Name |
Service |
Status |
Description |
Logo |
A-SpaX (Affordable Space Access) |
Transport Service (Re-Entry) |
Early stage |
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!
|
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Absolut System |
Space Tug, Orbital Transportation |
Concept |
A preliminary design for the refuelling tug.
|
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Adventus Interstellar (CH) |
Commercial Lander, Commercial Lunar Lander |
Early stage |
Hope to revolutionize the space transportation environment by introducing ultra-low-cost design concepts.
|
 |
Agile Space Industries |
Commercial Sample Return, Transport Service (Re-Entry) |
Concept, Dormant |
Launching a Fast Space Future through Lean Rocket Science. We 3D print thrusters and propulsion systems for space vehicles.
|
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Airbus |
Suborbital Space Tourism, Microgravity Flight Service (Suborbital) |
Dormant |
Suborbital spaceplane concept for carrying space tourists.
|
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Altius Space Machines (Voyager Space) |
On-Orbit Servicing |
Concept, Acquired |
Altius is a space robotics and technology company with expertise in orbital rendezvous and capture robotics, active debris removal, spacecraft mechanisms, assistive telerobotics, in-space propellant transfer, satellite servicing, in-orbit assembly and manufacturing. Our mission is to support sustainable space and provide cost-effective and reliable satellite servicing and end-of-life services.
|
 |
AMi Exploration (ARCA Space, Asteroid Mining Program) |
Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, Transport Service (Re-Entry) |
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.
|
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ArianeGroup (Arianespace) |
Space Tug, Orbital Transportation |
Development |
ASTRIS kick stage and SUSIE upper stage.
|
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Arundal Astronautics |
In-Space Manufacturing, In-Space Production, On-Orbit Servicing |
Early stage |
Research and Development in Spacecraft Engineering – specifically the area of On Orbit Manufacture (OOM) and the wider field of On Orbit Servicing (OOS), Assembly and Manufacture (OSAM).
|
 |
Astrait (Levity) |
Space Tug |
Development |
The NEMO platform acts as a kickstage to provide last-mile transfer or even lunar access for its cargo and offers data relay at the target environment – if needed.
|
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Astrobotic |
Commercial Lunar Lander, Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lander |
Development |
Peregrine is our small-class lunar lander. Griffin is our medium-class lunar lander and was selected to deliver NASA’s water-hunting VIPER rover to the lunar south pole in 2023.
|
 |
Astrobotic (CubeRover) |
Commercial Rover |
Development |
CubeRover, an ultralight, rechargeable planetary rover developed by Astrobotic.
|
 |
Astrolab Venturi |
Commercial Rover |
Development |
Astrolab is pioneering new ways to explore and operate on distant planetary bodies. We’re singularly focused on designing, building, and operating a fleet of multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers to extend and enhance humanity’s presence in the solar system.
|
 |
Astronika |
ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Space Mining, Commercial Rover |
Concept |
Dedicated to providing innovative solutions to the broadly-defined aerospace industry. Energy-efficient regolith compactor for surface construction.
|
 |
Astroscale |
Active Debris Removal (ADR), On-Orbit Servicing, Propellant Refilling, Propellant Refuel Station |
Development |
Astroscale offers operators and launchers choices and flexibility across the spectrum of on-orbit servicing, while creating a sustainable foundation for the growth of the space economy in the process.
|
 |
Atomos |
Space Tug, In-Space Logistics, Resources - Energy, On-Orbit Servicing, Propellant Refuel Station, Propellant Refilling |
Development |
Atomos Space is building the future of orbital logistics, providing “last mile” transportation services for satellite operators. Our orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs) change the rocket equation – enabling impossible missions, providing unprecedented maneuverability, maintaining a sustainable orbital environment, and reducing the cost for satellite operators to get to their place in space.
|
 |
Austere Engineering |
Space Mining, Resources - Asteroid Mining, Commercial Rover |
Concept |
Austere Engineering of Littleton, Colorado, won third place and $50,000 for its Grading and Rotating for Water Located in Excavated Regolith (GROWLER) system, in Phase 1 of Break the Ice Lunar Challenge.
|
|
Bellatrix Aerospace |
Space Tug, Orbital Transportation |
Development |
Bellatrix Aerospace is an Indian New Space company specialising in In-space propulsion systems & orbital launch vehicles.
|
 |
BlackStar Orbital Technologies |
Transport Service (Re-Entry), Space Tug, Reusable Satellite, Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite) |
Early stage |
SpaceDrone - the BlackStar Satellite represents the next generation of satellite bus architecture built around a reusable mini spaceplane.
