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Thales Alenia Space has a new initiative to support startups with a new industry accelerator called the Space Business Catalyst, announced July 4. There

The International Space Station has a monopoly on in-space research, but the huge surge of interest in commercial space is starting to change that. Atmos Space Cargo, a German startup, is looking to open up the opportunities for life sciences research and manufacturing in orbit with its return capsules that will deliver cargo from space back to Earth. Atmos' service is tailored specifically for life sciences, according to the startup's website, which can include research into monoclonal antibodies, stem cells, artificially grown human tissue, and protein crystallization.

Atmos Space Cargo is building a return capsule to enable "microgravity on demand" for research and in-space manufacturing applications.

Thales Alenia Space and Space Cargo Unlimited have signed a first phase contract for the conception and production of ‘REV1’, the first floating space factory.

--The First Space Factory