Spaceium Inc

In-Space Refueling

Y CombinatorSummer 2024ActiveIndustrialsAviation and SpaceHard TechRoboticsSpace ExplorationAerospace

What they do

Problem

Spacecraft are limited by the difficulty and inefficiency of storing and transferring propellant in orbit, constraining payload capacity, mission range, and spacecraft reuse.

Solution

Spaceium builds fully automated in-space refueling and repair stations that store and transfer cryogenic and non-cryogenic fuels with zero loss using a modular robotic arm compatible with any spacecraft design.

Who it's for

Launch vehicles, orbital transfer vehicles, lunar landers, and other spacecraft operators needing in-orbit refueling and servicing.

Founders

Ashi Dissanayake

Founder

Co-Founder & CEO @ Spaceium (S24) I love space and grew up wanting to be an astronaut one day. I co-founded Spaceium to build space infrastructure for a better new space economy.   I specialize in orbital mechanics and rocket propulsion systems. Previously, I worked on Aerodynamic models for NASA, built models for interplanetary transfers for an unmanned return mission to an asteroid in real time, and built rocket engines, payload structures, and recovery systems.

Reza Fetanat

Founder

Co-founder & CTO @ Spaceium (S24). Believe in developing in-space infrastructure to sustainably explore space and find a better place to call home, like the first caveman stepping out of their cave. Help humanity become a multiplanetary species. I led a rocket program at university. We successfully launched 3 rockets and became fastest growing team. Fully developed 4 rocket engines and built a propulsion stability model. Built many robots including rocket tracker for recovery.