|
 |
Blastoff! (Spacelab) |
Commercial Rover, Commercial Lunar Lander, Space Entertainment |
Dormant |
Blastoff! Corporation was a small aerospace company in Pasadena, California, that operated from 1999 to early 2001 as one of dozens of Idealab's incubator companies, created to capitalize on the public interest in space travel and exploration.
|
|
Blue Origin |
Human Landing System, Commercial Lunar Lander |
Development |
One of the 3 awardees for the NASA Lunar Human Landing System.
|
 |
Blue Origin |
Suborbital Space Tourism, Human Spaceflight |
Active |
New Shepard is our reusable suborbital rocket system designed to take astronauts and research payloads past the Kármán line.
|
 |
Boeing |
Human Spaceflight, Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Human Landing System |
Demonstrated |
The Starliner is a next-generation space capsule that will take people to and from low-Earth orbit. Up to 7 people and reusable up to 10 missions.
|
 |
Bradford Space (Deep Space Industries) |
Resources - Asteroid Mining, Microgravity Workspaces, Space Tug, Active Debris Removal (ADR) |
Development |
Our first service offering uses our Square Rocket spacecraft for missions as far out as 1.5AU encompassing geosynchronous orbit (GEO), low lunar orbit (LLO), and Mars flyby.
|
 |
Canadensys Aerospace Corporation |
Commercial Rover, Hardware |
Development |
Two different classes of small Canadian lunar science rovers – a nano-rover and a micro-rover.
|
 |
CASC (China Aerospace Science and Technology Group) |
On-Orbit Servicing, Satellite Life Extension |
Development |
Supplemental Service Vehicle is a commercial service vehicle that takes over attitude orbit control of GEO satellites at the end of their lifetime to extend their in-orbit service life.
|
 |
Ceres Robotics |
Commercial Lander |
Early stage |
We are designing, building, and testing efficient landers and robots that make living and working off-world feasible and affordable.
|
 |
Ceres Robotics |
Commercial Rover, Surface Habitats |
Early stage |
We are designing, building, and testing efficient landers and robots that make living and working off-world feasible and affordable.
|
 |
Chandah Space Technologies |
Space Situational Awareness (SSA), In-Orbit Inspection |
Early stage, Dormant |
Building its InsureSat constellation of electro-optical sensors for commercial in-orbit inspections and space situational awareness (SSA).
|
 |
Cislunar Space Development Company |
Space Tug, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Transport Service (LEO-Moon), In-Space Logistics |
Early stage |
We provide transportation services in cislunar space, from low Earth orbit to the Moon’s surface and all points in between. Services include orbit transfer for satellites, cargo and personnel transport to the Moon, water and propellant sales, vehicle docking, and spacecraft warehousing.
|
 |
ClearSpace |
Active Debris Removal (ADR), Space Tug |
Development |
We design, agile satellites able to find, capture and remove non-functioning or unresponsive satellites from their orbits in space.
|
 |
Coactum |
Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Space Tug |
Development |
Aims to revolutionize cargo transportation in space by providing simple, secure and fast in-space transportation services with a standalone small satellite. The solution opens access to high Earth orbits and beyond.
|
 |
CosmoX (India) |
Commercial Lander, Surface Habitats |
Early stage |
Advancing Space Explorations’ Technology in the domains of Entry-Descent-Landing and Habitation.
|
 |
Crow Industries |
Transport Service (LEO-Moon), ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Space Tug, In-Space Logistics |
Concept |
|
 |
D-Orbit |
Space Tug, In-Orbit Computing, Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Orbital Transportation, In-Space Logistics |
Active |
D-Orbit a market leader in the space logistics and transportation services industry with a track record of space-proven technologies and successful missions.
|
 |
Dark |
Active Debris Removal (ADR), Space Tug |
Development |
Moving forward with our Active Debris Removal technological developments.
|
 |
Dark Fission Space Systems |
Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Orbital Transportation, Nuclear Fission Power |
Development |
We're going to go build a nuclear thermal rocket with private sector money, something the government has not been able to do for 60 years. Think SpaceX for moving cargo around the solar system.
|
 |
Dawn Aerospace |
Microgravity Flight Service (Suborbital), Active Debris Removal (ADR), Transport Service (Re-Entry) |
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.
|
 |
Deep Space Industries |
Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Tug, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization) |
Dormant |
Deep Space Industries (DSI), a company founded to pursue asteroid mining, but which more recently has focused on deep space smallsats.
