July 21, 2025

Capella Space Places Repeat Order for Twelve Large Deployable Antennas

Tendeg has received a repeat order from Capella Space for twelve additional large aperture antennas.

Tendeg is proud to announce a major milestone in our continued partnership with Capella Space. Earlier this week, SpaceNews published our press release detailing a repeat order of twelve large aperture deployable antennas for Capella’s Acadia-class SAR constellation.

Tendeg, a leader in advanced deployable space antennas, has received a repeat order from Capella Space, an American space tech company with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and satellite solutions for government and commercial use, for twelve additional large aperture antennas to support the next phase of its Acadia-class SAR satellite constellation.

The award builds on a longstanding relationship between the two companies. Capella Space and Tendeg developed the first SAR payload for the C-2 mission in 2020. The new antennas will incorporate performance upgrades enhancing Capella’s ability to deliver global 24/7, all-weather high-resolution data to customers across defense, intelligence, and commercial sectors.

The twelve antennas will be built at Tendeg’s new 120,000 square-foot manufacturing facility, located in Louisville, Colorado. This expansion marks a significant milestone in Tendeg’s growth as the company accelerates scaling and throughput to meet the rising volume of sovereign, commercial, and government demand. Tendeg is also providing Ka-band deployable reflectors to Astranis for their Omega class satellite bus and to NASA supporting the INCUS mission, among other US Government programs.

“This order signals more than a technical win—it’s a validation of the system-level maturity we’ve achieved over the past 18 months,” said Gregg Freebury, CEO of Tendeg. “Capella is a trusted teammate pushing the frontier of rapid-response SAR capabilities, and we’re proud to help enable that mission.”

Tendeg’s antennas are manufactured in-house with key elements of the supply chain being vertically integrated. This includes the investment of capital equipment to knit mesh, braid cord and perform end-to-end environmental testing in-house, allowing for tighter control over quality, cost, and delivery timelines. With key raw materials sourced domestically, Tendeg’s supply chain is built for resilience in the face of tariffs, export controls, and shifting geopolitical landscapes.

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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.

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Director of Marketing & Communications

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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.