Space UtilitiesElectricity, communications, water, propellant

List of commercial space utilities including in-space communications, propellant refilling, in-space electricity, data storage, on-orbit computing. Space-based solar power and power beaming have been included.

Last updated: 2024-03-03. Entries: 119

Name Products & Services Category Service Type Field Status Oneliner Photo Logo
3K SpaceTech X-Charge Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Power Beaming,
Space Solar Power,
In-Orbit Data Storage,
In-Orbit Computing
Wireless Power Transfer,
Edge Computing
Early stage

Our company strives to create a network of power supply stations throughout the solar system, as well as provide the ability to obtain energy on any satellite or planet.

3K SpaceTech
1000 Planets Space Utilities Space Solar Power Space Solar Power Dormant

1000 Planets' endeavours include: Orbital Maneuvering Vehicles, Reusable Launch Vehicles, Solar Energy Satellites.

AGPower92 Mini Modular Reactor (MMR) Raw Resources & Utilities Resources - Energy,
Nuclear Fission Power
Nuclear Fission Power,
Nuclear Power
Early stage, Dormant

Economic and efficient power for deep space applications for missions lasting 15 years and beyond.

AGPower92 AGPower92
Airbus Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Wireless Power Transfer Concept

Space-based solar power program.

Airbus Airbus
Alvior Orbital Solar Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming,
Resources - Energy
Wireless Power Transfer Dormant, Early stage

Orbital Solar - The ultimate renewable. A single solution to half of the climate emergency.

Alvior
Antares Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Nuclear Fission Power
Nuclear Fission Power,
Nuclear Power
Development Antares
Aphelia Space Space Utilities Power Beaming,
Resources - Energy
Wireless Power Transfer Early stage

Aphelia is developing wireless charging stations that deliver highly-efficient kW-level of electrical power wirelessly to spacecraft in space.

Aphelia Space Aphelia Space
Aquarian Space Communications Relay In-Space Communications Relay - Early stage, Dormant

Aquarian Space is the world's first high data rate internet service provider for the solar system. Our mission is to deliver the interplanetary communications infrastructure that makes possible the next wave of human expansion throughout our solar system.

Aquarian Space Aquarian Space
Aquila Earth Space Utilities Power Beaming,
Resources - Energy
Wireless Power Transfer Development

Beaming renewable energy anywhere on (or off) earth using lasers.

Aquila Earth
Argotec Andromeda Space Utilities In-Space Communications Relay - Development

A constellation of micro-satellites that will provide support to voice, video, and data transmission for scientific, technological, and commercial activities on the Moon.

Argotec
ARTEMIS Innovation Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Space Solar Power Concept

Artemis Innovation provides strong experience and expertise in the general area of space systems and technology, and unique capabilities in the field of space solar power (a.k.a., "solar energy from space", or solar power satellites).

Arthur D. Little Space Utilities Space Solar Power Space Solar Power Concept

We link people, technology and strategy to find original and pragmatic ways to accelerate performance, innovate through convergence and digital, and make a positive impact on the world.

Arthur D. Little
Astrobotic LunaGrid Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Lunar Power Service
Moon,
Nuclear Power
Development

LunaGrid is the first-ever commercial power service for the lunar surface.

Astrobotic Astrobotic
Astrostrom Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming,
Space Elevator
Wireless Power Transfer,
Mirrors
Development

Study on GE⊕ Lunar Power Station.

Astrostrom Astrostrom
ATLAS Space Operations Communications Relay In-Space Communications Relay,
Deep Space Communications
Moon,
In-Space Internet
Cancelled

World’s First Laser Communication Link from the Lunar Surface.

ATLAS Space Operations
Avalanche Energy Orbitron Space Utilities,
In-Space Transportation
Resources - Energy,
Nuclear Fusion Power
Nuclear Power,
Nuclear Propulsion
Development

Avalanche is a VC-backed, fusion energy start-up. We are designing, testing and building micro-fusion reactors that you can hold in your hand.

