Tumbleweed gives researchers, manufacturers, and R&D teams easy access to microgravity by putting their experiments in pre-certified Pods that travel to orbit and, in future missions, return to Earth.

Founders

• Julian Rothenbuchner · Co-Founder & CEO
  He established the Tumbleweed Mars space technology company in 2016.
• Leonhard "Lenny" Goliasch · Co-Founder & COO
• Guillaume Brault · Co-Founder & CTO
  Before Tumbleweed, he had experience at Thales Alenia Space, Rocket Lab, and TNO.

Business model

Tumbleweed makes money by selling Pods and all-inclusive microgravity missions to labs, manufacturers, and R&D teams, with mission prices starting at €15,000.

Customers

TU Delft, ESRIC, The Spring Institute for Forests on the Moon, Mass Balance

Competitors

Varda Space Industries, Space Forge, The Exploration Company, ATMOS Space Cargo