Space Junk Removal
Earth orbit holds tens of thousands of tracked objects and over a million lethal fragments too small to catalog. We are developing the AI, computer vision, and autonomy that active debris removal will demand.
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Who We Are
Small Team. Real Infrastructure. Long Horizon.
Space Dust Industries is a Colorado-based engineering company working across applied AI, robotics, and digital manufacturing. We operate private GPU research infrastructure, including an air-gapped computing environment, and a 3D scan-to-print pipeline. We put these capabilities to work on practical problems while pursuing a longer-term vision for sustainable industry in space.
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Mission Areas
On-Premises
AI Compute
Air-Gapped
Research Environment
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The Vision
Our Mission Areas
Five interlocking programs for a circular economy in orbit — each one a deep dive into how the technology actually works.
Sustainable Recycling
Every tonne already in orbit cost millions of dollars to put there — and most of it is now drifting junk. We are developing the AI and autonomy that could turn that stranded mass into the feedstock of a circular economy in space.
Additive Manufacturing
Metal 3D printing is already flying — in rocket engines, satellite structures, and now aboard the ISS. We are building the AI layer that makes printed parts trustworthy, on the ground today and in orbit tomorrow.
Asteroid Mining
More than 41,000 near-Earth asteroids are now catalogued, and some are easier to reach than the surface of the Moon. SDI is researching the prospecting AI and autonomous systems that will turn them from targets into supply depots.
AI & Robotic Systems
Autonomy connects every part of our long-term vision. Our current work combines local AI compute, reinforcement-learning research, and ground-based robotics development.
An Integrated Ecosystem
Debris becomes feedstock. Feedstock becomes parts. Parts become infrastructure. Every mission area feeds the next — coordinated by AI at every layer.
On the Ground
Latest R&D
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3D Scan-to-Print Pipeline
From physical object to digital model to reprinted part — high-resolution scanning, a mobile field-scanning rig, and in-house additive manufacturing in one workflow.
Research
Reinforcement Learning & Robotics Testbed
Training control policies on our GPU cluster and moving them onto physical robotic hardware — the ground floor of autonomous systems.
Ready to Build the Future With Us?
Whether you need AI capability on the ground today or share our vision for sustainable space industry, we want to hear from you.
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