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 later this fall. ENOS is a spacecraft designed to be launched and operate on-orbit like a satellite, leveraging the existing, and increasingly expanding launch-infrastructure. ENOS is capable of maintaining operations on-orbit, for days, months or years, providing operators with maximum mission flexibility. Then, ENOS can initiate its own reentry, and be recovered under parachute.
ENOS differs structurally from a typical reentry vehicle, because it is built for reusability. Rather than carrying a separate satellite bus that houses the vehicle's subsystems alongside a distinct reentry structure, ENOS integrates those functions into a single vehicle. This introduces a step change in efficiency in by allowing reusability, and by merging functionality into a single vehicle.
Mission Description
Within this first mission. ENOS is scheduled to operate on orbit for approximately two months before its propulsion system executes a deorbit burn. The vehicle will reenter the atmosphere at approximately Mach 29, 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 a period of on-orbit microgravity followed by physical return and recovery of their hardware and materials.
Team
ENOS was designed and built from clean sheet in 15 months, by a team of 12 FTEs in Atlanta. The vehicle was fully built in-house, everything from the avionics, structure, and heatshield were manufactured in-house by Reditus Space.
ENOS is flying a custom heatshield material, called RHEA, which was 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 later this fall. ENOS is a spacecraft designed to be launched and operate on-orbit like a satellite, leveraging the existing, and increasingly expanding launch-infrastructure. ENOS is capable of maintaining operations on-orbit, for days, months or years, providing operators with maximum mission flexibility. Then, ENOS can initiate its own reentry, and be recovered under parachute.
ENOS differs structurally from a typical reentry vehicle, because it is built for reusability. Rather than carrying a separate satellite bus that houses the vehicle's subsystems alongside a distinct reentry structure, ENOS integrates those functions into a single vehicle. This introduces a step change in efficiency in by allowing reusability, and by merging functionality into a single vehicle.
Mission Description
Within this first mission. ENOS is scheduled to operate on orbit for approximately two months before its propulsion system executes a deorbit burn. The vehicle will reenter the atmosphere at approximately Mach 29, 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 a period of on-orbit microgravity followed by physical return and recovery of their hardware and materials.
Team
ENOS was designed and built from clean sheet in 15 months, by a team of 12 FTEs in Atlanta. The vehicle was fully built in-house, everything from the avionics, structure, and heatshield were manufactured in-house by Reditus Space.
ENOS is flying a custom heatshield material, called RHEA, which was 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 later this fall. ENOS is a spacecraft designed to be launched and operate on-orbit like a satellite, leveraging the existing, and increasingly expanding launch-infrastructure. ENOS is capable of maintaining operations on-orbit, for days, months or years, providing operators with maximum mission flexibility. Then, ENOS can initiate its own reentry, and be recovered under parachute.
ENOS differs structurally from a typical reentry vehicle, because it is built for reusability. Rather than carrying a separate satellite bus that houses the vehicle's subsystems alongside a distinct reentry structure, ENOS integrates those functions into a single vehicle. This introduces a step change in efficiency in by allowing reusability, and by merging functionality into a single vehicle.
Mission Description
Within this first mission. ENOS is scheduled to operate on orbit for approximately two months before its propulsion system executes a deorbit burn. The vehicle will reenter the atmosphere at approximately Mach 29, 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 a period of on-orbit microgravity followed by physical return and recovery of their hardware and materials.
Team
ENOS was designed and built from clean sheet in 15 months, by a team of 12 FTEs in Atlanta. The vehicle was fully built in-house, everything from the avionics, structure, and heatshield were manufactured in-house by Reditus Space.
ENOS is flying a custom heatshield material, called RHEA, which was 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?