GEN provides microgravity research services through a rideshare program, offering passive and active sample flights to space for €6,000–€12,000 per sample, with up to nine months of mission duration and reflight insurance.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Access to microgravity experiments is limited by the high cost and complexity of traditional space missions, making it difficult for researchers, educators, and small commercial teams to conduct space‑based studies or technology demonstrations.
Solution
GEN offers a rideshare microgravity research program that lets customers send passive or active experiments to low‑Earth orbit for €6 k–€12 k per sample, with mission durations up to nine months and reflight insurance. The service includes a reusable pico‑reentry capsule that safely returns biological samples, materials, and data to Earth for post‑flight analysis. GEN also provides PocketQube satellite buses and customizable reentry capsules, featuring selectable separation mechanisms and standard interfaces (PQ60, PC/104) for easy integration of user payloads. All hardware is manufactured in‑house, and mission operations are supported by dual ground stations for reliable communication and control. This turnkey approach reduces entry barriers, enabling a broader range of stakeholders to perform real space research and technology tests.
Target Audience
Primary customers are university research groups, biotech labs, and small commercial firms that need affordable, short‑term microgravity experiments or technology demonstrators, as well as educators seeking hands‑on space projects.
Features
- Reusable GEN‑1 reentry capsule (5.9 cm diameter, 40.5 cm³ volume) with parachute recovery, GPS antenna, and up to 430 mW payload power
- PocketQube‑class satellite bus (GEN‑1P) offering 148 g payload capacity, 430 mW power, 700 mAh battery, and 25 kbit/s data link (GMSK/LoRa)
- Compatible with AlbaPod 2 dispensers and standard PC/104 boards for flexible payload integration
- Turnkey rideshare flights (passive €6 k, active €12 k) with up to nine‑month orbital duration and included reflight insurance
- In‑house rapid prototyping, additive manufacturing, and PCB labs for fast development cycles
- Dual ground stations (Croatia primary, Budapest backup) providing two‑way communication and real‑time mission control