Occupancy and Leasing in Orbit
Commercially structured occupancy pathways for organizations and residents seeking a long-duration presence within the McKinley environment.
Occupancy Models
Mission-Duration Occupancy
Short-to-medium tenancy arrangements for organizations and individuals with a defined mission or project presence requirement. Fully serviced environment packages available with managed move-in, utility access, and structured move-out coordination.
Long-Duration Tenancy
Multi-year occupancy agreements for organizations or individuals with sustained presence requirements. Includes reserved utility capacity, phased occupancy planning, fit-out coordination, and priority service access as standard.
Permanent Residential Occupancy
Open-ended residential occupancy arrangements for individuals and families committing to long-term or permanent orbital residence. Structured around genuine permanence rather than rotation cycles, with service models appropriate to lifelong habitation.
Enterprise Institutional Occupancy
Custom occupancy arrangements for large institutional or commercial tenants requiring significant leasable footprint, high utility capacity, dedicated service arrangements, and strategic anchor tenant status within the McKinley environment.
Research Occupancy
Occupancy models tailored to research institutions with specific equipment interfaces, utility profiles, safety requirements, and project timelines. Includes laboratory fit-out coordination and science operations support.
Industrial Support Occupancy
Occupancy arrangements for industrial tenants requiring manufacturing, fabrication, inspection, or processing environments with high utility intensity and specialized infrastructure access.
Occupancy Process
Initial Inquiry
Submit an occupancy inquiry identifying your organization type, intended use, duration, and utility requirements. MSSC will arrange an initial briefing.
Occupancy Assessment
MSSC conducts a structured assessment of your occupancy requirements, utility profile, fit-out needs, and compliance baseline to identify the appropriate environment and service package.
Environment & Package Selection
Review of available or planned environments, utility service tiers, and occupancy agreement structures. Custom configurations may be developed for strategic anchor tenants.
Occupancy Agreement
Formal occupancy agreement establishing environment allocation, utility service commitments, service-level standards, duration, modification terms, and operational conduct requirements.
Fit-Out Coordination
MSSC coordinates any custom fit-out requirements with station engineering and maintenance resources, ensuring that your environment is configured to specification before occupancy.
Move-In & Onboarding
Managed arrival and onboarding process including orientation, system access provisioning, utility activation, emergency procedure briefing, and introduction to MSSC service desk.
Occupancy Agreement Framework
MSSC occupancy agreements are structured to be commercially legible while reflecting the unique operational requirements of permanent orbital infrastructure. Key terms include:
Begin an Occupancy Discussion
Contact MSSC to explore occupancy options for your organization or residence.