Dawn Aerospace has signed a new partnership with Reditus Space Inc, marking it Dawn’s first venture supporting on-orbit manufacturing applications in space.
Reditus Space is a company focused on developing reusable satellites for zero-gravity manufacturing, particularly in materials, pharmaceutical and biologics, to leverage the unique manufacturing opportunities that microgravity environments offer. The company aims to unlock a unique manufacturing environment with sustained access to and from space through a reusable re-entry capsule. Reditus, like Dawn, employs a modular approach, allowing for responsive and flexible solutions for their customers and values reusability, the key to a sustained space economy.
Reditus is preparing for its first full-scale re-entry mission, named ENOS, scheduled to launch on a Falcon 9 rocket in a launch window opening in March of 2026. This mission will host a pharmaceutical research and development payload, with plans to fully re-enter and recover the satellite. Dawn Aerospace will be providing its signature SatDrive systems, with five already on-orbit across three customers. Dawn plans to work closely with Reditus to explore reusability of the SatDrive propulsion system.
The collaboration highlights the growing intersection of space technology and terrestrial industry, with sustainability and reusable spacecraft hardware becoming critical factors in reducing the costs and footprint of commercial space operations.
“This mission is demonstrates how Dawn’s scalable propulsion systems can support any mission, from traditional satellite operations to novel development of reusable satellites,” said Jeroen Wink. “Sustainability in space is about more than just reducing waste—it’s about rethinking how we design, use, and reuse components to push the boundaries of what’s possible.”
“Incredibly excited to work with a forward-thinking, green propulsion company like Dawn Aerospace,” said Stef Crum. “This mission will allow us to explore the potential for reusability in propulsion systems while advancing manufacturing in space.”