The group's principal activities are to develop, own and operate pressurized habitat modules that provide space-based laboratory research facilities and cargo services. The group also offers an unpressurized cargo carrier system. The group operates in four business segments: flight services, government services, astrotech and smi. Flight services provide access to the modules and integration and support services. Sgs provides support services to nasa . Astrotech provides payload-processing facilities to serve the satellite manufacturing and launch services industry. Smi develops space themed commercial business activities. The group owns and operates four pressurized laboratories and logistics supply modules, which enhance the capabilities of the space shuttle fleet.