|
 |
Dereum Labs |
Commercial Rover, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), In-Space Manufacturing |
Development |
Jaguar-1 mission consists of carrying two rovers with a commercial payload to the Lunar surface.
|
 |
Diatomic Space |
ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Commercial Rover |
Early stage |
Diatomic Space is developing hardware to produce oxygen on the lunar surface.
|
 |
Downmass |
Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite) |
Development |
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).
|
 |
Draper Laboratory |
Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Rover, Commercial Lunar Lander |
Development |
Team led by Draper for the 2025 mission to land in Schrödinger Basin, an impact basin about 320 kilometers across on the lunar farside near the south pole.
|
 |
Dymon |
Commercial Rover |
Development |
Send the first Japanese lunar rover onboard the Peregrine lunar lander to the Moon in 2021.
|
 |
Dynetics |
Human Landing System |
Development |
Dynetics has been awarded a contract under NASA’s Artemis program to design a Human Landing System (HLS) and compete to build a system to take the first woman and next man to the lunar surface by 2024.
|
 |
ElevationSpace |
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Transport Service (Re-Entry) |
Development |
ElevationSpace has developed ELS-R, which is a small space utilization platform. ELS-R enables science experiments and manufacturing the high-quality materials that are unable to be generated on the earth. ELS-R is also able to bring the deliverables back to the ground.
|
 |
EOS Space Systems |
Active Debris Removal (ADR), Space Situational Awareness (SSA) |
Development |
Electro Optic Systems has achieved a major breakthrough in laser technology which significantly advances the global effort to mitigate space debris.
|
 |
Epic Aerospace |
Space Tug, In-Space Logistics |
Demonstrated |
We are launching the first reusable space-tug, and connecting every point in space.
|
 |
EsferAtros |
Space Tug |
Early stage |
Operates micro-satellites to provide in-orbit transportation, customer payloads operation, and access to earth observation technology as a service.
|
 |
Exobotics |
Commercial Rover |
Dormant |
Developing the world’s first modular roving platform, offering low-cost, high-performance solutions for lunar operation.
|
 |
Exodus Space Systems |
Active Debris Removal (ADR), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Science |
Early stage |
Exodus is an early stage company working on a new, versatile and scalable solution for Space Debris, the legacy of 60 years of spaceflight. We also produce fun videos about space exploration.
|
 |
Exolaunch |
Space Tug |
Development |
Developing a line of eco-friendly space tugs called Reliant, designed to clean up debris after sending satellites to custom orbits.
|
 |
Exos Aerospace |
Space Tug, Orbital Transportation |
Dormant |
EXOS is a leading developer and operator of reusable space vehicles.
|
 |
Exotrail |
Space Tug, In-Space Logistics, Orbital Transportation |
Development |
Space**van **on-orbit transfer vehicle.
|
 |
Firefly Aerospace |
Commercial Lunar Lander, Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lander |
Development |
Firefly is developing Blue Ghost lunar lander.
|
 |
Firefly Aerospace |
Space Tug, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Orbital Transportation |
Development |
Firefly is developing Space Utility Vehicle (SUV) space tug.
|
 |
Firehawk Aerospace |
Hardware, Commercial Lunar Lander |
Development |
Rocket engine design and manufacturing company. Developing a variant of rocket engine codenamed ICEALOX that can make use of lunar natural resources for refueling on the lunar surface, in cis-lunar space, or in Earth orbit.
|
 |
Foton (Photon) |
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry) |
Retired |
Foton (or Photon) is the project name of two series of Russian science satellite and reentry vehicle programs.
|
 |
Four Point |
Space Mining, Resources - Asteroid Mining, Commercial Rover |
Development |
FourPoint will use its Autonomous Transport Platform (ATP) for the transport and delivery of sorted and filtered materials on the Moon.
|
 |
FSW China Recoverable Satellites (Guangmei, Shijian 19, SJ 8, Sj 10, China Academy of Space Technology)) |
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Reusable Satellite, Recoverable Satellite, Returnable Satellite |
Development |
Recoverable and returnable satellites called FSW developed by China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) and launched since 1975. Generation 5 (FSW-5) is planned to be reusable and commercial applications.
|
 |
Future Space Industries |
Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Active Debris Removal (ADR) |
Dormant |
Currently under development, the KLNR-LEO project aims to provide reliable, fast and low cost cleaning services of the space debris currently polluting LEO.
