Space Tango

Space Tango is a company in Lexington, Kentucky. It builds automated systems for research and manufacturing in microgravity. The company says it wants to simplify access to space for research and production. It says it reduces mission risk and speeds up discovery from concept to orbit. Its work focuses on health and technology. The site says it works with partners to turn experiments into scalable applications.

The company says its first permanent facility was installed on the International Space Station in 2016. Since then it has expanded its platforms. The site says these platforms now support missions from low Earth orbit to lunar and deeper space.

The company lists three main products. Mambo is a large scale in space manufacturing platform. PAUL is a powered ascent platform that the site says protects biological viability during launch. Studio is a fully automated in space lab with robotic handling and imaging.

The site lists research areas. These include disease modeling, drug development, fundamental science, materials and biomanufacturing, plant science and STEM. The site says the systems support independent research and production in orbit. The site says the company can run research without crew time or return cycles.

The site reports recent news. It describes work on the NASA Artemis II AVATAR mission and biological discovery. It also reports a NASA Phase II InSPA award with LambdaVision to manufacture artificial retinas in space.

The leadership team includes co-founder and president Twyman Clements. The site also lists a chief technology officer, a chief financial officer and several business development directors. The site has a careers page for job seekers.

The company can be reached by phone at (833) 428-2646. The office is at 611 Winchester Road, Lexington, Kentucky 40505. The site has a contact form and social media links. The site lists a careers page with openings and a call to join the team.