LOW EARTH ORBIT / NOMINAL
POD — 001
THE POD / CANONICAL ATOMIC UNIT
An autonomous orbital platform with the essential services for research today—and manufacturing soon. Built to replace the capacity ISS Express Racks leave behind in 2030.
408 km
ALTITUDE
7.66 km/s
VELOCITY
A precision object, traveling at orbital velocity.
ISS EXPRESS RACKS / 2030 TRANSITION
The next rack is autonomous.
As ISS Express Rack access sunsets in 2030, Hitchhiker Orbital is developing Orbital Infrastructure as a Service: protected, monitored capacity for research now and manufacturing next.
Explore offerings
CONNECTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE
Hardware that scales into stations.
Common Client Connector
A shared connection device designed to unite Hitchhiker products into a coherent hardware system.
Multi-Rack Node
A modular node system for constructing larger, adaptable space-station infrastructure.