|
 |
Galactic Harbour |
Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Commercial Space Station, Propellant Refuel Station, Propellant Refilling |
Concept |
The Galactic Harbour is the unification of Transportation and Enterprise, a transportation infrastructure delivering cargo to space; routinely and inexpensively
|
 |
Galactic Suite Design |
Commercial Space Station, Commercial Lunar Lander |
Dormant |
The company develops concepts, design and interiors of habitats and vehicles.
|
 |
Galactiv |
On-Orbit Servicing, Propellant Refilling, Propellant Refuel Station, Space Robotics |
Early stage |
Galactiv is an in-space services company with the primary mission of ensuring that humanity maintains a sustainable long-term presence in outer space. In the near-term, we will be addressing the pollution created by the American commercial satellite industry by providing emergency servicing and salvage operations to current satellite operators.
|
 |
Gama Space |
Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Transport Service (LEO-Moon) |
Development |
Gama enables new futures. Thanks to cheap, reliable and scalable solar sails, we are redefining deep space access.
|
 |
Gateway Galactic |
Propellant Refuel Station, Propellant Refilling |
Dormant |
The Antaios platform is a refueling depot being developed by Gateway Galactic, Inc. for orbital applications.
|
 |
General Motors (GM) |
Commercial Rover |
Concept |
Lockheed Martin and General Motors are partnering to develop a new type of lunar vehicle for NASA to use during its upcoming Artemis missions to the moon.
|
 |
GeoJump |
Space Tug, Transport Service (LEO-GEO) |
Development |
Opening GEO and exotic orbits to smallsats through rideshare: In the same way that low Earth orbit has been revolutionized, GeoJump will provide affordable access to the most valuable Earth orbits.
|
 |
GEORING (GEO Ring) |
On-Orbit Servicing |
Concept |
Initiator of a system for On-Orbit Servicing Named HERMES, aiming to kick-start the On-Orbit Servicing (OOS) industry in Europe.
|
 |
GITAI |
Space Robotics, Commercial Rover, Robotic Arm, Hardware |
Development |
GITAI is developing robots to work in range of space environments to free humans from performing dangerous tasks and reduce operational costs in space by up to 100 times.
|
 |
Glycan Space (Group) |
Active Debris Removal (ADR), Resources - Space Debris Utilization |
Concept |
Space debris detection and removal.
|
 |
Golden Spike Company |
Commercial Lunar Lander |
Dormant |
The Golden Spike Company was an American space transport startup active from 2010 to 2013 with the objective to offer private commercial space transportation services to the surface of the Moon.
|
 |
Gryphon Technologies (ManTech) |
Nuclear Fission Power, Orbital Transportation, Resources - Energy, Hardware, Transport Service (LEO-Moon) |
Development |
Gryphon Technologies Wins $14M DARPA Task Order to Support Demonstration and Development of the High-Assay Low Enriched Uranium Nuclear Thermal Propulsion System.
|
 |
GTL (Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories) |
Transport Service (Re-Entry), Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lander, Commercial Lunar Lander, Space Tug, Orbital 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.
|
 |
GURACORP |
Commercial Rover |
Concept |
The Terra is meant to be an extraterrestrial transportation and reconnaissance vehicle with a completely self-regulating life support system suitable for a crew of up to six members.
|
 |
HelicitySpace |
Resources - Energy, Space Tug, Nuclear Fusion Power, In-Space Logistics |
Early stage |
|
 |
High Earth Orbit Robotics (HEO Robotics) |
Space Situational Awareness (SSA), In-Orbit Inspection, Resources - Asteroid Mining |
Demonstrated |
HEO Inspect delivers essential insights to commercial, defence, and government agencies to help advance their understanding of their space asset and its environment - all in one place.
|
 |
Howe Industries |
Resources - Energy, Nuclear Radioisotope Power, Solar Thermal Propulsion, Active Debris Removal (ADR) |
Concept |
Develop these space based power systems, which includes radioisotope fueled systems and reactor based systems.
|
 |
HStar Space Transport |
Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry) |
Early stage |
Guided by global cooperation, HStar is building rapidly and fully reusable heavy rockets and spaceship to provide launch services around the world.
|
 |
Hybrogines |
Space Tug, Orbital Transportation |
Early stage |
Provide an advanced orbital transfer vehicle for small satellites powered with performant and flexible hybrid-propellant rocket engines.
|
 |
Impulse Space Propulsion |
Space Tug, Commercial Lander, Commercial Mars Lander |
Development |
Space is more accessible than ever, but efficiently moving payloads into higher energy orbits remains a challenge. At Impulse Space Propulsion we're changing that by providing agile, economical capabilities to access any orbit.
