Startup

ThinkOrbital

ThinkOrbital is building the technologies that will secure America’s future in space.

Systems7

A proposed spherical space-station module for payloads, manufacturing and habitation.

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A proposed free-flying platform for in-orbit servicing, assembly and manufacturing.

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A proposed free-flying space station for habitation and research.

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A future space-station concept connecting multiple ThinkPlatform modules.

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A robotic tool suite designed for in-space servicing, welding, cutting and manufacturing.

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An X-ray imaging system designed for inspecting objects in space.

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Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

Capabilities
Technology	Role	Maturity	TRL	Notes	Confidence
Advanced manufacturing and materials	Developer	—	—	classify_sectors run 37, sonnet, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Building technologies to 'secure America's future in space'.	Reported
Space, launch and counterspace	Developer	—	—	classify_sectors run 37, sonnet, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Building technologies to 'secure America's future in space'.	Reported

Advanced manufacturing and materials
Developer
classify_sectors run 37, sonnet, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Building technologies to 'secure America's future in space'.
—Reported
Space, launch and counterspace
Developer
classify_sectors run 37, sonnet, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Building technologies to 'secure America's future in space'.
—Reported

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

People
Person	Role
Sebastian Asprella	Co-founder and CEO
ThinkPlatform Jim MacConnell	Chief Technology Officer

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DatabaseSixth-Domain public startups directory
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "046c54a4-d432-40ef-bec1-cc1e416bf7e7", "name": "ThinkOrbital"}”
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CompanyWho we are
ThinkOrbital · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“ThinkOrbital is building the technologies that will secure America’s future in space.”

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CompanySpace Applications
ThinkOrbital · Supports System
“# ThinkToolkit The suite of robotic technologies to support in-space servicing, construction and other operations. Electron beam system enables welding, cutting and additive manufacturing”
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CompanySpace Infrastructure
ThinkOrbital · Supports System
“# ThinkPlatform-3 # ThinkPlatform-3 Free-flying large space station with four times the volume of the International Space Station.”
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CompanyAutonomous X-Ray Imaging
ThinkOrbital · Supports System
“ThinkXT is the only patented autonomous platform-to-platform X-ray imaging system on the market — born from ThinkX, our space-based Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and ISR platform. That heritage translates directly into unmatched imaging precision, operational safety, and remote inspection capability for terrestrial applications. ”

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CompanyThinkOrbital Welcomes Former SpaceX Executive Lee Rosen as Co-founder
ThinkOrbital · Supports Role
““We are excited to welcome Lee Rosen as a Co-founder, President and Chief Strategy Officer,” said Sebastian Asprella, Co-founder and CEO at ThinkOrbital.”

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