Re-Entry Capsules & Systems, Downmass Solutions & Microgravity Flight Services

Extracted subsect of reentry capsules and vehicles. Normally listed under Cargo Transportation.

Last updated: 2025-09-07. Entries: 69

Name	Products & Services	Category	Service Type	Field	Status	Oneliner
A-SpaX (Affordable Space Access)		Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Workspaces	Space Capsule, On-Orbit Experimental Facilty, Reusable, Automated Microgravity Laboratory	Cancelled, Development	Our reusable space facility provides an infrastructure for manufacturing and research in space! This to produce things for in orbit, but also for use on earth by bringing it back safely!
Agile Space Industries		Microgravity & ISS Flight Service	Commercial Sample Return, Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Asteroids, Moon, Space Capsule	Concept, Dormant	Launching a Fast Space Future through Lean Rocket Science. We 3D print thrusters and propulsion systems for space vehicles.
AMi Exploration (ARCA Space, Asteroid Mining Program)	Asteroid Mining Spacecraft	Raw Resources & Utilities, ISRU, Raw Materials & Asteroid Mining, Cargo Transport Service, In-Space Transportation	Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Mining	Development	The Asteroid Mining Program (AMi) is a ten-year program that aims to unlock one of the largest sources of wealth in history, through profitable asteroid mining.
Anduril Industries		Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Point-to-point	Space Capsule	Concept	Anduril Industries, Inc. is an American defense technology company that specializes in advanced autonomous systems.
ATMOS Space Cargo	Inflatable Atmospheric Decelerator (IAD), Space Return Service, Phoenix	Cargo Transport Service, In-Space Manufacturing	Transport Service (Re-Entry), In-Space Manufacturing, Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Point-to-point	Space Capsule, Inflatable Atmospheric Decelerator, Inflatables	Development, Launched	We develop Inflatable Atmospheric Decelerators (IADs), which function both as heat shields, protecting their precious cargo during re-entry into the atmosphere, and high-velocity parachutes.
AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute	HaoLong	Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Transport Service (Earth-LEO)	Space Capsule	Development	CMSA has awarded commercial supply contracts to two cargo spacecraft designs: one named "HaoLong" (in the pics) by AVIC Chengdu who is professional on designing aircrafts.
AZSpace (Ziwei Technology, Ziwei Yutong Keji YG)	B300, DEAR-3, DEAR-5, C2000	Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Space Capsule	Demonstrated	AZSPACE is focused on designing recoverable spacecraft and related reentry technologies. The Di'er-1 or DEAR-1 space capsule launched in December 2023.
BlackStar Orbital Technologies	SpaceDrone	Cargo Transport Service, Microgravity & ISS Flight Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Space Tug, Reusable Satellite, Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)	Reusable, Space Capsule	Early stage	SpaceDrone - the BlackStar Satellite represents the next generation of satellite bus architecture built around a reusable mini spaceplane.
Blue Origin		Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Point-to-point	Space Capsule	Concept
CAS Space (Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, IAMCAS)	QingZhou	Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Space Capsule	Development	CMSA has awarded commercial supply contracts to two cargo spacecraft designs: one named "QingZhou" by CAS, to be launched on CAS-Space's Kinetica-2 next September.
Catalyx space (Space Rickshaw)	ReX, Cosmotron	Cargo Transport Service	Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Space Capsule	Development, Launched	Providing Unmanned Space Labs & Re-entry Capsules.
Dawn Aerospace	Mk-II Aurora, Mk-III	Microgravity & ISS Flight Service	Microgravity Flight Service (Suborbital), Transport Service (Re-Entry), Suborbital Testbed	Reusable, Suborbital	Development	Accessing space in a whole new way, the Dawn Mk-II Aurora is designed for multiple flights per day to 100 km and above.
DEIMOS Engineering and Systems		Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Space Capsule	Development	Contributing to the pillars of the European space programme for a sustainable and conscious exploration of space.