Avalanche Energy Avalanche Energy
BEAM Co Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Wireless Power Transfer Development

BEAM Co. offers advanced optical technologies and materials based on the expertise of its world-renowned founders and researchers in nonlinear- and electro-optics,lasers and photonics, liquid crystals, polymers, composites and complex materials.

BEAM Co
Blue Origin Raw Resources & Utilities,
ISRU, Raw Materials & Asteroid Mining
Resources - Energy Nuclear Power,
Nuclear Propulsion
Concept

Award to demonstrate nuclear thermal propulsion technolog.

Blue Origin
BWX Technologies Raw Resources & Utilities,
Space Utilities
Resources - Energy,
Nuclear Fission Power
Nuclear Fission Power,
Nuclear Power
Early stage

Conceptual designs of an NTP reactor in hopes of powering a future manned mission to Mars.

BWX Technologies BWX Technologies
Canadian Space Mining Corporation LEUNR Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Nuclear Fission Power
Nuclear Fission Power,
Nuclear Power
Early stage

Canadian Space Mining Corporation is devoted to exploration and extraction of space bound resources.

Canadian Space Mining Corporation Canadian Space Mining Corporation
Celestia Energy Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Space Solar Power,
Wireless Power Transfer
Early stage

A UAE-based startup focusing on the commercialization of Laser Space-based Solar Power.

Celestia Energy Celestia Energy
Celestial Communications Relay In-Space Communications Relay - Concept, Dormant

A small satellite data relay constellation will be deployed in the lunar polar orbit to enable higher connectivity for Moon missions.

Celestial
Ceres Robotics 50KW Vertical Solar Array Technology Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Lunar Power Service
Moon Development

We are designing, building, and testing efficient landers and robots that make living and working off-world feasible and affordable.

Ceres Robotics Ceres Robotics
CommStar Space Communications CommStar-1 Communications Relay In-Space Communications Relay - Early stage

Intention to deploy an advanced, proprietary data relay satellite (“CommStar-1”) to be located between the Earth and the Moon by 2023.

CommStar Space Communications
Constanellis Aerospace Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Lunar Electric Grid
Moon Development

Commercial Space Infrastructure startup. Our mission is to support human space exploration efforts to benefit and evolve the human impact on our planet.

Constanellis Aerospace
CosmoX Communications Relay In-Space Communications Relay - Dormant

CosmoX federated satellite systems inter-satellite communication network to enable real-time earth observation.

CosmoX
Crescent Space (Lockheed Martin) Parsec Space Utilities In-Space Communications Relay,
Lunar Navigation
Moon Development

A deep space infrastructure company. Crescent provides critical services for lunar missions and beyond.

Crescent Space (Lockheed Martin)
Draper Laboratory Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Power Beaming
Wireless Power Transfer Development Draper Laboratory
Electric Moon Space Utilities,
Raw Resources & Utilities
Power Beaming Wireless Power Transfer Development

Won $200,000 as one of the 7 winning teams of Phase 2, Level 1 of NASA's Watts on the Moon Challenge.

Electric Sky Space Utilities Power Beaming Wireless Power Transfer Development

We're pioneering movement under external power, making transportation more swift, sustainable & economical.

Electric Sky
Emerald Telecommunications Space Utilities Space Solar Power Wireless Power Transfer,
Solar Sail
Concept Emerald Telecommunications
Emrod Space Utilities,
Raw Resources & Utilities
Power Beaming,
Resources - Energy,
Space Solar Power
Wireless Power Transfer Development

Emrod is opening up the world’s access to power by using power beaming technology to enable long range wireless energy transfer that is safe, reliable and cost effective.

Emrod Emrod
EnergySpace Company Space Utilities Power Beaming,
Space Solar Power
Wireless Power Transfer Dormant, Early stage

Power beaming and space solar company.

