Through a announced partnership, Helogen will work with Starlab Space to advance life‑sciences research in microgravity — Helogen provides automated microgravity R&D and manufacturing payload capabilities that will be used on Starlab to support drug development, 3D cell growth, stem‑cell research and other life‑science mission users.
Relationship research recordStarlab Space
Developer, owner-operator and commercial provider of the planned Starlab low-Earth-orbit space station and on-orbit research infrastructure.
Company websiteHouston-headquartered, U.S.-led global joint venture developing an AI-enabled commercial space station intended to provide crewed LEO research, manufacturing, payload, logistics and hospitality capabilities following the ISS transition.
Suppliers, customers & partners
Suppliers & service providers to Starlab Space
Helogen Corporation— mission user / collaborative customer · supplier / on orbit manufacturing integrator2 connectionsTell me more
HELogen (HEL-IOS™) partners with Starlab to embed autonomous, regulatory-grade biological cultivation, processing, sequencing and in-line analytics into station infrastructure—providing automated on-orbit manufacturing capabilities that enable Starlab to host persistent production of biomaterials.
Relationship research recordSpace LiinTech Inc.— mission userTell me more
Space LiinTech reserved payload space aboard Starlab and will be a payload customer/mission user on the Starlab commercial station to conduct AI-driven pharmaceutical R&D in microgravity.
Relationship research recordPortal Space Systems— mission user · program partner / servicing & debris remediation enablement2 connectionsTell me more
Starlab Space serves as an early partner and mission user for Portal Space Systems' DRAAS debris removal service, with a letter of intent to integrate it into future commercial space station operations (announced March 2026).
Relationship research recordPortal Space Systems joined as an early partner to provide on-orbit servicing, debris-remediation infrastructure, and mission-support capabilities targeted to heavily trafficked LEO bands that enable safer Starlab operations and extended mission lifetimes.
Relationship research recordSES— mission userTell me more
SES Space & Defense provides satellite communications services to enable connectivity for the Starlab commercial space station.
Relationship research recordThe Exploration Company— customerTell me more
The Exploration Company provides cargo transportation services to Starlab Space for three pre-booked missions to the Starlab space station and return to Earth, under a cargo services agreement signed in 2024.
Relationship research recordStarlab Space customers & supported companies
Space LiinTech Inc.— mission user · supplier2 connectionsTell me more
Space LiinTech has reserved payload space aboard Starlab to advance AI-driven pharmaceutical research in microgravity.
Relationship research recordStarlab has reserved payload accommodation and mission hosting capacity for Space LiinTech; Space LiinTech reserved payload space aboard the Starlab commercial space station to advance AI-driven pharmaceutical research in microgravity.
Relationship research recordMitsubishi Corporation— customer · program partner / acquired capability2 connectionsTell me more
Starlab will supply on-orbit laboratory facilities and designated payload volume to Mitsubishi Corporation (as a major space-station customer) to accelerate space-based research opportunities for Japanese institutions; Mitsubishi also joined with usage-rights and investment in the JV.
Relationship research recordStarlab Space LLC (the commercial space station joint venture) is the platform and on-orbit laboratory operator that Mitsubishi Corporation has joined as an equity owner and strategic partner, enabling Mitsubishi to access on-orbit laboratory facilities and payload volume for Japanese customers and experiments.
Relationship research recordHelogen Corporation— mission user / customer · strategic partner / platform enabler2 connectionsTell me more
Starlab will host HEL-IOS™ automated biomanufacturing hardware and workflows; Starlab supplies the orbital platform and infrastructure enabling HELogen to conduct autonomous, regulatory-grade in-orbit production and analytics.
Relationship research recordStarlab Space announced a partnership with Helogen to advance life‑sciences research in microgravity; Starlab’s next‑generation commercial space station architecture and on‑orbit facility access are positioned to enable Helogen’s automated microgravity manufacturing and research payloads.
Relationship research recordLambdaVision— supplierTell me more
Starlab Space entered a reservation agreement with LambdaVision for payload space on its commercial space station to enable transition to long-term, scalable space-based manufacturing of artificial retinas (announced February 2026).
