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Satellite Developer Portal Space Opens First Manufacturing Facility

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, June 17th, 2025

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Satellite Developer Portal Space Opens First Manufacturing Facility

Test equipment at Portal Space Systems' facility in Seattle. Photo: Portal Space

Satellite developer Portal Space Systems on Tuesday said it has opened a 50,000 square-foot manufacturing facility, the startup’s first as it prepares to begin production of its highly maneuverable Supernova spacecraft. The facility in Bothell, Wash., near Seattle is three miles from its existing 8,000 square-foot design and testing hub where it is developing Supernova and its subsystems. Portal Space has 35 employees. Portal Space expects its manufacturing center to begin operations in late 2026 and producing one spacecraft a…

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