Outpost Space Developing Shipping Container-Sized Reentry Capsule

Outpost Space’s reentry vehicle would use a paraglider to land after deorbiting.

Credit: Outpost Space
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Outpost Space a $33.2 million Strategic Funding Increase (Stratfi) contract to help develop and test a scalable heat shield, payload bus and paragliding system for a Joint Precision Orbital Cargo space vehicle that would be used for hypersonic testing and reentry...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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