Downmass		Microgravity & ISS Flight Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)	Reusable, Space Capsule	Dormant	Connecting our existence in space to our lives on Earth. Downmass is a NewSpace company dedicated to bringing all forms of mass back to earth (and beyond).
e.Nova Aerospace	Back From Space (BFS)	Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Space Capsule	Early stage	Back From Space (BFS) project. The BFS aims to provide a lowcost, adaptable means of transporting payloads from orbit to Earth, addressing the growing demand for efficient microgravity environments for scientific and commercial purposes.
EARS Project (European Advanced Reusable Satellite)		Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Reusable Satellite	Space Capsule, Inflatable Atmospheric Decelerator	Concept, Development	In the EARS project, we design a reusable small satellite and develop the related critical technologies. The reusable spacecraft is intended to de-orbit in a controlled manoeuvre to deliver its products and results back to the Earth.
ElevationSpace	ELS-R, ELS-RS	Cargo Transport Service, Microgravity & ISS Flight Service	Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Automated Microgravity Laboratory, Reusable, Space Capsule	Development	The Space Environment Utilization and Recovery Platform ELS-R is Japan's only service that can conduct research, development and manufacturing in space and recover materials back to Earth.
Foton (Photon)	Foton	Microgravity & ISS Flight Service	Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Automated Microgravity Laboratory, Space Capsule	Retired	Foton (or Photon) is the project name of two series of Russian science satellite and reentry vehicle programs.
Genesis Space Flight Laboratories (Genesis SFL, Genoplant)	GEN	Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Research Payloads	Space Capsule	Development	Free-flying microgravity platform for time-critical space missions.
GTL (Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories)	Hyperion	Cargo Transport Service, Space Tug, In-Space Transportation	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lander, Commercial Lunar Lander, Space Tug, Orbital Transportation	Moon, In-Space Transportation	Early stage	GTL is developing the Hyperion Space Vehicle capable of transferring to the Moon from LEO, landing on the moon, and returning to earth all in one space vehicle.
HStar Space Transport		Human Spaceflight Service, Cargo Transport Service, Space Tourism	Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Reusable	Early stage	Guided by global cooperation, HStar is building rapidly and fully reusable heavy rockets and spaceship to provide launch services around the world.
In Orbit Aerospace	Retriever, Resource Exchange Module (REX)	Microgravity & ISS Flight Service, Cargo Transport Service, Persistent Platform, Robotic Space Station	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Persistent Platform, Robotic Space Station, In-Space Logistics	Space Capsule, Automated Microgravity Laboratory	Development	Orbital platforms hosting your factories and labs. Earth re-entry vehicles to safely return your products.
Inbound Aerospace		Cargo Transport Service	Reusable Satellite, Returnable Satellite, Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Space Capsule	Development	Our recoverable spacecraft platform enables customers to conduct in-orbit technology demonstrations and microgravity experiments, accelerating their product development timelines.
Independence-X	MERCAP	Microgravity & ISS Flight Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)	Space Capsule	Early stage	NewSpace Transportation Systems company provides Re-entry and Launch Services,
Interspace Explore (i-Space, Interstellar Glory, Beijing Interstellar Development Technology)	ZengZhang	Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Transport Service (Earth-LEO)	Space Capsule	Development	A Chinese startup is aiming to developing spacecraft capable of supplying China’s space station, with a first small demonstration launch set for 2022.
Interstellar Space Technologies		Cargo Transport Service, In-Space Manufacturing, ISRU, Raw Materials & Asteroid Mining, Raw Resources & Utilities	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), In-Space Manufacturing, Space Construction Company	Space Construction Company, Space Capsule	Early stage	Building next generation in-space manufacturing facilities to enable manufacturing and construction in space at scale.
Intuitive Machines	Zephyr, URV (Universal Re-entry Vechicle)	Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO)	Spaceplane, Space Capsule	Development	Intuitive Machines is completing its lunar program which will provide lunar surface access, lunar orbit delivery, and communications at lunar distance.
