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Orbital research factories

Recorded year2023

Robot labs in orbit run microgravity experiments around the clock.

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Built on

International Space StationRecorded · 1998enables
Cloud labsRecorded · 2014enables
Reusable orbital boosterRecorded · 2015requires

Led to

Far-side science parkForecast · ~2040enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.