Relationship research recordSpace Scotland Limited— mission userTell me more
Space Scotland has reserved payload space with Starlab to expand Scotland’s commercial research and innovation activities in low-Earth orbit.
Relationship research recordStarlab Space program partners
Mitsubishi Corporation— customer / strategic partner / equity owner · strategic partner2 connectionsTell me more
Mitsubishi Corporation is an equity owner and strategic partner in Starlab and has acquired usage rights for designated payload volume and utilization of on-orbit laboratory facilities on Starlab; Mitsubishi thereby supplies investment, reserved payload capacity, and customer commitments to the Starlab program while also serving as a major station customer for Japanese research and commercial users.
Relationship research recordMitsubishi Corporation joined Starlab Space as a strategic partner and equity owner in the joint venture in April 2024, contributing to the development and operation of the Starlab space station.
Relationship research recordMDA Space— program partner · strategic partner4 connectionsTell me more
MDA Space is part of the Starlab consortium, contributing robotics and space hardware expertise as a joint-venture industrial partner enabling station capabilities.
Relationship research recordMDA Space is an equity partner in Starlab Space LLC and supplies SKYMAKER robotic arms and external robotics capabilities for the commercial space station.
Relationship research recordMDA Space joined Starlab Space as a strategic partner and equity owner and will supply the full range of external robotics, robotics interfaces and robotic mission operations (including its SKYMAKER modular space robotics suite) to the Starlab commercial space station program.
Relationship research recordMDA Space joined Starlab as a strategic partner and equity owner in May 2024, providing space robotics expertise including the MDA SKYMAKER™ robotic arm for the Starlab station.
Relationship research recordPalantir Technologies— exclusive supplier · program partner · 3 more roles5 connectionsTell me more
Palantir Technologies was announced as a strategic partner and the exclusive supplier of enterprise-wide software data management solutions (AI-driven software, data management, digital-twin and operations tools) for the Starlab commercial space station; Palantir will provide enterprise software and AI capabilities for station operations and mission support.
Relationship research recordPalantir is a partner in the Starlab Space joint venture, contributing to AI-enabled operations, digital twin, data management, and customer portal capabilities for the Starlab space station.
Relationship research recordPalantir Technologies supplies enterprise-wide software data management solutions, digital twins, and AI capabilities as the exclusive supplier for Starlab commercial space station operations, mission planning, and data integration (announced June 2024).
Relationship research recordPalantir entered a strategic partnership with Starlab to provide advanced software, data and analytics capabilities intended to improve safety, sustainability, and operational efficiency for Starlab operations.
Relationship research recordThrough a strategic partnership, Starlab will provide an operational platform and data environment that Palantir will integrate with its software to improve station mission safety, sustainability and operational analytics—Starlab thus serves Palantir as an operational customer/partner for deployment of its technologies in-orbit.
Relationship research recordPaladin Space— mission user · supplier / debris removal partner2 connectionsTell me more
Starlab Space joined as an early partner/mission user for the Portal–Paladin DRAAS offering with a letter of intent to integrate the debris-removal service into future commercial space station operations, making Starlab an intended user/customer of Paladin's debris-removal capability when deployed with Portal's platform.
Relationship research recordPaladin Space is named alongside Portal as part of a commercially structured debris-removal infrastructure program that lists Starlab as an early partner—providing technologies and services that reduce collision risk for Starlab.
Relationship research recordRhodium Scientific— strategic partner / platform enablementTell me more
Starlab signed an agreement with Rhodium Scientific for space biotechnology services and payload integration, providing a future commercial-station platform that enables Rhodium’s customers to transition from ISS to Starlab.
Relationship research recordGovernment awards & missions
Janus Henderson— strategic-investorTell me more
Janus Henderson, through accounts managed by its advisory affiliates, made a strategic investment in Starlab Space. · Corporate financing for commercial-station development.
The joint Janus Henderson/Voyager announcement directly states that managed accounts will invest in Starlab.
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