>[!summary] Prime Company Profile >Website: https://voyagertechnologies.com/starlab/ > >**Voyager Technologies** (formerly Voyager Space Holdings, Inc.) is an American private space technology company headquartered in Denver, Colorado, specializing in space infrastructure, technology solutions, and commercial space exploration. Voyager's highest profile project is [[#Starlab]], a joint venture between Voyager, Airbus, Mitsubishi, and MDA Space. Starlab supports a crew of 4 (+4 during handover) and is designed to be launched fully assembled on a single dedicated Starship flight requiring no additional assembly flights. ## Contents 1. [[#Starlab]] 2. [[#Awards]] 3. [[#Media]] 4. [[#Team]] 5. [[#Notes]] ## Starlab 🔗 https://starlab-space.com/ 🔗 https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/space/space-exploration/starlab Starlab is a planned [[🌍 Orbits#LEO|LEO]] commercial space station, projected to launch in 2029, the station will launch fully assembled on a single SpaceX Starship. Starlab is a joint venture between Voyager, [Airbus](https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/space), [Mitsubishi](https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/bu/space/), and [MDA](https://mda.space/). Additional partners include Northrop Grumman, Palantir, Hilton, and Ohio State University. Voyager revealed in its [prospectus](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1788060/000162828025026244/voyager-sx1.htm) that it projects Starlab to cost **$2.8 billion to $3.3 billion** to develop. The core of the station is [Airbus's LOOP multi-purpose orbital module](https://www.airbus.com/sites/g/files/jlcbta136/files/2023-05/202304_AirbusLOOP_Brochure_V0.pdf). It will also include a smaller equipment bay module (storage, support systems, hygiene facilities) and is supported by a powerful service module with a 60kW power and propulsion element (PPE). ### Specs **Crew**: 4 (+4 handover) **Diameter**: ~8 m **Service Life:** 30 Years **Station Power**: [35kW](https://starlab-space.com/wp-content/uploads/GCCopy-of-Starlab_One-Pager.pdf) continuous, [60kW](https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/space/space-exploration/starlab) peak **Habitable Volume**: 450 m³ **Orbit**: 400 km **Launch Vehicle**: Starship ### Features - [Airbus LOOP Core Module](https://www.airbus.com/sites/g/files/jlcbta136/files/2023-05/202304_AirbusLOOP_Brochure_V0.pdf) - Regenerative Environmental Control & Life Support System ([ECLSS](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/g-281237_eclss_0.pdf?emrc=67ffdc)) - Airlock - 3 Expansion Ports to support multiple visiting vehicles - [MDA Skymaker](https://mda.space/skymaker) robotic arm - External payload platforms ![[starlab.webp]] ## Awards - In Dec 2021 Nanoracks (majority owned by Voyager) was awarded a <span style="color:limegreen">$160 million</span> Space Act Agreement to "support the design and development of commercial space stations" as part of NASA's Commercial LEO Destinations Program. [Source](https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-companies-to-develop-commercial-destinations-in-space/) - In Jan 2024 Voyager received an additional <span style="color:limegreen">$57.5 million</span> to its original $160 million award. The new funding to be used for various development milestones focused on operations, assembly, integration and testing, as well as a rendezvous and proximity operations demonstration. Some of those funds are allocated for upgrades to [Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo spacecraft](https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/cygnus-spacecraft) to add capability to dock directly with Starlab. [Source](https://www.space.com/nasa-adds-private-space-station-funding) - In February 2025 the Texas Space Commission awarded <span style="color:limegreen">$15 million</span> to Voyager as part of their Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund (SEARF) grant program. [Source](https://news.satnews.com/2025/02/10/starlab-space-awarded-15-million-toward-commercial-space-station-to-replace-iss/) ## Media ### Promotional PDFs 🔗 Starlab - https://starlab-space.com/wp-content/uploads/GCCopy-of-Starlab_One-Pager.pdf 🔗 Airbus LOOP - https://www.airbus.com/sites/g/files/jlcbta136/files/2023-05/202304_AirbusLOOP_Brochure_V0.pdf --- ### Airbus LOOP Module  🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vk9jle8m2Y --- ### Starlab Render - Orbiting  🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHggrLYTVos --- ### Starlab Render - Orbiting 2  🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIJxfshUzas ## Team | Name | Title | Background / Previous Roles | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | [Tom Kopra](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-kopra/) | CEO | CEO Nanoracks, President OneWeb, VP of Robotics and Space Operations at MDA, Founder Blue Bear Capital | | [Tom Ayres](https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-ayres-046a8312b/) | General Counsel | 20th General Counsel Dept. Air Force, 1st General Counsel U.S. Space Force, US Army Major General | | [Mohit Sharma](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohitsharma11/) | CFO | Airbus - Head of M&A Finance | | [Brad Henderson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradleyhenderson1/) | Chief Commercial Officer | Sierra Space - VP Space Habitation. U.S. Special Forces Green Beret | | [Paul Schauer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-schauer-81b09249/) | Chief Procurement Officer | CACI | | [John Fisher](https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-f-96b69921/) | COO and Director of Engineering | Nanoracks, MDA, General Dynamics, L3 Harris | ## Notes - Voyager designed, built, and now operates the [Bishop Airlock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanoracks_Bishop_Airlock) on the ISS, the first and only commercial Airlock on orbit. - Voyager selected SpaceX Starship to launch Starlab to LEO Jan 21, 2024. [Source](https://starlab-space.com/press-releases/starlab-space-selects-spacexs-starship-for-historic-launch/)