EnergySpace Company
Entropy Research and Development Space Utilities Power Beaming,
Resources - Energy,
Space Solar Power
Wireless Power Transfer Dormant, Early stage

Building a constellation of spacecraft for wireless power transmission among satellites

Entropy Research and Development
Eternal Light Space Utilities Power Beaming,
Resources - Energy,
Lunar Electric Grid
Wireless Power Transfer,
Moon
Development

Astrolight – a collaboration between Astrobotic and Montreal startup Eternal Light Photonics Corp. – won $50,000 for its wireless mobile power beaming solution.

Eternal Light
Extraterrestrial Power Raw Resources & Utilities,
Space Utilities
Resources - Energy,
ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)
Wireless Power Transfer,
Moon
Concept

Electricity provider of the solar system. Enabling humanity's future venturing into the solar system is in our DNA. Available Lunar electricity is going to be the key enabler.

Extraterrestrial Power
Fibertek Communications Relay In-Space Communications Relay,
Deep Space Communications
Moon Development

Laser-based sensing and communication anywhere in the solar system,

Fibertek
Framatome Space Space Utilities Nuclear Fission Power,
Nuclear Radioisotope Power
Nuclear Power,
Nuclear Propulsion
Concept Framatome Space
Frazer-Nash Consultancy Space Utilities Space Solar Power Space Solar Power Concept Frazer-Nash Consultancy
Hedy-Anthiel Myriad Communications Relay In-Space Communications Relay - Dormant, Concept

Myriad from Hedy-Anthiel is a space-based cloud platform. Provision communications, storage, and computing assets on demand, from anywhere in the solar system.

Hedy-Anthiel
Helicity Space Helicity Drive Raw Resources & Utilities,
Space Tug,
In-Space Transportation
Resources - Energy,
Space Tug,
Nuclear Fusion Power,
In-Space Logistics
Nuclear Power,
Nuclear Propulsion
Early stage

Our technology, the Helicity Drive, consists of scalable, fusion propulsion engines that enable safer, faster, reusable, and more fuel-efficient travel into deep space.

HelicitySpace Helicity Space
Honeybee Robotics (Blue Origin) LUNARSABER Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Space Robotics
Moon Development

Our specialties in planetary exploration include robotic drilling, processing and sampling systems.

Honeybee Robotics Honeybee Robotics (Blue Origin)
Honeywell Space Utilities In-Space Communications Relay Moon Concept, Development

Honeywell will develop a plan to build a lunar communications network for systems in lunar orbit and on the surface. Prototype of a low-power tracking terminal front end for long-range optical communications.

Honeywell
Howe Industries SPRINT,
SPEAR
Raw Resources & Utilities,
Active Debris Removal
Resources - Energy,
Nuclear Radioisotope Power,
Solar Thermal Propulsion,
Active Debris Removal (ADR)
Nuclear Fission Power,
Nuclear Power
Concept

Develop these space based power systems, which includes radioisotope fueled systems and reactor based systems.

Howe Industries Howe Industries
Hypergiant Communications Relay In-Space Communications Relay - Concept, Dormant

Hypergiant Galactic’s space-based communications system will use small satellites to create a relay network, bouncing signals between Earth and humans in space.

Hypergiant
Indicium ShootCapsule Communications Relay In-Space Communications Relay,
In-Orbit Data Storage
Moon Concept, Dormant

Moon Server - Fully independent data center with enough capacity to provide backup data storage for multiple entities, both for future lunar infrastructure and space missions as well as for terrestrial purposes.

Indicium Indicium
International Electric Company CASSIOPeiA Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Space Solar Power,
Large Space Structures
Concept

CASSIOPeiA (Constant Aperture, Solid-State, Integrated, Orbital Phased Array) can be launched onto various orbits to collect sunlight and efficiently convert it to a safe beam of microwaves, directed to a terrestrial rectifying antenna ('Rectenna'), feeding into the local power grid.