|
 |
In Orbit Aerospace |
Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite) |
Development |
Enabling Mass Manufacturing and Research in Space. In Orbit is building the orbital infrastructure to create new and improved products in microgravity and deliver them back down to Earth.
|
 |
Independence-X |
Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite) |
Early stage |
NewSpace Transportation Systems company provides Re-entry and Launch Services,
|
 |
Infinite Orbits |
On-Orbit Servicing, Space Situational Awareness (SSA), In-Orbit Inspection |
Early stage |
OrbitGuard is an autonomous navigation system capable of both far and near range navigation for satellite Rendezvous and Docking. It can handle SSA and Inspection Missions.
|
 |
Interorbital Systems |
Commercial Lander, Commercial Lunar Lander |
Development |
Interorbital is developing a Commercial Lunar Payload Soft–Landing System.
|
 |
Interspace Explore (i-Space, Interstellar Glory, Beijing Interstellar Development Technology) |
Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Transport Service (Earth-LEO) |
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.
|
 |
Intuitive Machines |
Commercial Lunar Lander, Transport Service (LEO-Moon), In-Space Communications Relay, Transport Service (Re-Entry) |
Development |
Intuitive Machines is completing its lunar program which will provide lunar surface access, lunar orbit delivery, and communications at lunar distance.
|
 |
Intuitive Machines |
Hopper, Drone, Moon Drone, Space Drone |
Development |
A small rocket-fueled drone, which will use its thrusters to hop across the lunar surface - then, for the 1st time ever, descend into pitch black craters.
|
 |
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. Global Delivery of Supplies. Space Station Resupply and Return. Resource Return.
|
 |
Ironstar Engineering |
Active Debris Removal (ADR) |
Early stage |
A method and apparatus for removing orbital space debris from near Earth orbit using the Solar Wind: Platform for Redirecting and Removing Inert Space Material. (PRRISM).
|
 |
ispace |
Commercial Rover |
Development |
The smallest and lightest planetary rover in the world.
|
 |
ispace |
Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander, Lunar Data Analytics |
Development |
Our small, robotic lunar landers and lunar rovers are designed to provide low-cost, high-frequency transportation of customer payloads to the Moon.
|
 |
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) |
Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander |
Development |
Built the Beresheet lunar lander for the non-profit organization SpaceIL.
|
 |
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) |
Transport Service (Re-Entry), Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO) |
Demonstrated |
JAXA demonstrated a small re-entry capsule called HSRC to return payloads from the ISS.
|
 |
Kall Morris Inc (KMI) |
Active Debris Removal (ADR), Resources - Space Debris Utilization |
Development |
Aims to be the first company with a commercially viable product for collecting debris in orbit.
|
 |
Katalyst |
Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Space Robotics, On-Orbit Servicing |
Development |
Space Domain Awareness. Distributed Networking. Modular Systems for On-Orbit Attachment.
|
 |
Kepler Shipyards |
Space Suits & Garments, Spacediving, Commercial Lunar Lander, Surface Habitats |
Concept, Dormant |
Kepler Shipyards is a NewSpace engineering firm with its eyes set on being the leading provider in orbital and extraterrestrial landfall systems.
|
 |
KINETIK Space |
Robotic Arm, Hardware, In-Space Assembly, On-Orbit Servicing, Active Debris Removal (ADR), Space Robotics |
Early stage |
Robotic arm SpaceDREAM.
|
 |
Klaus Space Transportation (KST) |
Transport Service (Re-Entry), In-Space Manufacturing, Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite) |
Development |
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.
|
 |
Komatsu |
Commercial Rover, Space Construction Company, Space Construction Equipment |
Concept |
Komatsu is developing an autonomous excavator to operate on the moon.
|
 |
Kurs Orbital |
On-Orbit Servicing, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Active Debris Removal (ADR), In-Orbit Inspection, Space Tug |
Development |
A Ukrainian startup is building an in-orbit servicing vehicle using space docking technology developed decades ago by the former Soviet Union.
|
 |
Launcher (Vast) |
Space Tug, Transport Service (Earth-LEO) |
Development |
Launcher develops the world’s most efficient rockets and transfer vehicles to deliver small satellites to orbit by combining liquid propulsion technology and onsite 3D manufacturing.
|
 |
Lexus |
Commercial Rover |
Idea |
Lexus imagines space vehicles for humans on the Moon.
|
 |
Liftero (Progesja Space) |
Space Tug, Orbital Transportation |
Development |
Spacecraft propulsion systems for nano and microsatellites.
