NEWS | January 5, 2026
Boulder, Colorado — ThinkOrbital Inc., a company pioneering the next generation of space superiority and in-space infrastructure, announced the successful close of its Seed Round, led by TFX Capital.
“This funding enables us to move faster on capabilities that will define how we defend and operate in orbit, whether that’s inspecting spacecraft with Space-to-Space X-ray to determine their capabilities and intent, servicing critical assets, or building infrastructure at a scale that simply cannot be deployed from the ground.”
“The U.S. and our allies are asymmetrically reliant on space for national security and commercial missions; our adversaries will take advantage of that. We must understand and defend the high ground.”
“Space is no longer a remote frontier; it is an operational domain,” emphasized Col Lee Rosen (USAF Ret.), Co-founder and CEO of ThinkOrbital.
Upcoming Launches to Demonstrate Space-to-Space X-ray Imaging
ThinkOrbital’s revolutionary “Space-to-Space X-ray” system is entering the next phase of trials and will be tested in space on demonstration missions March and October 2026. Designed to improve space domain awareness (determine adversary capabilities and intent, anomaly resolution, damage assessment, etc.), this system provides penetrating inspection and imaging for definitive characterization of objects in orbit.
Building the Infrastructure for the New Space Economy
ThinkOrbital is advancing new approaches to in-space construction, enabling the assembly of large-scale orbital infrastructure to support:
“If we want large-scale, reliable, and capable systems in orbit, we need the ability to build and repair them in space,” said Dr. Vojtech Holub, PhD, Co-Founder and CTO of ThinkOrbital.
“Our Space-to-Space X-ray capability provides the defense & inspection piece, and our in-space construction roadmap represents a step-change in how we ultimately build the next generation of orbital infrastructure with no limits on size.”
Investor Perspective
“Infrastructure at scale is the key to unlocking the next phase of the space economy, from manufacturing to defense to power and compute, and we believe ThinkOrbital has both the technology and the team to make that future real.”
– Brandon Shelton, Founder and Managing Partner at TFX Capital
About TFX Capital
TFX Capital is dedicated to empowering service-driven leaders through three core pillars: TFX Advisors, accelerating growth by leveraging best practices from successful startups; TFX Capital, investing in early-stage startups tackling national security and healthcare challenges; and Service First Foundation, providing resources and support to mission-driven entrepreneurs.
About ThinkOrbital
ThinkOrbital is building the technologies to defend, service, and construct infrastructure in space. The company is developing Space-to-Space X-ray imaging and material characterization systems, on-orbit servicing solutions, and in-space construction capabilities that enable large-scale orbital infrastructure for defense missions, manufacturing, space-based compute and a host of other applications. ThinkOrbital maintains a portfolio of patented dual-use X-ray imaging drones and autonomous ground vehicles with applications in military battlespace awareness, law enforcement, and inspection of critical energy infrastructure.
Company Press Contact:
Press Contact Name: Emma Leonard
Press Contact Title: Marketing and Communications Manager
www.thinkorbital.com
