[6][7] Nanoracks provides tools, hardware and services that allow other companies, organizations and governments to conduct research and other projects in space.

[13] In October 2013, Nanoracks became the first company to coordinate the deployment of small satellites from the ISS via the airlock in the Japanese Kibō module.

[15] The company also announced an agreement to fly a Chinese DNA experiment from the Beijing Institute of Technology on the International Space Station.

[20][better source needed] It will be used to deploy CubeSats, small satellites, and other external payloads for NASA, Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), and other commercial and governmental customers.

[24] The Nanoracks External Platform (NREP), installed in August 2016, is a commercial gateway-and-return to the extreme environment of space.

These satellites are deployed after the completion of the primary cargo delivery mission and can fly at 500 kilometers above Earth and ca.

The Cygnus Deployer holds a total volume of 36U and adds approximately two years to the lifespan of these satellites.

[citation needed] E-NRCSD missions: Mars Demo-1 (OMD-1) is a self-contained hosted payload platform to demonstrate the robotic cutting of second stage representative tank material on-orbit.