International Electric Company International Electric Company
Ion Power Group Raw Resources & Utilities Resources - Energy Mars Idea

Ion Harvesting Technology – a new and better way to generate clean electricity day and night on Earth, Mars and up to 10 planets and moons by utilizing patented carbon nanofiber to extract useful electricity from ions native to a planet’s atmosphere.

Ion Power Group
IX (Intuitive Machines, X-Energy) Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Nuclear Fission Power
Nuclear Fission Power,
Moon
Development

Study to mature the design of a Fission Surface Power (FSP) solution that will deliver at least 40 kWe power flight system to the Moon by 2028.

IX (Intuitive Machines, X-Energy)
Japan Space Systems Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Wireless Power Transfer,
Space Solar Power
Development

Researching space-based solar power since about 2000. Designed a reference architecture and has performed microwave power beaming demonstrations.

Japan Space Systems Japan Space Systems
Karman+ Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Space Solar Power Development

In space, for Earth. We want to build massive solar power plants using asteroid regolith.

Karman Plus Karman+
KC Space Pirates (Kansas City Space Pirates) Space Utilities Resources - Energy Wireless Power Transfer Concept

KC Space Pirates, a team of inventors and space enthusiasts won $50,000 for their proposed laser power beaming concepts.

KC Space Pirates (Kansas City Space Pirates)
Kepler Communications Optical Service,
Ku-band Service,
S-band Service
Communications Relay In-Space Communications Relay In-Space Internet Development, Launched

Kepler’s ultimate goal is to deliver in-space connectivity to address the data need from space faring assets, and support the future space economy.

Kepler Communications Kepler Communications
KESE Space Utilities,
Miscellaneous
Resources - Energy,
Power Beaming,
Space Solar Power
Wireless Power Transfer,
Space Solar Power
Concept

Orbital robotics and cubesat development/commercial UAS/UAV development.

KESE
LEOcloud Raw Resources & Utilities In-Orbit Data Storage,
In-Orbit Computing
- Early stage, ?

At LEOcloud we define space edge as the intersection of space and cloud, where we offer seamless satellite-based and terrestrial cloud infrastructure and services.

LEOcloud
Liftport Group Lunar Communications Platform (Oreades),
PicoGravity Lab,
Lunar Space Elevator
Space Utilities,
Cargo Transport Service
In-Space Communications Relay,
Commercial Space Station,
Space Elevator
Moon Early stage

Lunar Communications Platform (Oreades) – Relay between Earth and the Moon; observe the CisLunar environment for Total Space Domain Awareness..

Liftport Group Liftport Group
Litepulse Space Utilities,
Raw Resources & Utilities
Power Beaming,
Resources - Energy,
Lunar Electric Grid,
Space Solar Power
Wireless Power Transfer Early stage

We're building a remote power grid in space to help propel expansion in the LEO to Cis-Lunar Space. Providing The Power Needed For The Next Generation of Space Assets.

Litepulse
Lockheed Martin Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Nuclear Fission Power
Mars,
Moon,
Nuclear Propulsion,
Nuclear Fission Power,
Nuclear Power
Concept, Development

NASA has selected three companies to further advance work on deployable solar array systems that will help power the agency’s human and robotic exploration of the Moon under Artemis.

Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin
Lonestar Data Holding Raw Resources & Utilities In-Orbit Computing,
In-Orbit Data Storage
Moon,
Space Arks
Development

Lonestar provides premium secure immutable storage and edge processing services to our customers from the world's ultimate offsite backup location.

Lonestar Lonestar Data Holding
Lumen Orbit Space Utilities In-Orbit Computing,
In-Orbit Data Storage
- Development

In-orbit cloud computing. Building a massive cloud compute and relay constellation, with our first launch in May 2025.

Lumen Orbit
Lunar Night Survival Raw Resources & Utilities Resources - Energy,
Lunar Electric Grid
Moon Dormant, Concept

Proposes a scalable power generation and distribution system to enable a sustained presence on the Moon.

