Last updated: 2022-03-12
Name | Service | Status | Description | Logo |
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Agile Space Industries | Commercial Sample Return, Transport Service (Re-Entry) |
Concept |
Launching a Fast Space Future through Lean Rocket Science. We 3D print thrusters and propulsion systems for space vehicles. |
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Astrobotic | Transport Service (LEO-Moon) | Development |
The Peregrine Lander precisely and safely delivers payloads to lunar orbit and the lunar surface on each mission. |
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Draper Laboratory | Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Rover, Commercial Lunar Lander |
Concept |
We believe exciting things happen when we combine our diverse disciplines to imagine and create new solutions. |
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Firefly Aerospace | Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander, Space Tug |
Development |
Firefly Aerospace is committed to providing economical and convenient access to space for small payloads through the design, manufacture and operation of reliable launch vehicles. |
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Firehawk Aerospace | Commercial Lunar Lander | Development | ||
Golden Spike Company | Commercial Lunar Lander | Dormant | ||
Interspace Explore | Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Transport Service (Earth-LEO) |
Development | ||
Intuitive Machines | Transport Service (Re-Entry), Commercial Lunar Lander, Transport Service (LEO-Moon), In-Space Communications Relay |
Development |
Payload sizes start at 21.5 kg for the smallest ISS deployed version. |
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Inversion Space | Transport Service (Re-Entry), In-Space Manufacturing, Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite) |
Development |
Reentry capsule to bring cargo from space back to Earth. |
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ispace | Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander, Lunar Data Analytics |
Development |
Lunar robotic exploration company that is developing micro-robotic technology to provide a low-cost and frequent transportation service to and from Moon. |
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Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) | Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander |
Development | ![]() |
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JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) | Transport Service (Re-Entry), Transport Service (Earth-LEO) |
Demonstrated |
Small re-entry capsule to return payloads from ISS. HTV and HTV-X resupply ships. |
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Klaus Space Transportation | Transport Service (Re-Entry), In-Space Manufacturing, Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite) |
Development |
We’re making space transportation sustainable. |
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Lockheed Martin | Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander, Human Landing System |
Concept | ||
Masten Space Systems | Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander, Landing Pads |
Development |
XL-1, is a small, single-use lander capable of placing a 100-kg payload on the lunar surface. |
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MKB Raduga (Raduga Design Bureau) | Transport Service (Re-Entry) | Discontinued |
1.5 m long, 60 cm in diameter, and had an unloaded mass of about 350 kg. Could return about 150 kg. Used about 10 times. |
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Moon Express | Transport Service (LEO-Moon) | Development |
Redefine possible by returning to the Moon and unlocking its mysteries and resources for the benefit of humanity. |
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Northrop Grumman (Orbital Sciences) | Transport Service (Earth-LEO) | Active | ||
Obayashi | Space Elevator, Transport Service (Earth-LEO) |
Concept | ![]() |
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OHB | Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander |
Development | ||
ORBITBeyond | Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander |
Development |
Cislunar transportation company providing global customers with reliable, repeated and affordable services to the lunar surface. |
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Outpost | In-Space Manufacturing, Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry) |
Development |
Deliver satellites to space and bring them home again. |
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PTS (Planetary Transportation Systems) | Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander |
Development |
Bringing down the cost of exploration and building reusable space infrastructures so more people benefit from access to space. |
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RadioBro | Transport Service (Re-Entry), Commercial Sample Return |
Idea |
Team LASER is developing a system to return small lunar samples. The system is considering multiple return methods, including direct return, aerobraking return, and rendezvous with a LEO spacecraft. |
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Reaction Engines | Transport Service (Earth-LEO) | Concept |
Single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane. |
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RTSS (Reusable Vehicles Space Systems, MKTC) | Transport Service (Re-Entry) | Early stage |
ARGO reusable transport spacecraft for the delivery of payload to the Space station and its return to the Earth. |
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SAB Launch Services | Space Tug | Development |
SAB is working to a project called IOSHEXA (In Orbit Servicing HEXA). |
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Shackleton Energy | Transport Service (Re-Entry) | Dormant |
Small payload recovery. MOA signed in 2015 to use ISS. |
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Sidereus Space Dynamics | Space Tug, Transport Service (Re-Entry), In-Space Logistics |
Concept |
ASTREO capsule and internal SNC Dream Chaser Module for Landing Space Resources. |
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SpaceDev | Commercial Lunar Lander | Dormant | ||
SpaceIL | Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander |
Development |
Non-profit organization aiming to land the first Israeli spacecraft on the Moon. |
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SpaceWorks Flight (Terminal Velocity) | Transport Service (Re-Entry) | Launched | ||
SpaceX | Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry) |
Active |
Dragon is a free-flying spacecraft designed to deliver both cargo and people to orbiting destinations. |
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Star Inc | Space Elevator | Concept |
With in-house and SBIR funding for small business, STAR has developed new concepts space elevators for the Moon. |
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t/Space (Transformational Space Corporation) | Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Space Tourism Activities, Transport Service (Re-Entry) |
Dormant |
Participated in NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS), and later, Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) programs for delivering cargo and crew to the International Space Station. |
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Transorbital | Commercial Lunar Lander | Dormant |
First private company granted permission by the U.S. government to explore, photograph, and land on the Moon. |
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Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems (Terran Orbital) | Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander |
Development |
Concept for a commercial lunar lander. |
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