ATMOS Space Cargo

ATMOS is going to space! Our PHOENIX re-entry capsule has received FAA approval and is set to fly on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-3 rideshare mission no earlier than April 2025. On this test flight, ATMOS will become the first private entity in European history to attempt space re-entry, while setting a new global standard for payload efficiency of 1:2 — redefining commercial space logistics. Achieving this milestone in under 12 months is a testament to our team’s relentless drive and innovation. For all mission details and payloads read our official press release: https://lnkd.in/eb6svcSe #ATMOS #SpaceX #Mission #Bandwagon3  Sebastian Klaus Christian Grimm Marta Oliveira Jeffrey Hendrikse

ATMOS is seeking an Electronics/Avionics Engineer (PCB Design) to join our dedicated team in Lichtenau, Baden-Württemberg. If you identify with our mission to revolutionize space transportation to and from Low Earth Orbit through cutting-edge technology, we encourage you to apply today 🧑🚀 Explore more opportunities to join us: Visit the new "Join ATMOS" section on our website for a comprehensive list of available positions – we have placed the LINK in the COMMENTS below! We look forward to meeting you! #SpaceTech #Hiring #ElectronicsEngineering #Avionics #PCBDesign

Final Assembly of PHOENIX 1 Completed! Our re-entry capsule is ready for delivery to the launch site for its inaugural test flight, NET April 2025. This mission milestone is powered by the personal dedication and collaboration of our team (pictured here in part). In under 12 months, we’ve built a flight-ready first iteration of our PHOENIX capsule while meeting stringent qualifications through rigorous technical expertise, precision engineering, and compliance with #SpaceX’s high standards. In just a few weeks, PHOENIX 1 will embark on its first Low Earth Orbit test flight, providing invaluable data for our PHOENIX 2 program. The next iteration aims to revolutionize return technologies with high payload efficiency and launch vehicle-independent trajectories—offering regular, affordable orbital return services to support a circular space economy in Europe and beyond. Stay tuned for mission updates soon! 🌌 Go PHOENIX 🐦🔥 #PHOENIX1 #SpaceInnovation #CircularEconomy #ATMOS

When you look back at the past few days—just watch the successful landing of Firefly’s Blue Ghost on the Moon—wow! Space is as exciting as ever. And yet, regardless of how fun and cool it looks, space remains hard. Incredibly hard. In the realm of innovation, setbacks and failures are natural; but they become invaluable opportunities in the hands of resilient minds. This is why we seek and select ony highly dedicated individuals whose strong personal motivation aligns with our team's relentless drive to shatter boundaries. In his podcast, international space recruiting expert Richard Joyce (Co-founder of EVONA) took a deeper dive into this philosophy and its backgrounds with our CEO, Sebastian Klaus to talk about personal resilience, the role of experienced leadership in the founding story of ATMOS and its four co-founders. Tune in on Spotify or YouTube to listen to the full episode—links in the comments below. EVONA #ATMOS #TeamCulture #TalentAquisition #Recruiting #Leadership

This one’s for the early birds: As we near our first test flight* of PHOENIX 1 this spring, German ZDF featured us alongside Nicola Winter, #ESA reserve astronaut, on their science and tech show ‘moma future’. For those who weren't up at 5:43 AM this morning (and Mom!), we've linked the feature in the comments (German language) 👩🚀 Thanks Anton Jany and team for the visit and the report from our workshop Lichtenau! *Correction on the mentioned landing site: the planned reentry site for #PHOENIX 1 is the Indian Ocean. #ZDF #ATMOS #momafuture #PHOENIX

ATMOS has been featured in Süddeutsche Zeitung 🚀 A big thank you to Dieter Sürig for the insightful piece on ATMOS Space Cargo and our mission to establish a universal payload transportation platform between Earth and Space with our reusable return capsule 🍩🐦🔥 PHOENIX 1 is now ready to be shipped to the launch site for its first test flight on Falcon 9 as part of the upcoming SpaceX Bandwagon-3 mission (NET April 2025)! Check out the article (in German, behind a paywall) to learn more about our technology and our way of thinking and engineering: SEE LINK IN COMMENTS #ATMOS #SpaceCargo #ReusableSpacecraft #SpaceLogistics #SüddeutscheZeitung

