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Outlier Space

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Outlier Space is a New Zealand-based aerospace startup developing a scalable, reusable, uncrewed satellite platform. The platform is designed to provide reliable access to microgravity for researchers, biopharma companies, and governments, with safe return to Earth. The company's team brings together global aerospace experts with a combined experience of over 40 years in aerospace engineering, uncrewed systems, and satellite platform design.

The company's core product is a breakthrough infrastructure intended to offer flexible, high-cadence access to orbit while handling mission complexity for its customers. Outlier Space targets industry verticals including aerospace, biopharma, research, government R&D, and advanced materials manufacturing. Its stated purpose is to enable a sustainable orbital economy, guided by commitments to reliability, transparency, and simplicity.

Outlier Space's first mission is targeted for launch in 2028. As a startup in the aerospace sector, the company represents a focused effort to develop new infrastructure for microgravity access.

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