Lunar Night Survival Lunar Night Survival
Maana Electric TerraBox ISRU, Raw Materials & Asteroid Mining,
Space Utilities,
In-Space Manufacturing
Resources - Energy,
Resources - Oxygen,
ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization),
In-Space Manufacturing
Utility Development

Our mission is to be the first Utility company of the Solar System, to enable the future, both here on Earth and in space.

Maana Electric Maana Electric
Metasat UK Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Wireless Power Transfer Development

Metasat UK Ltd is an aerospace company founded in December 2020 which specialises in space-based solar power (SBSP) and space sustainability.

Metasat UK
MPB Communications Communications Relay,
Space Utilities
In-Space Communications Relay,
Deep Space Communications
Moon Concept

The Canadian Space Agency funds novel ideas for potential Moon infrastructure:. Will focus on optical communications between Earth and the Moon, including ground stations on the lunar surface, $249,884.

MPB Communications
NearStar Fusion Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Nuclear Fusion Power
Nuclear Power,
Nuclear Propulsion
Development NearStar Fusion NearStar Fusion
Nokia Communications Relay In-Space Communications Relay - Development

Nokia won a $14.1 million award to develop lunar communications systems using 4G wireless networks.

Nokia
Northrop Grumman Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research (SSPIDR) Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Resources - Energy
Space Solar Power,
Wireless Power Transfer
Development

Northrop Grumman has completed ground-based tests to demonstrate critical technology required for a 2025 demonstration of space-based solar power.

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman
NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) Space Utilities In-Orbit Computing,
In-Orbit Data Storage
Edge Computing Development

NTT will develop a satellite system that can process and store data in space.

NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone)
NuPromethean Technologies (NPT) Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Hardware
- Early stage

Graphene Based Radiation Protection. NPT plans to deliver technology that can convert radiation found in space into electricity, supporting deep space exploration.

NuPromethean Technologies (NPT)
OHB Space Utilities Space Solar Power Space Solar Power Concept OHB OHB
Orbital Genesis Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Space Solar Power Early stage

Bringing space-based solar power to the edge.

Orbital Genesis
Orbital Mining Corporation (OMC) P3 (Power, Prospecting and Propellant) Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Propellant Refilling,
Propellant Refuel Station,
Lunar Power Service,
Lunar Electric Grid
Propellant Development

The Orbital Mining Corporation (OMC) is a Space Startup dedicated to lunar power and mining. Orbital Mining Corporation aims to provide power and propellant on the Lunar surface.

Orbital Mining Corporation Orbital Mining Corporation (OMC)
Orbital Power Corporation Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Wireless Power Transfer Dormant

Orbital Power Corporation is a pioneer in the effort to generate safe, clean, reliable energy from space. Solar energy is captured via satellites and sent wirelessly to receiving stations at various points around the globe.

ORiS - Orbital Recharge in Space Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming,
Lunar Power Service,
Resources - Energy
Wireless Power Transfer,
Space Solar Power
Development

ORiS' vision is to push the progress of space exploration by transmitting power wirelessly everywhere, enabling missions with any energy demand.

ORiS - Orbital Recharge in Space
Overview Energy Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Space Solar Power,
Wireless Power Transfer
Development

Overview Energy is a VC-backed aerospace startup based in the DC Area. We’re solving fundamental problems in aerospace manufacturing, GNC, and space power systems and will be building a constellation of large, deployable satellites.

Overview Energy
ParaLoon Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Mirrors,
Inflatables
Development

ParaLoon aims to develop a groundbreaking solar energy solution specifically designed for satellites and other space assets, This novel space power collection system will use an inflatable parabolic balloon to do this.

Paraloon ParaLoon
Photonicity Raw Resources & Utilities Resources - Energy,
Power Beaming
Wireless Power Transfer Early stage

We aspire to build the various building blocks that would enable cost-competitive space-based solar power and interstellar exploration. Optical wireless power transfer for remote applications.

