Orbital Bridge LLC made its first major public industry appearance at SpaceCom 2023, presenting a range of launch, artificial intelligence, satellite, orbital logistics, and in-space infrastructure technologies.
Orbital Bridge occupied a prominent corner booth directly across from the main United States Space Force booth. Founder and CEO Jared Freedman was joined by Chief Engineer Craig Adams for the three-day conference.
Four video monitors displayed different aspects of the company’s work. A 32-inch monitor mounted on the rear wall continuously presented a twelve-minute animated explanation of the complete Orbital Bridge Launch architecture. Written text blocks allowed visitors to follow the presentation without sound in the crowded exhibition hall.
A smaller front monitor displayed a rapidly changing selection of images from the other presentations, designed to attract attention and demonstrate the breadth of the technologies being presented.
One side monitor was devoted to CoVAISAMO, or Computer Vision for Autonomous In-Space Assembly and Manufacturing Operations. The five-minute presentation documented Orbital Bridge’s recently completed work under the SpaceWERX Orbital Prime program and its use of commercial off-the-shelf edge computing, computer vision, and artificial intelligence for autonomous on-orbit operations.
Two NVIDIA-approved “AI in Space” banners described the project’s use of commercial edge AI built on the NVIDIA technology stack.
The final monitor presented several additional Orbital Bridge technologies and infrastructure concepts, including the maneuverable and survivable Borg Cube satellite bus, standardized two-ton cargo modules, robotic in-space cargo handling, orbital-debris removal using cargo robots and deployable panels, Orbital SLAM, and Cargo Way Stations for storing, transferring, routing, and moving freight in orbit.
Together, these presentations marked the public debut of several technologies that would later become central to the Orbital Bridge vision for high-volume launch and persistent orbital logistics.
The booth attracted visitors from the military, government, commercial space, engineering, and investment communities. In the weeks immediately following SpaceCom 2023, senior United States Space Force personnel began publicly using language and framing closely aligned with the Orbital Bridge thesis, including high-cadence launch, freight-like access to space, and persistent orbital logistics infrastructure.
