Interoperability
Standard form factors and interfaces improve portability across stations, vehicles, and integrators - increasing your options when timelines and availability shift.
Standards
Our goal is to reduce the “space translation” work that slows down microgravity missions. We focus on practical, widely adopted interfaces and form factors that make it easier to scope, compare, and execute missions across multiple providers, without re-engineering every time you switch platforms.
Clear Requirements
We translate requirements into consistent “mission-ready” specs so providers can quote faster, and customers can compare options with fewer surprises.
Risk Reduction
Shared checklists, proven interfaces, and documented assumptions help reduce integration churn, compliance gaps, and late-stage rework.
Active Standards Work
Open Space Locker Initiative
Open-source, MLE-compatible payload locker systems designed to work across multiple orbital platforms. This is the primary “hardware standardization” effort supporting the Exchange.
View Open Space LockerOrbital Capability Profiles
Standardized provider listings (“capability envelopes”) covering orbit, duration, environment, volume/mass, power/data, cadence, pricing ranges, and compliance context—so missions can be compared apples-to-apples.
Browse ProvidersData & Interfaces
Practical guidance on common payload interfaces (e.g., Ethernet, serial, telemetry patterns) and what providers typically expect—so payload teams can plan early and avoid rework later.
Ask a QuestionCompliance & Documentation
A lightweight set of templates and checklists that help teams move faster through NDAs, payload documentation, and common compliance considerations (export control, biosafety, handling, etc.).
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