Arkisys

• Dave Barnhart - Founder and Chief Executive Officer
• Rahul Rughani - Chief Systems Engineer
• Noah Gladden - Lead Integration and Manufacturing Engineer
• Sam Feldman - Lead GNC Engineer
• Yashvi Deliwala - Mission Manager
• Diane Quick - Technical Lead
• Fred Tubb - Technical Lead
• Dan Lopez - Board Member
• Charity Weeden - Board Member - Advises on governance and the policy and commercial foundations for in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing.
• Talbot Jaeger - Board Member
• Lisa Hill - Technical Advisor
• Peter Will - Technical Advisor
• Paul Lithgow - Technical Advisor
• Brad Adams - Technical Advisor

Events

• 2026-10-05 - Partnership - Orbital Robotics and Arkisys plan ISS autonomous-arm demonstrations for 2027

  Astronauts will install the arms on a NASA Astrobee to capture a second Astrobee and replace a compute module. Orbital is funding the programme, with Arkisys providing integration and platform support through its NASA Space Act Agreement. Three demonstrations are planned roughly a month apart, after which the arms will remain aboard for further experiments.

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• 2025-12-16 - Demonstration - Arkisys supports successful Astrobee technical rehearsal aboard the ISS

  A 12 December ground test at USC checked JAXA’s demonstration software using a two-dimensional simulated-weightlessness setup. During the 16 December ISS rehearsal, Astrobee flew inside Kibo while Int-Ball2 monitored its flight.

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• 2025-12-08 - Demonstration - Arkisys test facility validates Enduralock OneLink docking prototype

  The female connector was mounted on a Port prototype and the male half on a Motiv Space Systems robotic arm. The campaign used simulated orbital dynamics; future Cutter and Port flights remain scheduled missions.

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• 2025-12-03 - Partnership - Arkisys signs Space BD MOU for Port technology demonstrations on ISS

  Space BD will provide engineering, payload integration and coordination with JAXA and NASA. Launch facilitation and component procurement are included in the proposed demonstration support.

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• 2025-11-07 - Partnership - Arkisys and USC sign MOU to expand Astrobee space research

  USC is an initial collaborator in the regional research effort built around the Astrobee testbed. The original NASA proposal included support from faculty at seven other universities.

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• 2025-09-24 - Partnership - Arkisys takes on NASA Astrobee support through an unfunded Space Act Agreement

  Arkisys will continue enabling partners to conduct technology experiments in the station’s microgravity environment. The platform comprises Bumble, Honey and Queen, together with control software and a recharging dock.

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• 2025-06-16 - Partnership - Arkisys and iBOSS join forces on student payload modules for the Port

  Student teams receive a 3D-printable locker design for payload transport and robotic handling. The 2025–2026 programme includes planned prizes at a spring showcase and access to connectable interface concepts.

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• 2024-11-13 - Contract Award - Arkisys wins SDA SBIR Phase 2 work on constellation servicing concepts

  Prototype demonstrations in the company’s 1G testbed will check payload-to-bus connectivity. The effort extends a separate short-term study of commercial deorbit augmentation and pricing.

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Relationships

• Space Development Agency

  Research Contract - SBIR Phase 2 study of constellation servicing and maintenance concepts, including planned ground prototype validation.

• Orbital Robotics

  Iss Robotics Demonstration Partner - Orbital Robotics and Arkisys plan an ISS capture-and-servicing demo using Astrobee-mounted arms, targeting a Q3 2027 launch.

• Space BD

  Partner - MOU for Port technology demonstration using i-SEEP access to Kibo; engineering and integration support remain planned.

• NASA

  Astrobee Sustainer Under Unfunded Space Act Agreement - Arkisys sustains and maintains NASA’s Astrobee platform aboard the ISS under an unfunded Space Act Agreement.

Comparable profiles

• GITAI

  stack adjacency - Space Robotic Manipulation

• Icarus Robotics

  stack adjacency - Space Robotic Manipulation

• MDA Space

  stack adjacency - Space Robotic Manipulation

Context tags

• Orbital robotics operations - Workflow - https://www.arkisys.com/ — Company develops modular on-orbit infrastructure and interface programmes. No existing on-orbit service fleet inferred.
• Space robotic manipulation - Capability - https://www.arkisys.com/ — Port Adapter/Dobot and modular Dock programme supports robotic orbital assembly/manipulation context; demonstrations and planned orbital infrastructure…
• Space infrastructure operations - Customer Environment - https://www.arkisys.com/ — Orbital manufacturing,assembly and hosted services are market context.

• Arkisys wins SDA SBIR Phase 2 work on constellation servicing concepts

  2024-11-13 · Order / contract · The study will assess orbital maintenance and augmentation options for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

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