Strategic Partnerships
Working with global leaders to advance space science innovation.
NASA
Rhodium Scientific has been awarded a $10M Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with NASA Johnson Space Center to provide scientific spaceflight services. Any government agency can use this contract vehicle for spaceflight services. Explore imagery and descriptions of missions supported by Rhodium Scientific on the ISS by searching the term “Rhodium Scientific” to learn more about each experiment’s objectives, descriptions, results, and imagery.
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ISS U.S. National Laboratory
Since 2019, Rhodium Scientific has been a Commercial Service Provider (CSP) and Implementation Partner (IP) for the International Space Station. The ISS is supported by an ever-growing network of organizations actively promoting and sustaining space-based commercial activities. Rhodium Scientific facilitates research projects on the ISS, translating bench science protocols to space-based platforms and providing NASA-certified flight hardware for biomanufacturing, regenerative medicine, pharmaceuticals, and agriculture.
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DARPA Biomanufacturing: Survival, Utility, and Reliability Everywhere (B-Sure) Program
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s B-SURE program developed autonomous biomanufacturing capabilities for remote and austere environments where traditional infrastructure is unavailable. Rhodium Scientific served as the key spaceflight performer on the program and provided: scientific translation of laboratory protocols into space operations, the ISS lunar and Martian gravity centrifuge, the microgravity bacterial growth chambers, and mission QA/QC. The Rhodium team successfully executed four ISS missions with 5 academic teams in less than 2 years to demonstrate on-demand production of critical biomanufactured materials in support of national security and expeditionary operations.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Rhodium Scientific is partnered with NIST to establish the first space-based reference and research grade materials in microgravity, enabling reproducible scientific outcomes from the ISS or any commercial space platform.
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U.S. Office of Space Commerce (OSC)
As a partner of the U.S. Office of Space Commerce, Rhodium Scientific supports commercial space initiatives, primarily in the area of establishing the first space-based reference materials for increased American science capabilities.
Starlab Space
Rhodium Scientific is partnered with Starlab, a U.S.-led commercial space station. Under the agreement, Rhodium Scientific will serve as both a channel partner and a commercial service provider within the Starlab ecosystem. The company will connect customers to Starlab’s platform while supporting the translation and execution of biological, medical, agriculture, and national security payloads. Rhodium will provide access to its NASA flight-proven hardware portfolio in support of customer payloads, including the Rhodium Science Chamber™ facilities for a range of biological experiments in orbit, a high-throughput centrifuge designed to simulate lunar and Martian gravity, and a large-batch culture chamber to accommodate tissue engineering and bacterial production on Starlab.
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Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
Rhodium Scientific has completed three spaceflight missions for DTRA in the areas of technology development, biomanufacturing, human health and performance. Each mission proved scientific readiness, rapid-turnaround times, and results from on-orbit research.
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The Texas Space Commission selected Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR) and Rhodium Scientific—America’s first space biotech company and proven leader in space biomanufacturing—are awarded a $10M grant from the Space Exploration and Research Fund (SEARF). This funding supports a 12-month phase one effort advancing the "Zephyr" spacecraft development through Critical Design Review and the creation of a full-scale ground prototype. Zephyr is an Earth reentry vehicle and orbital lab designed for microgravity biomanufacturing.
Involve Space
Rhodium Scientific has partnered with Italian-based Involve Space to support the seamless integration of scientific experiments aboard their high-altitude balloon flight systems. Rhodium's work focuses on ensuring research payloads are efficiently designed, tested, and incorporated into flight-ready hardware, enabling reliable data collection in near-space environments. Through this collaboration, we help bridge the gap between experimental science and real-world flight applications at the edge of space.
LEARN MORE: Involve Space and Rhodium Scientific Sign Collaboration Agreement for Biotech on Stratospheric Platform