|
 |
Lockheed Martin |
Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander, Human Landing System |
Concept |
McCandless Lunar Lander can transport up to 350 kg of cargo to the surface of the Moon and provide up to 400 W of power to operate there.
|
 |
LunaCorp |
Commercial Rover |
Dormant |
Aimed to send its own, unmanned Lunar Rover to the moon in 1999, financed entirely by the private sector.
|
|
Lunar Ascent |
Space Tug, In-Space Communications Relay, Transport Service (LEO-Moon) |
Early stage |
Australia’s First Mission to the Moon. A Space Machines Company Initiative.
|
 |
Lunar Cargo |
Commercial Lunar Lander, Commercial Lander |
Concept |
Lunar Landing systems for oversized cargo & parcels at 70% discount.
|
 |
Lunar Logistics Services (LLS) |
Launch Service Brokerer, Marketplace / Store, In-Space Logistics, Cislunar Space Logistics |
Active |
Lunar Logistics Services (LLS) provides flight opportunities to the Moon for European customers through Astrobotic missions.
|
|
Lunar Outpost |
Commercial Rover, Surface Habitats, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization) |
Development |
Robotic vehicles designed to explore and investigate key resources and characteristics on lunar surfaces.
|
 |
Lunargistics |
In-Space Logistics |
Early stage |
Aiming to provide swift logistics in cislunar space. Automating the space regulator from the clean lab to the landing pad. See our flagship patented products @facilitatespace
and @implementspace.
|
 |
Lunasa Space (Lúnasa Space) |
Space Tug, Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Orbital Transportation |
Development |
Developing an innovative Reusable Orbital Transfer Vehicle to host and transfer NanoSatellites to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and perform precise deployment of the satellites into their final destination.
|
 |
Magdrive |
Active Debris Removal (ADR), Resources - Space Debris Utilization, Hardware |
Concept |
A mothership will carry many of these ~1 kg nano-spacecraft, which can be fired at debris from afar. These will attach and work together to autonomously bring the debris into the atmosphere to dispose of it.
|
 |
MaiaSpace |
Space Tug |
Development |
Colibri is a small rocket stage coming atop the rocket, enhancing launch services provided by MaiaSpace : performance boost, spacecrafts dispatch in orbit, on-orbit servicing…
|
 |
Mars One |
Space Entertainment, Commercial Mars Base, Human Landing System, Human Spaceflight |
Dormant |
It is Mars One's goal to establish a human settlement on Mars.
|
 |
Martian Sky Industries (MSI) |
Active Debris Removal (ADR), On-Orbit Servicing, In-Space Assembly, Orbital Transportation |
Development |
The Decluttering of Earth Orbit to Repurpose for Bespoke Innovative Technologies (DEORBIT) system enables increased transportation and manipulation of materials in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO).
|
 |
Masten Space Systems (Astrobotic) |
Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander, Landing Pads |
Acquired, Development |
|
 |
Maxar (SSL) |
On-Orbit Servicing, In-Space Assembly, Robotic Arm |
Development |
Maxar is building the spacecraft bus and robotic arms for NASA’s OSAM-1 program, which will refuel and relocate a satellite on-orbit.
|
 |
MDA |
On-Orbit Servicing, Space Robotics |
Development |
First, we’re developing a commercial line of customizable space robotics systems. Next, we’ll build the world’s first control centre for commercial space robotic operations.
|
 |
MKB Raduga (Raduga Design Bureau) |
Transport Service (Re-Entry) |
Discontinued |
The VBK-Raduga is a reentry capsule, which allowed returning materials from the space station Mir.
|
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Momentus Space |
Space Tug, In-Space Logistics |
Active |
Momentus intends to use a multi-pronged approach to become a provider of three critical functions in the new space economy: Space Transportation, Satellite as a Service, and In-Orbit Servicing.
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Moog |
Space Tug, In-Space Logistics |
Development |
The Moog Small Launch Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (SL-OMV) is a propulsive tug for secondary payload deployment focused on Venture Class Launch Vehicles (VCLV).
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Moon Express |
Transport Service (LEO-Moon) |
Development, Dormant, ? |
Our MX family of flexible, scalable robotic explorers are capable of reaching the Moon and other solar system destinations from Earth orbit.
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Moon Industry |
Commercial Rover, Space Mining |
Early stage |
Space infrastructure systems from Earth for all planets. Discover our mining and transporting rovers. They can be used to mine on planets to produce water or to gather surface materials. The rovers can be deployed on earth as well.
