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01 — Introduction

BLINC SPACE HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT TRAINING

BUILDING THE HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE SPACE ECONOMY

Blinc Space Limited (est. 2025, UAE), a subsidiary of Borderless Labs Inc. (est. 2018, USA), is the only facility in the region delivering all three business use cases: professional analog training, academic higher-education programs, and publicly available commercial spaceflight experiences.

EXPERIENTIAL

Professional training in isolated habitats mimicking the Moon, Mars or underwater environments.

Academic

Higher-education programs in the science, engineering and physiology of spaceflight, formal certificates and degrees.

Commercial

Public experiences in high-performance aviation, G-force conditioning and simulated zero-gravity and re-entry flights.

UAE · MENA · Global

02 — Product / Market Need

The Enormous Bottleneck

ASTRONAUT AGE

Average age was 38 in the 1970s

Cost

$6M-$16M

To train one professional astronaut

Selection

10 / 20,000+

NASA's recent candidate cycle

Today's reality

Human spaceflight training is centralised in government agencies
Pipelines are slow, costly and tightly gated
Supply cannot meet the upcoming demand of the space economy incl. data centers
The industry has not properly identified the problem

What's missing

Private capacity for human spaceflight training
Agility to scale with commercial and lunar demand
Open access for qualified astronaut candidates worldwide
An academic discipline for human spaceflight as a profession

The bottleneck is actively compromising the entire space industry.

Sources available in technical deck

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03 — Solution

Full Human Spaceflight Training Infrastructure

Blinc Space has systematically mapped and reconstructed astronaut training curricula with mentorship from astronauts, aerospace engineers, physicians and former agency leadership, including Former lead of NASA, retired United States Marine Corps Major General, and former astronaut commander who flew on four Space Shuttle missions.

We retrofit every element of the training process to existing UAE infrastructure, designing a framework intended to reduce the cost of astronaut preparation by up to 90%.

First of its kind

Together with founding partner The Bolden Group, Blinc Space has developed the first private institution for Human Space Flight as a stand-alone academic and professional discipline in the region.

The Stack

Curriculum & Certification

Analog Habitat Training

G-Force & Aviation

Neutral Buoyancy & EVA Sim

Mission Ops & Safety

04 — Market

TAM · SAM · SOM

TAM · Global

2M - 4M people

Commercial astronaut candidates50,000 – 150,000
Aerospace simulation trainees500,000 – 1M
Military / defense extreme-env trainees1M – 2M
Research / analog mission participants100,000 – 250,000
Extreme human-performance enthusiasts250,000 – 500,000

SAM · Reachable

150K - 400K people

GCC aerospace & defense25,000 – 75,000
European aerospace training100,000 – 250,000
Commercial astronaut aspirants10,000 – 25,000
Research / institutional participants15,000 – 50,000

SOM · Captured

5K - 10K by Y5

Year 1100 – 300
Year 31,000 – 3,000
Year 55,000 – 10,000

A global pool of 2-4M qualified candidates, with a serviceable pipeline of up to 400,000 in our priority regions and a credible path to 10,000 trainees by Year 5. Detailed breakdown is available in the Business Plan.

05 — Trends & Competition

A New Category, Unmatched Access

Dimension	US Private Space Sector USA	NASA USA	ROSCOSMOS Russia	ESA Europe	UAE UAE	BLINC SPACE HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT TRAINING
Cost per participant	$1M (suborbital) $35M (free flyer) $85M (ISS)	$25M	€5M	€5M	N/A	$500K
Open to everyone	No	No	No	No	No	Anyone healthy enough to ride a rollercoaster
Spaces available	Limited	15	—	17	4	100
Asset ownership	Private	Government	Government	Government	Government	Partnership

100,000+ applicants compete for fewer than 20 positions annually across traditional space agencies. BLINC provides an additional 100 spaces at a fraction of the cost, opening access while maintaining world-class standards.

06 — Financial Overview

Three Verticals, One Engine

HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT TRAINING

$500,000

ARPU

81%Gross margin (Y5)

Highly profitable flagship program

HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT MASTER'S DEGREE

$100,000

ARPU

43.6%Gross margin (Y5)

Academic prestige and pipeline

Commercial Experiences

$500 - $1,500

ARPU

33.4%Gross margin (Y5)

Entry point for future candidates

Secondary Revenue

BLINC Advanced Robotics

Capturing $6M contract in government contracts for the STEM initiatives of UAE Lunar Rover & Young Astronaut programs.

Previous Round

$1.2M+ Pre-Seed

Funded the founding partnerships, curriculum design, UAE infrastructure agreements incl. fit-outs.

07 — Team

Operational Leadership

Founding Advisors

Malik (Mac) Malkawi

Founder & CEO

Jordanian-American science communicator, astronaut physical training, sports medicine, the human body in extreme, orbital conditions, 10y in space sciences in the US and MENA

Aoun Sharaf

Interim CFO

Multi-jurisdictional, providing institutional-grade oversight for human spaceflight training, cross-border programs and large-scale investment structures.

Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden

FOUNDER · THE BOLDEN GROUP

Former lead of NASA, retired United States Marine Corps Major General, and former astronaut commander who flew on four Space Shuttle missions.

David Juahardo

Interim COO

MBA-backed operational leadership, revenue-driven execution and active training in space operations and astronautic complex training, education and safety-critical environments.

Astronaut Sian Proctor, PhD

Chief Astronaut Trainer

American commercial astronaut, geology professor, artist, author, and science communicator.

Dr. Jeanette Epps

EVP · THE BOLDEN GROUP

American aerospace engineer, retired NASA astronaut. M. S. and Ph.D. in aerospace engineering. 235 days in space, after 17 years of astronaut training done at NASA.

Omar Al Balbaki

Chief Engineer

Autonomous mechatronics systems engineer, building lunar and Martian rover platforms, AI-driven navigation systems, LiDAR-enabled drones and small-satellite hardware.

Dara Dotz

CTO

Founding team member of Made In Space and pioneer of 3D printing in space, product-design, space entrepreneurship and proven innovation credibility.

Ché Bolden

CEO · THE BOLDEN GROUP

Leads the strategic direction of a growing spacescape ecosystem, with a focus on building practical pathways into the business of space.

Monika Lenc

Operations Manager

Vast experience in on-site operations management and oversight, with 5 years experience in Middle Eastern operations oversight.

Subhi Rabi

Aerospace Engineer

Mechatronics engineering, planetary Rover's spacecraft space education and advanced robotics consulting.

08 — Vision

Opening Space to Humanity

Mission

Preparing the astronaut candidates of the world through comprehensive training in the MENA region.

Vision

Establish Blinc Space as the flagship service preparing millions to live and work in space, disrupting the industry by opening astronaut training to the public.

Values

Disrupting the space economy through inclusion.

Space Economy

$1T+

Forecasted size by 2030, with routine human presence in orbit and on the Moon

Human Spaceflight

$9.42B

Expected market by 2030, driven by tourism and exploration missions

Workforce Crisis

1,000s

New hires required across astronaut, engineering and mission-support roles

70-100