Flight Proven.
Mission Critical.

BUILD THE BACKBONE

Sovereign capability depends on delivering innovation at scale.

Deployable mesh antennas and structures used to be slow, expensive, and niche. Tendeg changed that. We design and deliver innovative mission-ready hardware on time and on budget. And now we’re scaling to deliver at the pace strategic proliferated systems demand.

All from Innovation Drive: our new, 160,000 square foot production hub in Louisville, Colorado. Purpose-built to serve the next generation of sovereign missions.

WHAT WE BUILD

Built for
the Mission

From small form factor Ka-band systems to large-aperture mesh reflectors, Tendeg builds antennas and structures tuned to your mission. From LEO, GEO, cislunar, and beyond, every platform is engineered for precision. Every system is built to deploy when it counts.

FLIGHT HERITAGE

Proven
on Orbit

We don’t just design antennas, we deliver them. 25+ deployable systems flown. 100% deployment and mission success. Trusted by Capella, NASA, Lockheed Martin, and more.

Tendeg has deployed 10+ high-precision deployable reflectors for Capella Space’s synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation, enabling high-resolution, all-weather Earth observation.

Tendeg’s high-performance deployable antenna is enabling Lockheed Martin’s TacSat mission, ensuring secure, resilient, and reliable communications for tactical operations.

Tendeg’s deployable Ka-band antennas for NASA’s INCUS mission, enable precise cloud and storm system observations, providing critical data-gathering capability needed to improve climate models and enhance our understanding of extreme weather events.

Tendeg’s advanced deployable antennas for Astranis’s Omega-class bus, enable high-throughput communications in a compact satellite platform, supporting Astranis’s mission to deliver reliable, affordable internet connectivity to underserved regions.

HOW WE WORK

We Build What
Others Can’t

Space missions are accelerating. Threats are evolving. But legacy hardware timelines haven’t kept up.

Tendeg is built to change that.

We combine the precision and discipline of a prime with the urgency and adaptability of a startup: backed by smart tooling, modular architectures, and in-house test and integration.

This isn’t theoretical. It’s how we’ve successfully deployed over 24 antennas on orbit, and on mission.

The future won’t wait. We don’t either.

PROCESS

End-to-End Solutions

Tendeg manages the full lifecycle of deployable systems—design, prototyping, testing, integration, and delivery—all under one roof. Our process is technically rigorous, data-driven, and built to meet flight requirements without compromise.

1. Design

Engineer structures for mission-specific dynamics, packaging, and deployment.

2. Prototype

Build early models to validate clearances, sequence timing, and mechanical fits.

3. Test

Run thermal vac, vibration, and deployment tests in-house—replicating mission conditions.

4. Integrate

Final systems are qualified, verified, and ready to perform on orbit.

5. Deploy

Structures are proven in test, qualified for flight, and ready to perform on orbit.

NEWS

In Orbit and
On the Ground

From new flight deployments to factory milestones, Tendeg is building momentum. See the latest on our missions, innovations, and team.

Tendeg Launches NewTEN Steerable Compact Antenna at SmallSat

SALT LAKE CITY — Aug. 25, 2026 — Tendeg has released NewTEN, a two-axis steerable reflector antenna that expands communications performance and pointing access for small spacecraft. Unveiled Monday, Aug. 24, at the 40th Annual Small Satellite Conference, NewTEN is designed to meet the repeatable, high-volume production needs of large, proliferated constellations. The antenna pairs […]

Tendeg Booth at Small Sat 2025

SmallSat 2025: At a Turning Point

SmallSat confirmed that antennas are the backbone of orbital infrastructure and building them at scale is a defining challenge of this decade.
Innovation Drive, 120,000 square foot antenna manufacturing facility.

Tendeg Opens Purpose-Built Manufacturing Facility for Deployable Antennas

Tendeg has completed construction on a antenna manufacturing facility designed proliferated space constellations.
Capella SAR image of Chongqing China

Tendeg Celebrates 25th Successful On-Orbit Deployment with Capella Space SAR Mission

Tendeg is proud to announce our 25th successful on-orbit deployment in support of Capella's SAR capabilities.

