NanoRacks Airlock Module Bishop. Photo: NanoRacks.

NanoRacks is partnering with Altec and Thales Alenia Space to pursue further opportunities at the International Space Station (ISS). To do this, NanoRacks will be staffing its first formal European-based office at Altec’s facilities in Torino, Italy. The office will serve as a business development hub for European and Asian customers, according to the companies, and it will house NanoRacks’ technical personnel.

Through this partnership, the companies will build a directory of end-to-end solutions to lower the barriers for European and Asian customers to access Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). This directory will include a combination of hardware, software, and on-the-ground services. Bishop, NanoRacks commercial airlock module, will also be considered a part of Altec and Thales Alenia Space’s space product portfolio.

The first effort will be a joint workshop in Torino to highlight the new team and, specifically, market opportunities to be made available via the Bishop airlock. This workshop is expected in the fourth quarter of this year.