BentoBox Platform

Space Cargo Unlimited is redefining how Europe accesses and uses microgravity with our autonomous, return-capable free-flyer platform, purpose-built for testing, research, and manufacturing in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

Backed by over a decade of operational heritage, SCU now delivers an affordable, user-centric alternative to ISS-based experimentation. With a flexible launch schedule, modular pricing, and tailored subsystems, BentoBox supports high-cadence research and provides an optimized, scalable, and return-enabled infrastructure for microgravity R&D and industrial production.

• Space Cargo Unlimited is headquartered in Luxembourg, with team and partners across the Netherlands, France, Germany, and Italy.
• We are members of the ESA BIC Torino and are scaling our operations to support cross-European in-orbit R&D.
• Our REV1 vehicle, currently in co-development with Thales Alenia Space will expand our return cargo capacity beyond 1 tonne post-2028.

Objectives and Mission

SCU’s mission is to make microgravity R&D routine and commercially accessible for industrial innovation. Our BentoBox platform is being used by customers across life sciences, advanced manufacturing, and deep tech who require high-cadence, affordable missions to space with reliable return.

Our service aims to solve long-standing pain points for microgravity users, including limited ISS access, long wait times, and high costs. Through our 7-mission roadmap (2026–2028), we are building Europe’s first fully commercial, return-enabled space cargo solution, lowering barriers for researchers and companies alike to take full advantage of the space environment.

Significant Achievements

Strategic Partnership with ATMOS for Sovereign Return Capability
Space Cargo Unlimited has entered a multi-mission agreement with ATMOS Space Cargo to integrate BentoBox with their PHOENIX capsule, a cutting-edge inflatable heat shield return vehicle designed for autonomous reentry and safe downmass from Low Earth Orbit.” This collaboration enables safe, rapid, and sovereign payload recovery, and forms the operational backbone of our commercial reentry offering.

Mission Hop! 1 and Multi-Flight Roadmap Confirmed
Our first mission, Mission Hop! 1, is scheduled for Q1 2026, supporting customer payloads across drug discovery, in-orbit demonstration, and materials science. This marks the beginning of a confirmed roadmap of seven high-cadence commercial flights through 2027, establishing a new standard for frequent, modular, and return-capable access to Low Earth Orbit.

1:1 Model of the BentoBox Platform

“BentoBox” in the Media

European Space Cargo Start-Ups Strike Seven Mission Deal

Germany’s ATMOS Space Cargo and France’s Space Cargo Unlimited (SCU) are teaming up.

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payloadspace.com

Space Cargo Unlimited Secures €12.5M for BentoBox In-Orbit Platform

Space Cargo Unlimited has secured €12.5 million in new funding from the European Innovation Council for its BentoBox in-orbit testing and manufacturing platform.

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europeanspaceflight.com

Serial Entrepreneurs Team Up For Space Biotech Missions - Silicon Luxembourg

Luxembourg scaleups Space Cargo Unlimited (SCU) and Exobiosphere have teamed up to offer automated microgravity experiments…

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www.siliconluxembourg.lu

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Get in Touch

Mathieu Goudot, Chief Revenue Officer – mgoudot@space-cu.com

Éanna Doyle, Communications Manager – edoyle@space-cu.com