Das deutsche Start-up Atmos Space Cargo entwickelt eine Frachtkapsel, die nicht verglüht, sondern zur Erde zurückkehrt. Es wäre das erste wiederverwendbare europäische Modell. Der Testflug steht kurz bevor. (SZ Plus)

Unternehmen aus Deutschland können #Innovation! 💪🚀 Dies zeigt die aktuelle Förderrunde des EU-Förderprogramms EIC Accelerator: Von 71 ausgewählten Unternehmen kommen 15 aus #Deutschland – mehr als aus jedem anderen Land. 💪 Ein starkes Zeichen für unsere #Innovationskraft! Herzlichen Glückwunsch an alle geförderten Teams! 🎊 Nature Robots GmbH SEMRON GmbH Codasip GMBH BioThrust GmbH LiveEO GmbH Augmented Industries GMBH eleQtron GmbH MetisMotion GmbH Noah Labs GmbH Invitris ATMOS Space Cargo GMBH MyoPax GMBH FluIDect GmbH tracebloc GmbH Vivalyx GmbH ℹ️ Sie möchten mehr über das Programm erfahren? Und möchten wissen, wie die Nationale Kontaktstelle deutsche #KMU und #StartUps z.B. mit Pitchtrainings unterstützt? 👉 Alle Infos: www.nks-eic-accelerator.de #EU #Förderprogramm #Accelerator

Only weeks away from the First Flight of our #PHOENIX capsule, it’s time to talk about - literally - one of the hottest topics out there: RE-ENTRY 🔥 Welcome to the ATMOS' Science Corner 👩🏻🔬 Handling the extreme temperatures and pressure conditions of atmospheric re-entry is one of the biggest challenges in our work. Let us take you through it:  When our PHOENIX return capsule enters Earth's atmosphere at about ~7800 m/s (> Mach 20!), it is exposed to intense heat and pressure. The blunt design of our capsule and our very large cross section create a detached bow shock a few centimeters from our heat shield, generating a wide subsequent flow of plasma surrounding the capsule that protects it from destructive heat. FIRST 3 MINUTES OF RE-ENTRY Within the first 3 minutes of re-entry, our heat shield reaches a peak temperature of (only) ~1000 °C, while temperature in the plasma around it exceeds 20,000 °C. As PHOENIX descends into lower altitudes of the atmosphere, it uses air inlets to lead boundary layer air into our hot air compressors, allowing us to pressurize our Inflatable Heat Shield to ensure shape stability throughout all stages of descent. FIRST 10 MINUTES OF RE-ENTRY Within the first 10 minutes of re-entry, our spacecraft dissipates 99% of its kinetic energy, decelerating to subsonic velocities. Afterwards, it descends further through the lower parts of the atmosphere without any parachute for a soft and safe landing in the ocean. HOW WE GOT HERE Exploring the limits of what is physically possible to deliver the most cost- and payload-efficient return solution drives us to continuously advance the design of our PHOENIX' core technology and materials. Extensive evaluation campaigns, including thermal material testing, plasma wind tunnel trials, atmospheric drop tests and a series of system level environmental tests, have prepared PHOENIX for the extreme re-entry conditions within a record time of only 12 months. PHOENIX is GO for launch 🐦🔥 🚀 Launch Window for the Bandwagon-3 mission: NET April 2025 #ATMOS #Space #Reentry #PHOENIX #EngineeringMarvels

Today, we are very excited to announce that ATMOS has secured €13.1 million in funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator, a key program of the European Union’s Horizon Europe framework (the total sum is distributed as follows: EIC grant of €2.5 million, €5.3 million equity from the EIC fund, and €5.3 million in private equity). The #EUeic Accelerator strategically supports companies developing high-impact innovations 🇪🇺 This investment enables us to expand our engineering and testing capabilities, accelerating the development of our #PHOENIX 2 capsule.  Alongside our participation in #ICARUS, a European Commission-backed consortium developing inflatable heat shields for rocket stage recovery, this milestone reinforces Europe's commitment to building sovereign space logistics as a crucial part of its growing infrastructure. For more details of this announcement, please find our press release in the comments below. We want to thank our partners, and the incredible ATMOS team for making this possible. Step by step, we are reshaping the future of space re-entry and logistics! 🌍✨ #ATMOS #EuropeanUnion #EICAccelerator #SpaceLogistics #PHOENIX  #SpaceTech #EUFunding European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) Marta Oliveira Sebastian Klaus Christian Grimm Jeffrey Hendrikse