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Moon Mark |
Space Entertainment, Commercial Rover |
Development |
Moon Mark captures the adventures of high school students from around the world who will compete in 2021 to design, build, land, and race two vehicles on the Moon.
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MOONPORT |
Space Tug, On-Orbit Servicing, Transport Service (LEO-Moon) |
Concept |
MOONPORT envisions cost-effective transportation to the Moon and back. Building on top of a flourishing satellite COTS market, MOONPORT through multiple vehicles aims to be able to bring customers in dedicated orbits around the Earth and in lunar orbits with return capability.
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Neutron Star Systems |
Hardware, Space Tug, In-Space Logistics |
Development |
Neutron Star Systems is a leading market enabler for high power space missions. We develop disruptive and robust electric propulsion (EP) systems and subsystems based on the latest superconductor technology.
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NewSpace Systems |
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.
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Nissan Motor Co |
Commercial Rover |
Concept |
Unveiled a lunar rover prototype jointly developed with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) at its Nissan Futures event.
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Northrop Grumman (Orbital Sciences) |
Transport Service (Earth-LEO) |
Active |
Cygnus consists of a service module and a pressurized cargo module. The Cygnus spacecraft is used to carry crew supplies, spare equipment and scientific experiments to the space station.
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Northrop Grumman (SpaceLogistics) |
On-Orbit Servicing |
Active |
SpaceLogistics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, provides cooperative space logistics and in-orbit satellite servicing to geosynchronous satellite operators using its fleet of commercial servicing vehicles—the Mission Extension Vehicle, the Mission Robotic Vehicle and the Mission Extension Pods.
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Obayashi |
Space Elevator, Transport Service (Earth-LEO) |
Concept |
Obayashi pursues the potential for the future of the space elevator from a construction standpoint, and describes a newly-designed, whole-space elevator system, including its construction process
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Obruta Space Solutions |
Active Debris Removal (ADR), On-Orbit Servicing, Hardware, Docking |
Development |
Develops autonomous and safe spacecraft docking systems to enable on-orbit servicing and logistics capabilities.
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OffWorld |
Resources - Asteroid Mining, Commercial Rover, Space Mining |
Development |
Sourcing precious materials on Earth and in space using swarms of intelligent robots.
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OHB |
Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander |
Early stage |
Plans to launch a commercial lunar lander mission in cooperation with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
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Orbit Fab |
Propellant Refilling, Propellant Refuel Station |
Development |
We are building the in-space propellant supply chain - gas stations in space. Our ubiquitous supply of spacecraft propellant in LEO, GEO, and cis-lunar space shifts the paradigm of satellite design towards reusability, improves existing space business models like communications and Earth observation, and opens new industries like space tourism, manufacturing, and mining.
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OrbitAID |
On-Orbit Servicing, Propellant Refuel Station, Propellant Refilling |
Early stage |
OrbitAID seeks to be first India's indigenous company in the emerging field of On-orbit servicing (OOS).
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Orbital Bridge |
Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry) |
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.
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Orbital.Express |
Space Tug, On-Orbit Servicing, Active Debris Removal (ADR) |
Development |
Our goal is to democratize space logistics from in-orbit satellite services to interplanetary missions for sustainable space exploration that enables new markets In-Space Economy sector.
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ORBITBeyond |
Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander |
Early stage |
We aim to provide reliable, repeatable and affordable payload delivery services to the Moon and cis-lunar space.
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OrbitGuardians |
Active Debris Removal (ADR), In-Orbit Inspection, Space Situational Awareness (SSA) |
Early stage |
We have drastically reduced the cost to clean up space debris!
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Origin Space |
Commercial Rover |
Development |
The M² Lunar Rover will have a 200kg payload carrying multispectral imaging, elemental detection, sample return, and other equipment for commercial exploration of lunar resources and verification of mining technology.
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Orion Space |
On-Orbit Servicing, In-Orbit Inspection, Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Propellant Refuel Station, Propellant Refilling |
Development |
Orion Space Solutions announced in Aug 2022 it was selected by the U.S. Space Force to develop three small satellites for a demonstration of on-orbit services in geostationary Earth orbit.
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Outpost |
In-Space Manufacturing, Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry) |
Development |
Our low mass, high efficiency, two-stage re-entry system is fully deployable, making it possible to return and reuse satellites.
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Parabilis Space Technologies |
Space Tug, In-Space Logistics |
Early stage |
Design a robust transfer vehicle to propel small payloads into translunar trajectories.
