Jul 13, 2026
Reditus Finishes ENOS Spacecraft
Reditus Space has completed construction of its ENOS Mk1 Spacecraft pending a late-Fall Launch
Announcement
Spacecraft Description
Reditus Space has completed construction of ENOS, its 200-kilogram free-flying reentry vehicle, ahead of a planned launch this fall. ENOS is a reentry-capable spacecraft designed to launch and operate on orbit like a conventional satellite, leveraging existing launch infrastructure. It can remain on orbit for days, months, or years — giving operators maximum mission flexibility — before initiating its own reentry and decelerating to the point it can make a gentle returning to Earth's surface.
ENOS departs from traditional reentry vehicle architecture by design: it's built for reusability. Rather than pairing a satellite bus that houses core subsystems with a separate, single-use reentry structure, ENOS integrates both into one vehicle. Merging structure and function into a single reusable platform delivers a step change in efficiency, cutting the complexity and cost typically associated with reentry missions.
Mission Description
On its first mission, ENOS will operate on orbit for approximately two months before its propulsion system executes a deorbit burn. The vehicle will reenter the atmosphere at roughly Mach 29, to then bleed of speed by converting it to aerodynamic heating before descending under parachute to a recovery point off the coast of Florida. The mission will carry multiple customer payloads focused on microgravity research and manufacturing, giving those customers access to telemetry during the full cycle of on-orbit microgravity exposure followed by physical return and recovery of their hardware and materials.
Team
ENOS was designed and built from clean sheet to flight ready in 15 months by a team of 12 full-time engineers in Atlanta. The vehicle was developed entirely in-house — custom avionics, structure, and heat shield all built by Reditus Space. That includes ENOS's heat shield material, RHEA, a proprietary thermal protection system developed and manufactured in-house by Reditus Space.
FAQ
01
Why return from space?
02
What makes ENOS reusable?
03
What's worth making in space?
04
Isn't it way too expensive?
05
Is this even possible?
Jul 13, 2026
Reditus Finishes ENOS Spacecraft
Reditus Space has completed construction of its ENOS Mk1 Spacecraft pending a late-Fall Launch
Announcement
Spacecraft Description
Reditus Space has completed construction of ENOS, its 200-kilogram free-flying reentry vehicle, ahead of a planned launch this fall. ENOS is a reentry-capable spacecraft designed to launch and operate on orbit like a conventional satellite, leveraging existing launch infrastructure. It can remain on orbit for days, months, or years — giving operators maximum mission flexibility — before initiating its own reentry and decelerating to the point it can make a gentle returning to Earth's surface.
ENOS departs from traditional reentry vehicle architecture by design: it's built for reusability. Rather than pairing a satellite bus that houses core subsystems with a separate, single-use reentry structure, ENOS integrates both into one vehicle. Merging structure and function into a single reusable platform delivers a step change in efficiency, cutting the complexity and cost typically associated with reentry missions.
Mission Description
On its first mission, ENOS will operate on orbit for approximately two months before its propulsion system executes a deorbit burn. The vehicle will reenter the atmosphere at roughly Mach 29, to then bleed of speed by converting it to aerodynamic heating before descending under parachute to a recovery point off the coast of Florida. The mission will carry multiple customer payloads focused on microgravity research and manufacturing, giving those customers access to telemetry during the full cycle of on-orbit microgravity exposure followed by physical return and recovery of their hardware and materials.
Team
ENOS was designed and built from clean sheet to flight ready in 15 months by a team of 12 full-time engineers in Atlanta. The vehicle was developed entirely in-house — custom avionics, structure, and heat shield all built by Reditus Space. That includes ENOS's heat shield material, RHEA, a proprietary thermal protection system developed and manufactured in-house by Reditus Space.
FAQ
01
Why return from space?
02
What makes ENOS reusable?
03
What's worth making in space?
04
Isn't it way too expensive?
05
Is this even possible?
Jul 13, 2026
Reditus Finishes ENOS Spacecraft
Reditus Space has completed construction of its ENOS Mk1 Spacecraft pending a late-Fall Launch
Announcement
Spacecraft Description
Reditus Space has completed construction of ENOS, its 200-kilogram free-flying reentry vehicle, ahead of a planned launch this fall. ENOS is a reentry-capable spacecraft designed to launch and operate on orbit like a conventional satellite, leveraging existing launch infrastructure. It can remain on orbit for days, months, or years — giving operators maximum mission flexibility — before initiating its own reentry and decelerating to the point it can make a gentle returning to Earth's surface.
ENOS departs from traditional reentry vehicle architecture by design: it's built for reusability. Rather than pairing a satellite bus that houses core subsystems with a separate, single-use reentry structure, ENOS integrates both into one vehicle. Merging structure and function into a single reusable platform delivers a step change in efficiency, cutting the complexity and cost typically associated with reentry missions.
Mission Description
On its first mission, ENOS will operate on orbit for approximately two months before its propulsion system executes a deorbit burn. The vehicle will reenter the atmosphere at roughly Mach 29, to then bleed of speed by converting it to aerodynamic heating before descending under parachute to a recovery point off the coast of Florida. The mission will carry multiple customer payloads focused on microgravity research and manufacturing, giving those customers access to telemetry during the full cycle of on-orbit microgravity exposure followed by physical return and recovery of their hardware and materials.
Team
ENOS was designed and built from clean sheet to flight ready in 15 months by a team of 12 full-time engineers in Atlanta. The vehicle was developed entirely in-house — custom avionics, structure, and heat shield all built by Reditus Space. That includes ENOS's heat shield material, RHEA, a proprietary thermal protection system developed and manufactured in-house by Reditus Space.
FAQ
Why return from space?
What makes ENOS reusable?
What's worth making in space?
Isn't it way too expensive?
Is this even possible?