Inversion Space	Ray, Arc	Cargo Transport Service, In-Space Manufacturing	Transport Service (Re-Entry), In-Space Manufacturing, Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)	Space Capsule	Development, Launched	Reentry capsule to bring cargo from space back to Earth. Global Delivery of Supplies. Space Station Resupply and Return. Resource Return.
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)	HSRC (HTV Small Re-entry Capsule), HTV, HTV-X	Microgravity & ISS Flight Service, Cargo Transport Service, Science	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Lunar Lander	Space Capsule, Food for Space	Demonstrated	JAXA demonstrated a small re-entry capsule called HSRC to return payloads from the ISS.
LEAP		Cargo Transport Service	In-Space Manufacturing, Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Space Capsule	Development	LEAP provides In-Space Manufacturing as a service for the production of advanced materials (early 2024). LEAP provides logistics to, thru, and from space for commercial and government customers (2024 March).
Logispace		Cargo Transport Service, In-Space Transportation	Transport Service (Re-Entry), On-Orbit Servicing, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), In-Space Logistics	Space Capsule, In-Space Transportation	Early stage	Developing cutting edge solutions in the field of space logistics and in-orbit servicing.
Lux Aeterna		Cargo Transport Service	Reusable Satellite, Returnable Satellite, Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)	Space Capsule, Reusable	Development	Fully reusable satellite slated to launch in 2027, equipped with a heat shield and parachute for safe atmospheric reentry and landing.
MKB Raduga (Raduga Design Bureau)	VBK-Raduga	Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Space Capsule	Dormant, Discontinued	The VBK-Raduga is a reentry capsule, which allowed returning materials from the space station Mir.
NewSpace Systems	Glide2	Miscellaneous	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Hardware	-	Development	Architecture for a GPS-guided parafoil system targeted at the precision recovery/return of payloads, rocket boosters and space vehicles from space.
Orbital Bridge		Miscellaneous	Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Reusable	Early stage	Orbital Bridge is a set of patent pending technologies that include a novel launch system for durable goods, a set of technologies for managing cargo in a variety of Earth orbits, and a continuous launch system that allows for daily, hourly, or even more frequent launching of 2000 kilo payloads into LEO.
Orbital Paradigm	Kestrel	Microgravity & ISS Flight Service, In-Space Transportation, Cargo Transport Service	Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Reusable Satellite, Commercial Space Station, Robotic Space Station, In-Space Platform, Persistent Platform, Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Automated Microgravity Laboratory, Reusable	Development	Agile, low-acceleration return transportation for the upcoming in-space industry. Building the most frequent and efficient reusable logistic, cargo and space return service.
Outpost Space	Ferry, Cargo Ferry, Carryall	Cargo Transport Service, In-Space Manufacturing	In-Space Manufacturing, Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO)	Reusable	Development, Launched	Outpost builds reusable orbital shipping containers that deliver cargo anywhere on Earth in under 90 minutes — manufacture ultra-high-performance fiber optics in space for faster, more energy-efficient AI and telecom.
Plasmos	Space Truck	In-Space Transportation	Space Tug, On-Orbit Servicing, In-Space Manufacturing, In-Space Assembly, Transport Service (Re-Entry), Orbital Transportation	In-Space Transportation, Additive Manufacturing (3D printing), Space Capsule	Cancelled, Development	Plasmos is building a reusable third stage tug to address the problem of last-mile delivery in space.
Pythom	Olympus, Pythom Spaceship	Commercial Lander, Commercial Space Station	Commercial Lander, Commercial Lunar Lander, Transport Service (Re-Entry), Commercial Space Station	Moon	Early stage	Pythom is developing a space transportation system that is light, low-cost, and highly responsive.