Photonicity
Plus Ultra Space Outposts Harmony Communications Relay In-Space Communications Relay,
Deep Space Communications
Moon Dormant

Harmony” is a lunar satellite constellation designed to solve all communications and navigation needs of commercial and institutional lunar mission.

Plus Ultra Space Outposts
Powerlight Space Utilities,
Miscellaneous
Power Beaming,
Resources - Energy
Wireless Power Transfer Development

PowerLight is already working with NASA to provide a first ever design concept for wireless power beaming solutions to support lunar operations.

Powerlight Powerlight
PowerSat Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Wireless Power Transfer,
Space Solar Power
Early stage, Dormant

In 2009, PowerSat said it has filed the application for a patent related to “BrightStar” satellites, which it envisages being coupled wirelessly in space to create large clusters of independent solar arrays that contribute to a single transmission beam.

PowerSat
Princeton Satellite Systems Direct Fusion Drive (DFD) Cargo Transport Service,
Raw Resources & Utilities
Resources - Energy,
Nuclear Fusion Power
Nuclear Power,
Nuclear Propulsion
Development

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory has licensed the technology for Direct Fusion Drive (DFD) a fusion-powered rocket engine that could take people on a mission to orbit Mars for 30 days.

Princeton Satellite Systems Princeton Satellite Systems
Pulsar Fusion Direct Fusion Drive (DFD) Cargo Transport Service,
Raw Resources & Utilities,
Space Utilities
Resources - Energy,
Nuclear Fusion Power
Nuclear Power,
Nuclear Propulsion
Development

Private company working on nuclear fusion propulsion technology and advanced space propulsion systems.

Pulsar Fusion Pulsar Fusion
ReBeam (Vrisva Space) Space Utilities Power Beaming,
Space Solar Power
Wireless Power Transfer Dormant, Idea

We are building the first Wireless Energy Network for grids using Satellites!

ReBeam (Vrisva Space)
Redwire Space Utilities,
Communications Relay
In-Space Communications Relay,
Lunar Navigation
- Concept

Selected by DARPA as part of LunA-10 study for providing services to lunar assets from cislunar space, including high-speed communications and Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT).

Redwire Redwire
Reflect Orbital (Tons of Mirrors) Space Utilities,
Miscellaneous
Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Wireless Power Transfer,
Mirrors
Early stage

Tons of Mirrors is using satellite-mounted reflective surfaces to redirect sunlight to earthbound solar panels at night.

Reflect Orbital (Tons of Mirrors)
Rocket Engineering Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Nuclear Fission Power
Nuclear Power,
Nuclear Propulsion
Concept

Commercial feasibility study to examine how the UK’s nuclear space power programme could significantly widen and strengthen the use case for commercial spaceflight.

Rocket Engineering
Roland Berger Space Utilities,
Miscellaneous
Resources - Energy,
Power Beaming
Wireless Power Transfer,
Moon
Concept

Roland Berger is the only management consultancy of European heritage with a strong international footprint.

Roland Berger
Rolls-Royce Space Utilities Nuclear Fission Power,
Nuclear Radioisotope Power,
Resources - Energy
Nuclear Power Concept

In 2021, Rolls-Royce has signed an innovative contract with the UK Space Agency for a study into future nuclear power options for space exploration.

Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce
RTX Corporation (Raytheon) Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Power Beaming
Wireless Power Transfer Development

Design and develop a wireless airborne relay system to deliver energy into contested environments.

RTX Corporation (Raytheon)
Satellite Applications Catapult Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Robotic Arm,
In-Space Assembly,
Space Robotics
Space Solar Power Concept

We are one of nine Catapults, uniquely established to transform the UK’s capability for innovation in specific areas and to help drive future economic growth. We help organisations make use of, and benefit from, satellite technologies, and bring together multi-disciplinary teams to generate ideas and solutions in an open innovation environment.

