Odyssey Space Research

Odyssey Space Research, LLC is a company specializing in software and engineering services for civil and commercial space missions. Founded in 2003, the company has grown to nearly 200 employees with expertise in flight software, guidance, navigation and control, simulation, and test. They focus on safety critical systems for both human and robotic spacecraft with over two decades of space exploration experience.

Odyssey serves customers working on spacecraft with both crewed and uncrewed missions. Their portfolio includes software development and verification for space station cargo vehicles, lunar landers, and exploration spacecraft. They support NASA missions and commercial customers with software for flight dynamics, trajectory optimization, and astronaut flight operations.

The company offers flight software development, including architecture design, integration, and testing for human and robotic spacecraft. They provide guidance, navigation, and control system development and analysis with a focus on safety for human rated systems. Odyssey also delivers avionics integration and test services using on site electrostatic discharge labs for hardware and software verification.

Simulation and analysis solutions cover flight dynamics, mission design, ground operations, and astronaut cockpit development. Odyssey supports human spaceflight operations with 24/7 flight control services in NASA’s Mission Control Center. Independent verification and validation services help identify risks and verify safety critical software and flight systems to improve mission safety and performance.

Odyssey is located in Houston, Texas, near the Johnson Space Center, and has an office in Boulder, Colorado. Their customers include NASA and commercial space companies. They have received several NASA awards such as the Distinguished Public Service Medal, Silver Snoopy, and JSC Small Business Subcontractor of the Year. Odyssey actively recruits engineers and software developers for spaceflight careers.

The company’s four primary software products are ENCORE™ Flight Software SDK, STAGE™ Ecosystem for software development and testing, CODA™ Guidance, Navigation, and Control software, and OVATION™ high fidelity simulation. ENCORE and STAGE are compatible with NASA’s open-source Core Flight System architecture.

Odyssey’s expertise spans aerospace engineering, mathematics, and physics. Their work supports missions including Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser, the ISS cargo and crew visiting vehicles, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, and lunar surface missions. They provide engineering services that help customers design, develop, test, and operate safe space missions.

Services

• Flight Software Development
• Guidance Navigation & Control
• Avionics Integration & Test
• Spaceflight Simulation & Analysis
• Human Spaceflight Operations
• Independent Verification & Validation