affordable commercial service platforms in space focusing on customer affordability , quality microgravity services , innovation and combining five emerging space technologies . the invention provides an integrated approach to microgravity services in orbit . first , the reusable launch vehicle offers affordable transportation services , platform reboost , and eliminates platform subsystems of propulsion , rcs , liquid storage / resupply , and the like . second , deployable structures are not heavy for the launch , but expand in orbit . third , orbital phone networks offer customers control of unmanned experiments . fourth , an enhanced robotic system transfers payloads . fifth , manufactured thin film solar cells in orbit offer advantages including weight / cost reductions . the orbital service platform has a low initial cost , expands as the market demands , is repairable , offers quality unmanned microgravity , leads to production facilities using similar hardware and offers numerous affordable commercial services .