Satellite Applications Catapult
Satellite Squared Raw Resources & Utilities Resources - Energy Wireless Power Transfer Dormant, Early stage

Working towards a human presence in space through the conception, development, and exploitation of new and financially sustainable space business activities.

Satellite Squared
Shimizu Corporation Luna Ring Space Utilities,
Miscellaneous
Resources - Energy,
Power Beaming,
Hardware
Wireless Power Transfer,
Space Solar Power
Concept

Unveiled a proposal that entails building a solar panel array around the moon's equator, then sending the power it collects back to Earth, called LUNA RING.

Shimizu Corporation
Sirin Orbital Systems Space Utilities,
Raw Resources & Utilities
Power Beaming,
Space Solar Power,
Resources - Water
Wireless Power Transfer,
Moon
Early stage Sirin Orbital Systems Sirin Orbital Systems
Skytech Holdings Space Utilities,
ISRU, Raw Materials & Asteroid Mining
Suborbital Space Tourism,
Resources - Asteroid Mining,
Intra-Solar Banking,
Space Mining
Mining,
Asteroids
Concept

Focused on developing zero-emission, fully autonomous and environmentally responsible terrestrial mining systems for use on Earth and throughout the solar system.

Skytech Holdings
Solar Space Technologies SPS-ALPHA Raw Resources & Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Space Solar Power,
Wireless Power Transfer
Early stage

Planning to deliver a solar power satellite into geostationary orbit to supply baseload energy to the Australian grid by 2027.

Solar Space Technologies Solar Space Technologies
Solar.Space Raw Resources & Utilities Resources - Energy,
Power Beaming
Wireless Power Transfer Dormant, Idea

Providing wireless electrical energy to other satellites.

Solar.Space
Solaren Raw Resources & Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Space Solar Power,
Wireless Power Transfer
Development

Provide clean power for the planet. Design, develop, launch, and operate the world’s first Space Solar Power plants.

Solaren
Solstar Space Company Raw Resources & Utilities In-Space Communications Relay - Development

We provide space-to-space communications on spacecraft and bi-directional two-way data services for payloaders.

Solstar Space Company
Space Energy Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Space Solar Power Dormant
Space Initiatives Communications Relay In-Space Communications Relay Moon Concept

Development and deployment of 50-gram femtosatellites in LEO. Lunar surface data comms network, and ballistic delivery system.

Space Initiatives
Space Power Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Wireless Power Transfer Development

Provide power supply in orbit and recharge satellites during periodic eclipse.

Space Power Space Power
Space Solar CASSIOPeiA Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Wireless Power Transfer Development

Delivering a revolutionary vision to enable Net Zero and global energy security with Space-Based Solar Power.

Space Solar Space Solar
Spacefaring Services Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Power Beaming
Wireless Power Transfer,
Space Solar Power
Dormant

Space-to-space & Space-to-surface power beaming technology.

SpaceNukes (Space Nukes,Space Nuclear Power Corporation) Raw Resources & Utilities Resources - Energy,
Nuclear Fission Power
Nuclear Power,
Nuclear Fission Power
Development

SpaceNukes specializes in the design and fabrication of fission reactor power systems for use in outer space - for the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

Space Nukes SpaceNukes (Space Nukes,Space Nuclear Power Corporation)
SpaceX (Starlink) Starlink,
Starshield
Communications Relay In-Space Communications Relay,
Deep Space Communications
Utility,
In-Space Internet
Development

Polaris Program Crew will test SpaceX Starlink laser-based communications in Space, One day the Internet network could be used on the Moon & Mars.

SpaceX SpaceX (Starlink)
Spatiam Corporation Space Utilities In-Space Communications Relay,
Deep Space Communications
In-Space Internet Early stage

At Spatiam Corporation we envision the future of space communications: the Interplanetary Internet - a reliable, efficient, and adaptive Commercial Space Network that will connect humans and science everywhere.

