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  • Creating trends in space: An interview with NanoRacks CEO Jeffrey Manber

    Tomasz NowakowskiJuly 10th, 2017

    Founded in 2009, the Houston, Texas-based company NanoRacks LLC provides commercial hardware and services on board the International Space Station (ISS) for government and commercial customers. In an interview with Astrowatch.net, Jeffrey Manber, the founder and CEO of NanoRacks, talks about the company’s future and past achievements.

  • NanoRacks platform placed outside International Space Station

    Eric ShearAugust 18th, 2016

    On Aug. 9, 2016, the NanoRacks External Platform (NREP) was placed on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS). It was completely self-funded by the company and is the first-ever commercial gateway-and-return to the extreme environment of space. It was designed in-house and manufactured by Airbus whose also has an office in Houston.