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Arkwright Space is a U.S. company building autonomous space drones for inspection and diagnosis at the point of need: the sensing and intelligence layer of in-space servicing. The long-term vision, factories in space, grew out of the 2018 "Factories-In-Space" vision recognized in the SME and NSF Blue Sky Manufacturing Competition, and is headquartered at Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Watch: The Senate Testimony
Dr. Ajay "AJ" P. Malshe, CEO of Arkwright Space, testifying before the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, as covered by Forbes Breaking News.
Testifying before the United States Senate
Dr. Ajay "AJ" P. Malshe, CEO of Arkwright Space, appears before the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship at the hearing "The Next 250: Small Businesses Leading the Way." Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
When Gravity Disappears
Purdue's feature on the 2027 Purdue 1 research mission names the co-pioneers of "factories in space" and the in-space manufacturing experiment headed to flight.
The Radical Ideas Powering Up American Manufacturing
SME's decade-of-Blue-Sky retrospective opens with the 2018 Factories-In-Space vision, now being commercialized as Arkwright.
The 2018 "Factories-In-Space" vision, a top-two selection in the SME/NSF Blue Sky Manufacturing Competition (David Dornfeld Manufacturing Vision Award).
HORUS, an autonomous exterior free-flyer for inspection and diagnosis at the point of need; servicing payloads follow. In development. Specifications shared under NDA.
Funded government Phase 1 under way. Two booked flights, 2027 and 2028. Details under NDA.
Factories in space: the long-term destination. Sustainment is the road.
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