Voyager Space Holdings has announced its intent to acquire a majority stake in XO Markets and its largest subsidiary Nanoracks. Voyager announces intention to acquire majority control of X.O. Demand for those satellite deployment services led Nanoracks to pursue development of Bishop, a commercial airlock that can be used for releasing satellites and hosting experiments. In November, it acquired The Launch Company, a provider of rocket and spacecraft components, and ground equipment for launch sites. Nanoracks plans to conduct its first in-space test of that technology in 2021. DENVER, DECEMBER 23, 2020 (Nanoracks PR) – Voyager Space Holdings, Inc. (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration, today announced its intent to acquire a majority stake in XO Markets and its largest subsidiary Nanoracks. Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements. Markets, Parent of Nanoracks, Announce Strategic Agreement 12/23/2020 | 09:31am EST DENVER, Dec. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyager Space Holdings, Inc. (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration, today announced its intent to acquire a majority stake in XO Markets and its largest subsidiary Nanoracks. Markets, Parent of Nanoracks, Announce Strategic Agreement. “Nanoracks elected for longer term scalability with the Voyager team, rather than a straight Series B,” she said. Nanoracks, founded in 2009, started by flying experiments to the International Space Station. Voyager Space Holdings, a company that has acquired several space ventures, is taking a majority stake in commercial space station company Nanoracks, the two firms announced Dec. 23. Voyager Space Holdings Intends To Obtain Majority Stake In XO Markets + Nanoracks December 28, 2020 Voyager Space Holdings, Inc. (Voyager) has announced the company’s intent to acquire a majority stake in XO Markets and that firm’s largest subsidiary, Nanoracks. This critical leap forward takes place as we have worked closely with NASA, the European Space Agency and industry partners to equip the International Space Station with our Bishop Airlock. “We continue to push the envelope of what’s possible in commercial space. “With Voyager’s support, Nanoracks can continue to do what it does best: develop in-space services and technology that is poised to transform life on Earth and in space.”. “Nanoracks is […] Nanoracks spokesperson Abby Dickes said the Voyager agreement is in place of that round. Nanoracks is the world’s leading provider of commercial space services, offering low-cost, high-quality solutions to the most pressing needs for satellite deployment and basic and educational research in more than 30 nations worldwide. XO Markets, the world’s first commercial space holding company, includes Nanoracks LLC, Nanoracks UAE, and wholly owned subsidiaries DreamUp and Nanoracks Space Outpost Europe (Nanoracks-Europe). Nanoracks’ future goals are focused on the re-purposing of the upper stages of launch vehicles in-space and converting these structures into commercial habitats, both humanly and robotically tended, throughout the solar system. Voyager Space Holdings, Inc. (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration, today announced its intent to acquire a majority stake in XO Markets and its largest subsidiary Nanoracks. Voyager Space Holdings, Inc. (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration, today announced the appointment of Marian Joh to the company's Board of Directors. Nanoracks release Voyager Space Holdings, Inc. and X.O. I’ve long been a fan of Nanoracks, and this is huge news for them. It previously acquired space technology companies Altius Space Machines and Pioneer Astronautics. Voyager Space Holdings to acquire majority stake in Nanoracks by Jeff Foust — December 23, 2020 Voyager Space Holdings announced Dec. 23 it is buying a majority stake in Nanoracks, … Bishop was flown to the station on a SpaceX commercial cargo mission earlier this month, and attached to the station by the Canadarm2 robotic arm Dec. 19. The company is also actively working toward its long-term Outpost Program, which will enable Nanoracks to own, operate and leverage commercial space stations, repurposing in-space hardware to make discoveries that will change life on Earth. “Over the past decade my team and I have worked to grow Nanoracks from a garage-based startup into the first commercial space company with customers,” Manber said in a statement about the deal with Voyager. Voyager offers those companies access to long-term funding as well as shared infrastructure, such as human resources. With Voyager, we’re confident in our expanded team’s ability to continue to deliver game-changing technology industry-wide.”. By centralizing shared services functions at the parent company level, Voyager enables engineer founded and led subsidiaries to focus more on development of innovative products and services. Let’s see how they can put the new investment to work. Nanoracks LLC, an XO Markets company, is the world’s leading provider of commercial space services. The Bishop Airlock is the first-ever commercial, permanent addition to the International Space Station, bringing five times more customer volume than currently available through the existing, government-operated airlock. They have a particular kind of grit that I love to see in a company, and that pairs really well with a long-term-focused crew like Voyager. Voyager Space Holdings announces appointment of Marian Joh to board of directors prnewswire.com. Nanoracks also recently launched the first commercial airlock – The Bishop – on the SpaceX CRS-21 mission on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. Voyager Space Holdings, Inc., a global leader in space exploration, today announced its intent to acquire a majority stake in XO Markets and its largest subsidiary Nanoracks. Voyager Space Holdings’ fourth acquisition in a little over a year since it was established is a majority stake in the parent company of Nanoracks, a space services and hardware specialist that has sent more than 1,000 missions to the International Space Station. Voyager’s long-term mission is to create a vertically integrated publicly traded NewSpace company capable of delivering any mission humans can conceive. Voyager Space Holdings to acquire majority stake in Nanoracks - DNA Zone WASHINGTON — Voyager Space Holdings, a company that has acquired several space ventures, is taking a majority stake in commercial space station company Nanoracks, the two firms announced Dec. 23. “Over the past decade my team and I have worked to grow Nanoracks from a garage-based start up into the first commercial space company with customers,” said Jeffrey Manber, CEO of Nanoracks. The firm’s first in industry model is uniquely tailored to support the growth needs of commercial space companies by offering an alternative solution to traditional private capital models and replaces them with a longer-term approach as a provider of permanent capital. Nanoracks believes commercial space utilization will enable innovation through in-space manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, fiber optics – and more, allow for revolutionary Earth observation, and make space a key player in finding the solution to Earth’s problems. The concept also got an endorsement in the report accompanying the fiscal year 2021 omnibus spending bill passed by Congress Dec. 21, which directs NASA to conduct “an assessment of the benefits and challenges of using repurposed upper stages as free-flying platforms.”. Barokas Communications for Voyager Space Holdings Inc. / voyager@barokas.com, COPYRIGHT © 2021 NANORACKS, ALL RIGHT RESERVED | SITE BY MARTIN |, Op-Ed: Space-Grown Crops for Earth’s Farms, Q & A: Nanoracks StarLab Space Farming Center, Evolving our Brand – Welcome to the New Nanoracks Website! To learn more about Voyager Space Holdings, Inc., please visit: http://voyagerspaceholdings.com/. “Voyager is contributing capital in this transaction and future based on needs, allowing us to meet future demands,” Jeff Manber, chief executive of Nanoracks, said in response to questions about the specifics of the agreement. Voyager Space Holdings, XO Markets Announce Strategic Agreement. “Our model is best suited for companies like Nanoracks, who are at the forefront of innovation and growing rapidly,” Matthew Kuta, president and chief operating officer of Voyager, said in a statement. Voyager Space Holdings is proud to partner with and support our clients, working across many diverse industries including national defense, aerospace, science and technology, energy and safety, healthcare, environmental services and others. This press release contains “forward-looking statements.”  All statements, other than statements of historical fact, including those with respect to Voyager Space Holdings, Inc.’s (the “Company’s”) mission statement and growth strategy, are “forward-looking statements.”  Although the Company’s management believes that such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee that such expectations are, or will be, correct.