Stacy Narine

Human Resources Manager

Stacy Narine is Tendeg’s Human Resources Manager, bringing experience across aerospace, technology, and higher education with a focus on aligning people strategy with business objectives. Her background includes talent strategy, employee relations, organizational development, compliance, and the development of scalable people processes within complex, highly regulated environments. At Tendeg, Stacy supports a growing technical workforce by strengthening HR operations, advising leadership, and helping build a culture rooted in communication, accountability, and shared purpose.

Scott Slack

Director of Marketing & Communications

Scott Slack is Tendeg’s Director of Marketing & Communications, leading brand strategy, external communications, product marketing, and strategic storytelling across the company’s deployable space systems portfolio. He brings more than 20 years of experience spanning aerospace, defense, satellite communications, documentary media, and mission-driven technology organizations. At Tendeg, Scott works across business development, engineering, programs, and executive leadership to translate complex technical capabilities into clear market positioning, customer-facing narratives, and communications that support growth across national security, commercial, and civil space markets.

Scott Liddle

Chief Engineer

Scott Liddle is a Chief Engineer at Tendeg and a lead structural analyst with more than 15 years of experience in the development, test, production, and mission verification of launch vehicle and spacecraft hardware. He brings deep expertise in structural analysis and complex flight-hardware development, with a reputation for finding multidisciplinary solutions to challenging system-level problems. At Tendeg, Scott provides technical leadership across advanced deployable space structures, helping ensure designs are analytically grounded, test-informed, and ready for mission execution.

Bruce Davis

Director of Advanced Products

Dr. Bruce Davis is Tendeg’s Director of Advanced Products, where he leads growth initiatives across business capture, product strategy, and new technology development. His background includes senior leadership in deployable space systems and advanced antenna products, including prior leadership of Redwire Space’s Longmont site and the development of Redwire’s antenna product portfolio group. At Tendeg, Bruce focuses on aligning emerging mission needs with scalable deployable solutions for national security, commercial, and civil space applications.

Eric Kelso

Director of Gimbaled Antennas

Eric Kelso is Tendeg’s Director of Gimbaled Antennas, leading work across precision pointing systems, antenna mechanisms, and deployable space hardware. He brings deep hands-on experience in the design, development, fabrication, and test of complex aerospace structures and mechanisms, with a focus on translating demanding mission requirements into reliable flight-ready systems. At Tendeg, Eric supports the development of integrated antenna solutions that combine mechanical precision, deployment reliability, and mission-driven performance for commercial, civil, and national security space applications.

Rory Barret

Director of Programs

Rory Barrett is Tendeg’s Director of Programs, bringing more than 32 years of aerospace experience, including 26 years supporting space flight hardware. He leads program execution across requirements management, resource planning, budget, schedule, and customer delivery. Rory’s background includes leading high-tempo spacecraft production efforts, including the delivery of 11 satellites in 3.5 years at Blue Canyon Technologies. At Tendeg, he helps translate technical complexity into disciplined program execution.

Mark Thompson

Chief Technology Officer

Mark Thomson serves as Tendeg’s Chief Technology Officer, bringing more than 40 years of aerospace experience to the company’s technical leadership team. His expertise spans deployable spacecraft structures and mechanisms, with a particular focus on large deployable optical, planar, and parabolic antenna systems. Mark helps guide Tendeg’s technology strategy and ensures the company’s solutions are grounded in proven engineering, flight heritage, and mission-driven innovation.

Neal Beidleman

Chief Engineer

Neal Beidleman is Tendeg’s Chief Engineer, with more than 30 years of experience in spacecraft mechanisms, satellite solar arrays, satellite vehicle design, and test. He has supported a wide range of complex flight-hardware programs, including spacecraft power systems, launch vehicle avionics, deployable boom solar arrays, ROSA, Mega-ROSA, and other advanced mechanism developments. At Tendeg, Neal provides senior engineering leadership across the design, development, and execution of deployable space systems.

Gregg Freebury

Founder and CEO

Gregg Freebury is Tendeg’s Founder, CEO, and Principal Engineer. With more than 30 years of experience in aerospace and aircraft vehicle design, analysis, hardware development, and test, Gregg brings deep technical expertise to Tendeg’s work in deployable space structures and flight hardware. His background spans advanced finite element analysis, vibration, shock, nonlinear analysis, and the development of complex aerospace systems from concept through test and delivery.