Mission framing, architecture generation, and decision support in one connected system
Mission brief in.
Decision package out.
Black Foundry turns mission requirements into spacecraft concepts, trade evidence, and review artifacts without dropping context between bus, payload, proposal, and program decisions.
Review Brief
Mission input to decision package
Scope
Mission framing through review support in one chain
Window
Concept study and proposal support on program time
Output
A review-ready package with traceable engineering rationale
Mission to bus
Context stays intact from orbit and payload framing into architecture trade work.
Trade evidence
Physics-grounded decisions replace stitched spreadsheets and slideware arguments.
Review package
Outputs are ready for proposal, design review, and internal program alignment.
Platform
Five foundries.
One decision workflow.
Black Foundry keeps mission definition, design generation, proposal comparison, and tradespace decision support in one system so engineering context survives from first brief to review.
Mission Foundry
End-to-end architecture: bus, payload, constellation, and ground CDR-level designs in one connected workflow.
Bus Foundry
Design a host vehicle around a payload's SWaP and CONOPS so the spacecraft closes around how the mission actually has to operate.
Payload Foundry
Design the maximally performant payload to fit your host's SWaP constraints without losing sight of mission performance.
Government Reference Design Foundry
Feed your RFP in to get a high-fidelity baseline, then compare responses rapidly to assess the best fit to meet your mission.
Tradespace Foundry
Define the mission question, sweep the design space, and surface which trades actually matter before they hurt the program. It supports rapid hypothesis testing, Pareto analysis, and decision support so teams can see where the best options sit, where risk concentrates, and when requirements need to change.
What Lands On The Review Table
One artifact that turns a fast concept study into something a team can defend.
Black Foundry does not stop at candidate architectures. It produces the kind of package program teams can circulate ahead of review and still trust when questions get specific.
Review package
Subsystem summary, assumptions, and next actions in one exportable packet
Traceable trade logic
Mission, bus, and payload choices stay linked as the concept evolves
Decision evidence
Teams can point to why a design moved forward, not just which slide won
Built for teams that need real component data, physics-grounded trade decisions, and artifacts they can defend in proposal and design review.
Live Demo
Bring the mission brief. Review the decision chain.
Use the same language your team would use in kickoff, proposal response, or mission review. We'll turn it into a draft design package with assumptions, budgets, and visible trade logic that stays traceable into review.
Write the brief the way it appears in an internal kickoff, requirement set, or active RFP response. The output is organized for engineering review, not just prompt completion.
Contact
Bring the mission brief.
We'll show what closes, what breaks, and what to do next.
One working session is enough to show how the platform handles your requirements, trade decisions, and review package needs.
Send an active RFP, a draft concept, or a requirement set.