Atlas is the company designing and building the technology for space colonies, starships, habitats, rockets, spacesuits, asteroid mining, and a thriving space economy.
We are not just flying balloons. We are building the foundational technologies and systems that will enable space colonies, starships, habitats, rockets, spacesuits, asteroid mining, and a thriving space economy — the full stack for living among the stars.
Click the phases to see how the near-space platform ladders up to the full multi-planetary vision. All on a side-project timeline.
Our starting point is a low-capital, high-learning near-space testbed using high-altitude balloons. This is how we prove technologies, build community, generate revenue, and create the heritage that will let us graduate to orbital and planetary systems.
A practical guide for a realistic side project. Focus on Phase 0 first. Everything ladders up from real flights you can do this year.
Your on-ramp. Build, fly, recover, and learn with real hardware. This is where you generate the first data, first community, and first revenue that funds everything else.
Use balloon success to access real orbital opportunities. Rideshares, hosted slots, and early smallsat work. This is where revenue and serious flight heritage begin.
First Atlas hardware on the lunar surface. Small lander or payload proving habitats, radiation shielding, or ISRU concepts.
The demonstration site grows into a real outpost with habitats, power, life support, and regular operations.
First human-rated Atlas systems on Mars. ISRU for propellant and construction, radiation protection, and permanent foothold.
Sustainable settlements. Full-stack habitats, in-situ manufacturing, asteroid resources, and a real space economy. Atlas becomes foundational infrastructure.
A complete, low-capital, deliberately lax guide for building this company as a genuine side project (3-8 hrs/week, protect your energy, multi-year horizon).
Husband and wife building the foundations of a multi-planetary future — one recoverable flight at a time. We love exploration and the impossible, and we believe in inspiring the next generations through genuine curiosity and education.
I’ve always loved space and wanted to be an astronaut as a kid. Coming from education and a passion for teaching and exploration, I bring hands-on building and a drive to make the impossible real. Together with Amy, we love exploration and the impossible — we enjoy traveling to see new countries and wonders, and we believe humanity can (and should) progress toward the most positive, idealistic future.
Coming from education with a deep love for the fine arts, reading, music, and the outdoors, I bring creativity, community focus, and a passion for learning and beauty to our work. We both want to inspire the next generations to pursue a genuine, pure interest in advancing humanity — that’s what makes this mission so meaningful to us as a couple.
Right now it’s the two of us — Brandon and Amy — designing, building, testing, writing the playbook, and talking to early supporters (educators, researchers, and makers). We both come from education backgrounds and share a deep love of learning, exploration, and inspiring the next generations to pursue genuine curiosity about advancing humanity. The community is already starting to form through the exact process in the Playbook.
The team will grow when the near-space platform produces real revenue and real heritage. The same careful, step-by-step way the technology itself will grow — together.
Practical information for anyone considering real near-space flights. This is a deliberate low-capital side project — everything here prioritizes safety, legality, and sustainable energy.