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Off-World Research for On-World Benefits

Autonomous protein-crystallization payloads that deliver higher-frequency, lower-cost process data on commercial smallsats.

Atom One Space develops specialized autonomous payloads for pharmaceutical and related molecular research in true microgravity. Our flagship system, Franklin 1, is a data-only payload for protein crystallization on orbit. We own the proprietary payload technology and mission concept. Established satellite partners provide the platform, integration, launch, and operations. The offer is mission execution plus data.

A 15-minute conversation is enough to see whether a data-only crystallization run is useful. Pathfinder is targeted for 2027.

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Earth, Moon, and Mars — illustrative. Future destinations, not current flights.

Data-first

More crystallization process data, faster, as science packets from orbit.

Dedicated access

No ISS slot queue.

Partner-flown

We own the payload and mission. Partners fly the bus.

The payload

Franklin 1

Franklin 1 is a dedicated microgravity payload for protein crystallization, flown on commercial small satellites. Sealed process work, crystallization, and optical process data. Higher-cadence runs: more conditions, more replicates. Results come home as prioritized science data.

Conceptual Image

A research mission. Atom One is building Franklin 1 so teams can buy mission execution and scientific data. Partners fly the bus.

Controlled process environment

Isolated reservoirs, precision injection, ultrasonic mixing, and active thermal control so the run starts clean and stays in window.

On-orbit observation

Optical and sensor monitoring on a cadence you specify. The chamber is watched for the length of the experiment.

Edge AI, data-first

Radiation-tolerant edge AI sequences the experiment and prioritizes the most valuable science packets for downlink. You receive science data packages at a cadence that lets R&D move faster.

Data-only results

Crystallization runs complete on orbit. You receive optical and process records as science packets.

Parallel capacity

Multiple Franklin 1 units can fly on a partner CubeSat so independent conditions run side by side — higher cadence than waiting for scarce ISS slots.

Franklin 1 is a data-only protein-crystallization payload. Run more conditions, watch the chamber optically, and downlink the packets that matter.

Pathfinder targeted for 2027, partner- and funding-gated.

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The environment

Why microgravity — and beyond — matters

On Earth, gravity-driven convection, sedimentation, and buoyancy interfere with how proteins nucleate and grow. In true microgravity those forces are largely absent. Franklin 1 uses that condition for protein crystallization: higher-quality crystals for drug design, and clearer process data delivered as science packets.

Beyond low-Earth orbit, additional radiation environments become available. Franklin 1 can include sample and system exposure records alongside the primary crystallization experiment.

Cardiovascular disease Longevity (formulation)Radiation biology Neurological and metabolic disorders Oncology-related research Diabetes

Microgravity removes gravity-driven interference so researchers can see how proteins nucleate and grow more clearly. Franklin 1 is built for that protein-crystallization work, and to send the insight home as data.

How we work

Payload-service for protein crystallization

Atom One Space owns the science payload and the customer relationship. Satellite partners own the bus, integration, launch, and flight operations. That split is the model. It lets us stay focused on pharmaceutical and biotech research missions instead of becoming a spacecraft manufacturer.

We own the payload and the mission concept.

Franklin 1 is Atom One’s proprietary autonomous research payload. Partners do not take the customer relationship.

Partners fly the spacecraft.

Established satellite companies provide the bus, integration, launch, and operations. We coordinate mission needs and success criteria.

Data-first delivery.

What the field still lacks is volume and speed of process data. Scientific results come back as prioritized packages through the host bus.

Your compounds, your data.

Customers keep control over proprietary materials and the resulting science data.

Atom One is a payload-service company. The offer is dedicated microgravity mission execution and the crystallization data it produces.

Dedicated payload capacity instead of shared ISS slots
Higher intended flight cadence and lower cost per experimental cycle than recovery-first or station-queue paths
Built for questions that can be answered with high-quality on-orbit crystallization data.

Customers

Built for teams who need microgravity crystallization data at research cadence

Franklin 1 is for organizations that already see value in microgravity protein crystallization and need clearer commercial access than traditional channels provide.

Conceptual Image — Franklin 1 on partner CubeSats. 6U class 2–4 cartridges, 12U six, 16U eight.

Pharmaceutical and biotech R&D groups that need protein-crystallization process data in LEO
Academic labs that need flight data without multi-year ISS queues
Research foundations and disease-focused organizations exploring novel platforms
Teams that need parallel or overflow capacity alongside other space-research channels

Inquiries from pharmaceutical, biotech, and research organizations are welcome.

The company

About Atom One Space

Atom One Space is a Florida company founded by Bryan Johnson, a Space Coast native. He grew up with launches as part of the landscape. After fifteen years in health insurance — working with thousands of patients and watching the limits of Earth-bound medical research — and after losing his father, Franklin, to cardiovascular disease, he set out to make true microgravity research accessible. Franklin 1 is a vehicle for university labs, pharmaceutical teams, biology groups, and other research organizations to get LEO process and optical data they cannot collect on the ground.

The payload is named Franklin for that reason. Cardiovascular, oncology, neurological, and metabolic research remain important to the mission. Franklin 1 is a sealed protein-crystallization payload: process and optical data. Longevity work is formulation and solid-state. Radiation work is sample and system exposure beyond LEO.

Bryan is not a career scientist or satellite engineer. Imagination plus execution is what he brings. The goal is practical and human: better research conditions in LEO, so university, pharma, and biology teams can move faster, and better medicines can reach patients on Earth.

Off-world research for on-world benefits.

Florida · Space Coast

Before you write

Questions teams usually ask first

Do you have flight heritage?

Pathfinder is targeted for 2027 and is partner- and funding-gated. The ask is a conversation.

How do results come back?

As science packets. Edge AI prioritizes the frames that matter and they come down through the host bus, so R&D can iterate on crystallization data at research cadence.

Often you do — for the right experiment. Structure confirmation, seed crystals, formulation, and regulatory paths still need material in hand. Many crystallization questions are answered first with process data: temperature window, mixing, which condition produces the morphology you want. Franklin is for those runs. When the data says this is the one, recovery platforms are the right next tool.

Are you replacing the ISS?

Franklin 1 is dedicated payload capacity on commercial smallsats: more conditions, higher cadence, science packets through the host bus.

Are you a satellite company?

Atom One is a payload-service company. We own Franklin 1 and the mission. Partners fly the bus. The commercial path is mission execution plus data.

Contact

Talk about protein crystallization in space

Contact us about a research mission, or a first conversation on fit and timing. Pathfinder is targeted for 2027 and is partner- and funding-gated. Early conversations are how the queue gets built.

Fifteen minutes is enough. Franklin 1 is for protein crystallization. Tell us about the run you want and the data you need back.

bryan@atomonespace.com
(561) 674-2921
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