# Space Tango to Expand Lexington HQ With $7.4M Investment, 25 Jobs **Published:** 2026-06-25T17:40:08.000Z **Source:** [Office of the Governor](https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=2779) **AI-generated:** yes (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) **Canonical:** https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/space-tango-to-expand-lexington-hq-with-7-4m-investment-25-jobs LEXINGTON, Ky. — [Gov. Andy Beshear announced that Space Tango will expand its Lexington headquarters](https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=2779) with a $7.4 million investment that will create 25 new high-wage jobs, underscoring the state's growing aerospace and space technology sector. Space Tango, a Kentucky-based company that designs and operates automated systems for research and manufacturing in microgravity, has become a key player in the emerging space economy. [The company builds automated systems for research and manufacturing in microgravity, simplifying access to space and accelerating discovery](https://spacetango.com/) through facilities on the International Space Station. [Since 2017 through a NASA Space Act Agreement, Space Tango provides facilities to support iterative research and development and manufacturing in space](https://linknky.com/business/sponsored/2026/06/17/kentucky-aerospace-economy/). The company has supported experiments on over 40 missions flown to the International Space Station and recently contributed to [NASA's Artemis II mission, which completed a historic 10-day journey around the moon in April](https://linknky.com/business/sponsored/2026/06/17/kentucky-aerospace-economy/). The expansion reflects broader momentum in Kentucky's aerospace industry. [The state is home to more than 500 aerospace-related facilities employing over 46,000 Kentuckians, and since 2020, there have been 53 aerospace-related projects representing over $738 million in investment and over 2,000 new jobs](https://linknky.com/business/sponsored/2026/06/17/kentucky-aerospace-economy/). Space Tango's work spans multiple industries and applications. [The company's systems enable advances in health, technology, and manufacturing through microgravity research](https://spacetango.com/), with applications ranging from disease modeling and drug development to materials science and biomanufacturing. ## Sources - [Office of the Governor](https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=2779) - [Space Tango official website and company overview](https://spacetango.com/) - [Kentucky's aerospace industry growth and Space Tango's role](https://linknky.com/business/sponsored/2026/06/17/kentucky-aerospace-economy/) --- This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from Office of the Governor, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=2779.