# Space Tango Expands Lexington Operations With $7.4M Investment **Published:** 2026-06-25T17:55:38.000Z **Source:** [Lane Report (KY Business)](https://www.lanereport.com/188258/2026/06/space-tango-adding-25-lexington-jobs-with-7-4m-investment/) **AI-generated:** yes (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) **Canonical:** https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/space-tango-expands-lexington-operations-with-7-4m-investment LEXINGTON, Ky. — [Space Tango](https://spacetango.com/), a Kentucky-founded aerospace company, will invest $7.4 million to expand its Lexington operations and create 25 jobs, according to an announcement from the company and state officials. The expansion comes as Space Tango, based in Lexington, continues to establish itself as a leader in commercial space infrastructure. [The company announced](https://www.lanereport.com/188258/2026/06/space-tango-adding-25-lexington-jobs-with-7-4m-investment/) it will lease and develop a substantially larger facility at the Greyline Station campus on West Loudon Avenue to support its growing operations. The new space will include mission operations centers, build laboratories, biological laboratories, electrical laboratories, machine shops, testing facilities, engineering offices and collaborative work areas for employees. Since 2017, Space Tango has supported more than 300 experiments flown across approximately 40 missions to the International Space Station. The company has received multiple NASA awards for its work on deep-space exploration, including contributions to the AVATAR program and Artemis missions. The company specializes in designing and operating automated systems for research and manufacturing in the microgravity environment. "Space Tango was founded in Kentucky and is proud to continue building its future here," said Twyman Clements, president and co-founder of Space Tango. "These incentives coupled with support from the state legislature will accelerate our build-out here. As the space economy continues to commercialize, we're building Space Tango to further our leadership position in enabling research and manufacturing in microgravity." Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted the company's role in Kentucky's technology sector. "Kentucky's technology and aerospace industries have seen tremendous growth in recent years because of our highly skilled workforce, access to resources and local and state collaboration," Beshear said. "Our historic run of economic momentum would not be possible without quality, Kentucky-based companies like Space Tango driving investment and creating good-paying jobs in our communities." Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton said the city has supported Space Tango since its early days through the local Jobs Fund program. "Lexington saw the potential of Space Tango many years ago and supported it through our local incentive Jobs Fund program," Gorton said. "Our support has continued as Space Tango has grown and created good jobs for our residents." Bob Quick, president and CEO of Commerce Lexington, described Space Tango as emblematic of the city's growing strength in advanced technology and manufacturing sectors. "Space Tango is another Lexington success story that proves our ability to nurture and grow careers and businesses that include many of our target sectors – high-tech, advanced manufacturing and research," Quick said. The expansion is set to begin in 2026, with additional growth capacity available for the future. ## Sources - [Lane Report (KY Business)](https://www.lanereport.com/188258/2026/06/space-tango-adding-25-lexington-jobs-with-7-4m-investment/) - [Space Tango official website](https://spacetango.com/) --- This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from Lane Report (KY Business), enriched with 3 web searches. The original source is available at https://www.lanereport.com/188258/2026/06/space-tango-adding-25-lexington-jobs-with-7-4m-investment/.