Radian Aerospace	Radian One	Human Spaceflight Service	Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Human Spaceflight, Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Single-Stage-To-Orbit (SSTO), Reusable	Development	World’s first fully reusable horizontal takeoff and landing, single-stage to orbit spaceplane, delivering people and light cargo to low earth orbit (LEO) and multiple terrestrial destinations with aircraft-like operations.
Radian Aerospace	Radian Reusable Reentry Vehicle (R3V)	Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Space Capsule	Development	Hypersonic reentry vehicle to generate cash, and support the development of its sled-launched single-stage-to-orbit rocketplane.
RadioBro	LASER (Lunar Ascent Sample Earth Return)	Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Commercial Sample Return	Space Capsule	Idea, Dormant	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.
Raven Dynamics		Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO)	Space Capsule	Early stage	Developing innovative recovery and capsule systems for asset recovery from extreme altitude and atmospheric entry.
Raven Space Systems		Cargo Transport Service	In-Space Manufacturing, Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO)	Space Capsule	Cancelled	Our mission is to 3D print entire reentry capsules for high cadence and low-cost cargo return from space.
Reditus Space	ENOS	Cargo Transport Service	Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Reusable Satellite, Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Space Capsule	Development	Reditus Space is a manufacturing company focused on providing sustainable and scalable microgravity access for advanced processes.
Reenter Space (Reentry Systems)		In-Space Manufacturing, Cargo Transport Service, Microgravity & ISS Flight Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), In-Space Manufacturing	Reusable, Space Capsule	Dormant, Early stage	Reenter is building the next generation of spacecraft that will be able to bring space-made products for billions down on Earth.
ReOrbital		Microgravity & ISS Flight Service, Cargo Transport Service	Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Automated Microgravity Laboratory	Development, ?	Our platform provides 1-10 days on orbit, autonomous control over your research environment, and the ability to iterate directly on the launchpad.
Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA)	ARGO	Cargo Transport Service, In-Space Manufacturing	Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Transport Service (Earth-LEO)	-	Concept, Development	We are focusing on low cost launch technology within an automotive manufacturing environment.
RTSS (Reusable Vehicles Space Systems, MKTC)	ARGO	Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Reusable	Dormant, Early stage	ARGO reusable transport spacecraft for the delivery of payload to the Space station and its return to the Earth.
Serendipity Space		Cargo Transport Service	Reusable Satellite, Returnable Satellite, Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Space Capsule	Development
Shackleton Energy	Oryx, Mini Space Brake (MSB)	Cargo Transport Service, Raw Resources & Utilities, ISRU, Raw Materials & Asteroid Mining, In-Space Manufacturing	Transport Service (Re-Entry), In-Space Manufacturing, Resources - Water, Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)	Water, Moon	Dormant	Inflatable reentry vehicles for ISS payload recovery. Lunar water mining program.
Sidereus Space Dynamics	Meteoroid Complementary Descent Module, ASTREO	Cargo Transport Service, Space Tug	Space Tug, Transport Service (Re-Entry), In-Space Logistics	In-Space Transportation	Concept	ASTREO capsule and internal SNC Dream Chaser Module for landing space resources.
Sierra Space (Sierra Nevada Corp, SNC)	Dream Chaser, Shooting Star	Cargo Transport Service, Microgravity & ISS Flight Service, Human Spaceflight Service	Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)	Space Capsule, Reusable, Automated Microgravity Laboratory	Development	The First-Ever Winged Commercial Spaceplane capable of gentle 1.5G runway landings, ideal for precious cargo, especially human passengers.
Sierra Space (Sierra Nevada Corp, SNC)	Ghost	Cargo Transport Service, Microgravity & ISS Flight Service	Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)	Space Capsule, Reusable, Automated Microgravity Laboratory	Development	Ghost re-entry systems. In the future re-entering objects from space will be as common as launching to space.
Space Cargo Unlimited	REV1	Microgravity & ISS Flight Service, In-Space Manufacturing	ISS Utilization Service, Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Reusable, Space Capsule	Development	REV1 is being designed to carry up to 1,000 kilograms of payload for several months in low Earth orbit, where it would dock with a Reusable Orbiting Service Module.
