Voyager Space, an innovative company dominating the NewSpace sector, has remarkably propelled itself to success in just a few short years. With the space economy now valued at a whopping $546 billion, Voyager has stayed true to its tagline, “Humanity Unbound,” leading space exploration to new heights.
Co-founded in 2019 by Dylan Taylor and Matthew Kuta, Voyager Space has built upon over 20 years of spaceflight expertise to help set the foundation for the next generation of space infrastructure and technology.
Dylan Taylor, who also serves as the organization’s Chairman and CEO, has utilized his background in leadership, engineering, and investment and his unbounded passion for the space industry to help build a “mini-prime” that now regularly competes with large defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin and Boeing.
Within a year of Voyager Space’s launch, the team had already solidified itself as a major player in the market by acquiring both the robotics and on-orbit servicing firm Altius Space Machines and the chemicals and materials company Pioneer Astronautics, all while expanding its influence in the industry. In September 2020, a major milestone was marked when Bishop Airlock became the first permanent commercial addition to the International Space Station.
Of course, these milestones weren’t just a matter of luck, but the streamlined vision combining innovation, sustainability and a humanistic approach that helps the company stand out from other players in the sector.
The Vision Behind Voyager Space
Taylor and Kuta’s innovative vision behind their space company has led them to scale and acquire businesses strategically to help support innovative players in the sector and help them grow.
In an interview with NASDAQ, CEO Dylan Taylor discussed the impetus for creating the firm: “We have high-level innovation in the NewSpace sector. However, we’re not getting a lot of the infrastructure built in space, so we need to take that level of innovation and lend it to these larger infrastructure projects.”
Taylor continues, “The thesis behind the company was that you needed a company with ambition but also capability and that the best people in the industry would want to work for a company like that.”
As Voyager centers its focus on space developments, it allows it to differentiate its services from other aerospace companies that focus on other areas and bring a new level of innovation to build a strong portfolio while nurturing space entrepreneurs. Among the founding focuses at Voyager Space, they harness innovative technologies that foster space development and unlock the infinite possibilities that can create futures for humanity and other life forms both in space and on Earth:
Innovative Technologies
The technology Voyager Space develops can provide answers to challenges found in space and on Earth by their investment in space-based agriculture and orbital debris mitigation technologies and policies.
Among their technology goals, Voyager Space’s dynamic infrastructure builds upon a more sustainable space economy with standardized hardware that helps lower costs. Thus far, it has allowed the Voyager team to develop crewed platforms, on-orbit satellite servicing, orbital debris removal, superior satellite communications and visualization systems, and controllable solid propulsion.
Another reason Voyager Space has skyrocketed to success is its diversification in capabilities. The Launch Company, a launch service company; Valley Tech Systems, a propulsion and signals intelligence company; and XO Markets, a commercial space and infrastructure and services organization that includes NanoRacks, DreamUp, and Starlab Oasis, are among the other significant acquisitions. Communications and software developer Space Micro and spaceflight developer ZIN Technologies were also integrated into Voyager’s operating platform.
New technologies have also allowed them to develop the holy grail of space infrastructure: space stations. Dylan Taylor has mentioned that Voyager Space was awarded one of three contracts by NASA to help build Starlab. This new space station will address future market needs and replace the International Space Station when deorbited by 2030.
Creating Sustainable Worlds in Space and on Earth
Space exploration provides an excellent opportunity to create tangible solutions that address the growing challenges (climate change issues, health concerns, space debris) we face on Earth. Voyager’s projects, including Starlab, will help harness exploration, space tourism, and scientific research like biopharma drug development, AgTech and food scarcity research. These focuses will help bring any sustainable innovations down to Earth to benefit humans and our greatest challenges.
Voyager’s revolutionizing commercial space services also allowed numerous nations on Earth to become space-faring for the first time. This access to space can even influence students to consider career paths in STEM and empower innovators to start their own space companies. Voyager does so by building a supportive, community-oriented workforce and nurturing those interested in STEM fields through hands-on internships with NexGen values to help drive change.
Dylan Taylor has also focused on helping to democratize access to space exploration for leaders. He founded the nonprofit organization Space For Humanity, which partners select STEM leaders to fly to space to experience the Overview Effect and bring back their knowledge to encourage further development of the STEM and space industry.
“We want to unleash humanity and have it reach its full potential,” says Dylan Taylor.
Thanks to Voyager Space’s strategic partnerships and thoughtful approach to developing new ways to discover the cosmos, the trifold benefits of space exploration on sustainability, innovation and community will have a reigning impact, making the company a powerful mainstay in the space economy for years to come.
Published by: Holy Minoza