Spatiam Corporation
SSTL (Surrey Satellite Technologies) Lunar Pathfinder Communications Relay In-Space Communications Relay Moon Development

Lunar Pathfinder is a Commercial Lunar Mission Support Service to provide data services via S-band and UHF links to lunar assets, and an X-band link to Earth.

SSTL SSTL (Surrey Satellite Technologies)
Stellarion Energy (STELLA) Project SEEE Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Moon,
Wireless Power Transfer
Dormant, Concept

Space Earth Energy Ecosystem project SEEE. Establish energy eco-system to support future space colonization. 

Stellarion Energy Stellarion Energy  (STELLA)
SunCubes Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Power Beaming
Wireless Power Transfer,
Space Solar Power
Development

SunCubes is revolutionizing energy transfer through a laser-based system for wireless, long-distance electrical transmission.

SunCubes
Thales Alenia Space Receiv'Air Space Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming
Wireless Power Transfer Concept

Study for Receiv'Air - Bypassing of atmospheric attenuation for SPS with airborne receiver.

Thales Alenia Thales Alenia Space
The Lunar Grid Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Power Beaming
Wireless Power Transfer,
Moon
Dormant

The Lunar Grid will provide all actors across the lunar surface with a continuous power supply. By setting up an efficient and agile power distribution network, we will be able to deliver electrical energy at minimal cost and open up a whole new lunar era.

The Lunar Grid
Tractbel PULSAR Space Utilities Nuclear Radioisotope Power,
Resources - Energy
Nuclear Power,
Nuclear Propulsion
Early stage, Concept

Tractebel will conduct research on dynamic radioisotope power systems (RPS) fueled by plutonium 238 (Pu-238) for space applications.

Tractbel
Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) Pylon Raw Resources & Utilities,
Commercial Rover,
Cargo Transport Service
Resources - Energy,
Nuclear Fission Power,
Commercial Rover,
Orbital Transportation
Nuclear Fission Power,
Nuclear Power,
Transport Service (In-Space)
Development

The Pylon is a 4500 kg 125-150 kWe radiatively-cooled gas-cooled micro-modular reactor (MMR).

USNC Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC)
US Nuclear Corp Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Nuclear Fusion Power
Nuclear Propulsion Development

Radiation detection company US Nuclear Corp is trying to woo NASA into signing a contract to develop a fusion-powered spacecraft propulsion system that could take future space travelers all the way to Mars.

US Nuclear Corp
Virtus Solis Raw Resources & Utilities Space Solar Power,
Power Beaming,
Resources - Energy
Space Solar Power,
Wireless Power Transfer
Development

​Virtus Solis is the world's first space-based solar power energy generation system able to directly compete with conventional and renewable energy sources with none of the drawbacks.

Virtus Solis Virtus Solis
Westinghousee Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Nuclear Fission Power
Nuclear Power,
Nuclear Fission Power,
Moon
Concept

Development of initial design concepts for a 40-kilowatt class fission power system planned to last at least 10 years in the lunar environment.

Westinghousee Westinghousee
X-Energy Xe-100 Reactor Space Utilities Resources - Energy,
Nuclear Fission Power
Nuclear Power,
Nuclear Fission Power,
Moon
Development

We’re building the next generation nuclear reactor that will meet our future energy needs on—and off—Planet Earth.

X-Energy X-Energy
XISP (Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships) Raw Resources & Utilities Resources - Energy,
Power Beaming
Wireless Power Transfer,
Space Solar Power
Dormant, Early stage

Space-to-space and space-to-Near Earth Object (NEO) surface power beaming technology (a.k.a. Space Based Solar Power (SBSP)) can be readily matured to support both mission enhancing and mission enabling applications.

XISP (Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships)
Zeno Power Systems Raw Resources & Utilities Resources - Energy,
Nuclear Radioisotope Power
Nuclear Fission Power,
Nuclear Power
Development

At Zeno, we are developing a next-generation radioisotope power system that converts the heat from recycled nuclear waste into electricity.

Zeno Power Systems Zeno Power Systems