 avec SpaceX

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3 December 2024

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Space Cargo Unlimited : mettre l’Espace au service de la Terre

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5 May 2023

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Wie europäische Unternehmen den Weltraum erobern wollen

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3 February 2023

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Here are our job offers based in LUXEMBOURG.
To apply for one of these vacancies please send an email here.

Space Cargo Unlimited develops an innovative pressurized space system with return capacity, REV1. REV1 will be the space factory for Earth, unlocking the immense potential of manufacturing in space high value assets for Earth, in the field of agriculture, pharmaceutical, new materials or electronics.

SpaceFlight Operator Lead

We are seeking an experienced Operations Lead to strengthen Space Cargo Unlimited’s Mission Operations Team and related activities.

You will take a leading operational role in the preparation, execution, and continuous improvement of Space Cargo Unlimited Missions, Mission Control Center, ensuring operational readiness, mission safety, and robust execution across all mission phases. You will help coordinate the pool of operators, structure training and certification processes and implement a continuous Improvement strategy along the missions. 

The role requires the ability to leverage extensive operational experience to implement Space Cargo Unlimited’s operational vision, while bringing a critical and fresh perspective on the processes, tools, and means required to achieve it.

Key Responsibilities
1. Mission Operations Leadership
• Bring to Space Cargo Unlimited a solid background and experience in space operations, on which the company can rely to structure and further develop its operational activities.
• Take part in strategic discussions and decisionmaking related to the Operational Segment, actively contributing to the definition and implementation of the company’s operational vision.
• Provide, where possible, a critical, constructive, and innovative perspective on the methods, processes, and practices used in space operations, with the objective of improving efficiency, robustness, and longterm sustainability.
• Be able to manage or adjust to different shifts and maintain average human reaction time during the mission operations timeline

2. MCC Readiness & Operator Management
• Act as the primary point of contact for one of Space Cargo Unlimited’s Mission Control Centers, ensuring daytoday operational consistency and readiness.
• Support and accompany the operator pool through training and certification activities, particularly for Payload Operations, and contribute to their continuous skill development.
• Coordinate operators in real time during operations, ensuring disciplined mission execution in accordance with established procedures.
• Be well versed in P/L operations, management, scheduling and be able to perform root cause analysis of issues pertaining to the mission

3. Operational Procedures & Continuous Improvement
• Define, review, and maintain operational procedures, checklists, and mission rules
• Lead postmission reviews, lessons learned, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Contribute to the definition and evolution of the Concept of Operations (ConOps) and operational documentation (structure adapted)

4. CrossFunctional Coordination
• Be able to interface with and support other teams within the company (Integration, Software, Engineering, etc.) when required, within the limits of one’s competencies.
• Represent Space Cargo Unlimited with external partners (institutional, industrial, or operational) when necessary, on topics related to operations and the ground segment.
• Be able to prioritize and communicate lucidly the importance of operational planning and cadence to external partners

Person Profile:
The expected profile for this position is a candidate with proven experience in space operations and a solid understanding of what this entails, including realtime management of priorities, activities, teams, and missioncritical constraints. This experience, acquired through previous operational roles, will enable the candidate to take the next step by assuming a key and structuring role within the company’s Operational perimeter, balancing the implementation of effective tools and methods with the ability to propose or design new operational approaches. What is not yet known can be learned: the candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability and curiosity to develop new skills in areas that are not yet fully mastered. Motivation and willingness to grow will be decisive factors in the selection process.
Possible foreseen evolutions: Flight Director for Rev1, FCT team Lead, Payload Ops lead for Hops missions, Mission Managers, transition to another department, …
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Who You Are
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, …

Experience:
• At least 3–7 years of experience in space mission operations, ground control, or payload operations.
• Proven experience supporting mission operations for satellites, payloads, or spacecraft — including real-time operations and anomaly response.
• Experience in startup or agile space environments is a strong plus.

Technical Expertise:
• Knowledges and understanding of mission operations workflows, TT & C protocols, mission planning tools, and satellite ground control systems.
• Familiarity with the space environment and its operational constraints (e.g., microgravity, radiation, thermal variability).
• Experience with scientific payloads and/or technical demonstrators in micro-g is a plus

•Systems and Process Development:
• Demonstrated ability or ready to learn to develop and document operational processes, decision trees, and contingency procedures.
• Experience setting up and scaling mission operations infrastructure is valued.

What We Offer:
• The opportunity to take ownership of mission operations in one of Europe’s most ambitious space ventures.
• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• A front-row seat in shaping the operational backbone of in-space manufacturing missions.
• A collaborative and innovative team environment with space experts, entrepreneurs, and engineers.
• Opportunities for leadership and long-term growth within the organization.

Why Join Us
• Help shape the future of space-based science and industrial validation
• Be at the forefront of the emerging in-space manufacturing market
•Work with a mission-driven team operating at the intersection of science, engineering, and entrepreneurship
• Gain ownership in a role critical to the company’s next growth phase

To apply, send your CV and a short motivation note here.


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