Astrix Astronautics

Astrix Astronautics is a New Zealand spacecraft-components company developing inflatable, rigidizing deployment structures. Its Copia solar-array architecture folds large surfaces into a compact launch volume, inflates them in orbit and then hardens the structure for long-term use. The company also describes applications in spacecraft antennas, radiators and drag sails. Based in Christchurch, Astrix focuses on reducing the mass and packaging constraints that limit deployable spacecraft hardware.