 The game was in development by Star Theory Games, formerly Uber Entertainment, which changed its name in order to display a stronger association with the "Kerbal Space Program" franchise.Development was shifted to Star Theory in part so that Squad could focus on developing further updates for the original game.To ensure that the experience felt "grounded", the team consulted a panel of scientists and experts including Dr. Uri Shumlak, the associate chair of the University of Washington's Aeronautics and Astronautics department, and Dr Joel Green, who is an astrophysicist.