Startup · Luxembourg (Europe)
Its first in-orbit demo flew on Transporter-16 in March 2026 (company claim). It has announced no dated next step.
Stage 4 of 7: Payload demo flown
Its first in-orbit demo flew on Transporter-16 in March 2026 (company claim).[1]
What the stage means: Compute or storage flown as a hosted payload or on the ISS.
DoneCompany claim
First in-orbit demo flown on Transporter-16
Sources: Payload; Satcom Digital
DoneConfirmed
ESA Space Cloud Phase I contract for orbital data center architecture
Source: Payload
DoneConfirmed
Redwire to manufacture its DPUs and switches in the US under license
Source: SpaceNews
Targets as the organisation stated them. When a date moved, every move is listed with its source; a narrower window is shown as a narrowing.
No dated next step has been announced.
What to watch · SpaceNexus note, not a prediction
The outcome of the ESA Space Cloud Phase I study.
Jaroslaw Jaworski (CEO)
| Program | Stage | Verified funding | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge Aerospace (this page) | Stage 4 of 7: Payload demo flown | Not counted | None announced |
| AWS | Stage 4 of 7: Payload demo flown | Not counted | None announced |
| Astro Digital | Stage 4 of 7: Payload demo flown | Not counted | Q1 2027: SPAC close and Nasdaq listing |
| Axiom Space | Stage 4 of 7: Payload demo flown | Not counted | 2027: AxODC Node ISS (petabyte-class, optical link) delivered to the ISS |
| Booz Allen | Stage 4 of 7: Payload demo flown | Not counted | None announced |
| D-Orbit | Stage 4 of 7: Payload demo flown | Not counted | None announced |
| HPE Spaceborne | Stage 4 of 7: Payload demo flown | Not counted | None announced |
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