Space Elevator Development Corporation (SEDevCo)		Cargo Transport Service	Space Elevator, Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry)	-	Early stage	Space Elevators enable efficient space transportation and logistics to Geosynchronous Earth Orbit and beyond.
Space Forge	ForgeStar, Aether	Microgravity & ISS Flight Service, In-Space Manufacturing	Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), In-Space Manufacturing, Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Reusable, Space Capsule, Orbital Microfabrication	Development, Launched	Microgravity as a service. Rapid, reliable and returnable vehicle to harness the space environment for your needs.
SpaceWorks Enterprises (Terminal Velocity)	RED-25, RED-DATA2, RED-XR	Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO)	Space Capsule	Launched, Demonstrated, Development	Recoverable RED-4U and RED-25 will offer payload compartments for safe return of space-based manufacturing, medical, and pharmaceutical products. NASA Phase III SBIR awarded in 2016.
SpaceX	Starship, Starship HLS, Starship Human Landing System	Commercial Lander, Cargo Transport Service	Human Landing System, Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry), Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Point-to-point	In-Space Transportation, Transport Service (In-Space), Space Tourism, Moon, Mars, Reusable, Space Capsule	Development, Launched	SpaceX's Starship and Super Heavy Rocket represent a fully reusable transportation system designed to service all Earth orbit needs as well as the Moon and Mars.
SpaceX	Dragon, Dragon 2, Cargo Dragon	Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Reusable, Space Capsule	Active	Dragon is a free-flying spacecraft designed to deliver both cargo and people to orbiting destinations.
Stoke Space		Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Point-to-point	Reusable	Development	STOKE delivers satellites directly to their final orbit using 100% reusable rockets. They’re low-cost, on-demand, and designed to fly daily.
t/Space (Transformational Space Corporation)		Cargo Transport Service, Human Spaceflight Service	Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Space Tourism Activities, Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Space Capsule	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.
Taramandal		Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Reusable Satellite	Space Capsule	Dormant
Thales Alenia Space		Cargo Transport Service	Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Space Capsule	Development	Develop a commercial service capable of transporting cargo to and from the International Space Station.
The Exploration Company	Nyx	Cargo Transport Service, In-Space Manufacturing, Commercial Lander	Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (LEO-Moon), In-Space Manufacturing, Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Commercial Lander, Commercial Lunar Lander, Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Automated Microgravity Laboratory, Hopper, Moon	Development, Launched	The Exploration Company develops, manufactures and operates Nyx, a modular and reusable orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit.
The Fairchild Space Company		Commercial Space Station, Cargo Transport Service	Commercial Space Station, Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Automated Microgravity Laboratory	Dormant, Cancelled	Planned to spent $150 million on its first ''leasecraft,'' to be launched by 1988. The platform, one of three planned, is seen as ''an industrial park in space, a place where people can make things or observe the earth. ''We will supply the heat, light and the communications - the real estate out there.''
Vanguard Space Industries	VSI-LAB	Microgravity & ISS Flight Service	Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)	Reusable, Automated Microgravity Laboratory, Space Capsule	Early stage, Cancelled	VSI’s mission is to provide holistic microgravity solutions that are hassle free, reliable and accessible to our customers.
Varda Space Industries		Cargo Transport Service, Microgravity & ISS Flight Service	Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry), Recoverable Satellite, Reusable Satellite	Space Capsule	Active	Space factories for Earth-bound products. Varda Space Industries is building the world's first commercial zero-gravity industrial park at scale. In the near-term, Varda is laser-focused on manufacturing things off Earth that are highly valued on Earth. Over the long-term, Varda can build the infrastructure needed to enable humanity to industrialize space.
Way4Space (ArianeGroup)	SpaceCase, SC-X01	In-Space Transportation	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO)	Space Capsule	Development, Launched

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