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PIAP Space |
On-Orbit Servicing, Robotic Arm, Hardware, Space Robotics, In-Space Assembly |
Development |
We are especially interested in developing technologies in the areas of Active Debris Removal, Manipulators & End-Effectors, On Orbit Satellite Servicing, Human-Robot Interaction, Vision Systems and mechanisms.
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PlanetSpace |
Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Human Spaceflight |
Dormant |
In February, 2007, NASA announced plans to provide PlanetSpace with requirements and specifications to provide crew and cargo flights to the International Space Station.
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Plasmos |
Space Tug, On-Orbit Servicing, In-Space Manufacturing, In-Space Assembly, Transport Service (Re-Entry), Orbital Transportation |
Development |
Plasmos is building a reusable third stage tug to address the problem of last-mile delivery in space.
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porkchop |
Space Tug, Transport Service (LEO-GEO) |
Cancelled |
porkchop is a Swedish startup designing and developing reusable in-space logistics vehicles. Our aim is to establish an interplanetary economy within the solar system.
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Privateer Space |
Active Debris Removal (ADR), Space Situational Awareness (SSA) |
Development |
A new satellite company focused on monitoring and cleaning up objects in space.
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Prometheus Space Technologies |
Active Debris Removal (ADR), Space Robotics |
Early stage |
Active Debris Removal, Space Robotics, Satellites structure.
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PTS (Planetary Transportation Systems) |
Commercial Lunar Lander, Commercial Rover |
Concept |
Meet the Audi Lunar Quattro. the PTS exploration rover are able to deploy and operate a series of scientific and technological payloads on the Moon.
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PTS (Planetary Transportation Systems) |
Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander |
Development |
ALINA is our first generation lunar landing spacecraft, built to transport payload and land safely on the Moon.
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Puli Space |
Commercial Rover, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Resources - Asteroid Mining |
Development |
Demonstrate the operation and unique mobility capabilities of the Puli Lunar Rover.
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Pythom |
Commercial Lander, Commercial Lunar Lander, Transport Service (Re-Entry), Commercial Space Station |
Early stage |
Pythom is developing a space transportation system that is light, low-cost, and highly responsive.
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Qosmosys |
Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lander, Commercial Lunar Lander |
Early stage |
Qosmosys was founded in 2020 with an ambition to manufacture a family of space vehicles with robotic extensions to serve the development of infrastructures in space, on the Moon and beyond.
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Quantum Space |
Transport Service (LEO-Moon), In-Space Manufacturing, On-Orbit Servicing, In-Orbit Inspection, Beyond-LEO Remote Sensing, In-Space Logistics, In-Space Communications Relay |
Development |
Safe, Reliable, Affordable, and Routine Access to Cislunar Space. We are leading development of the space superhighway with the deployment of commercial capabilities — to provide data, perform future payload hosting, in-space testbed, deploy spacecraft, and perform in-space logistics services for our partners.
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Radian Space |
Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Human Spaceflight, Transport Service (Re-Entry) |
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.
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RadioBro |
Transport Service (Re-Entry), Commercial Sample Return |
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.
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Raven Dynamics |
Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO) |
Early stage |
Developing innovative recovery and capsule systems for asset recovery from extreme altitude and atmospheric entry.
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Raven Space Systems |
In-Space Manufacturing, Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO) |
Development |
Our mission is to 3D print entire reentry capsules for high cadence and low-cost cargo return from space.
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Reaction Engines |
Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite) |
Concept |
Skylon is a single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane.
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Redwire (Deep Space Systems) |
Commercial Rover, Hardware, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Space Mining, Commercial Lander |
Concept |
In 2018., Deep Space Systems (now Redwire) was one of the nine companies selected for NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.
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Reenter Space (Reentry Systems) |
Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), In-Space Manufacturing |
Development |
Reenter is building the next generation of spacecraft that will be able to bring space-made products for billions down on Earth.
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Rocket Lab |
Space Tug |
Demonstrated |
Rocket Lab’s Photon small spacecraft is based on the heritage Electron launch vehicle Kick Stage, leveraging numerous components that have significant flight heritage, including the Curie engine, an in-house designed and developed in-space propulsion system.
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Rogue Space Systems |
Space Robotics, On-Orbit Servicing, Orbital Transportation |
Early stage |
Rogue designs satellite vehicles and subsystems to provide on-orbit services to satellite operators both now and well into the future.
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RTSS (Reusable Vehicles Space Systems, MKTC) |
Transport Service (Re-Entry) |
Dormant, 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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Rubicon |
Active Debris Removal (ADR) |
Concept |
While Rubicon® is not currently in the business of space debris removal, we see this as the next frontier for us to tackle, and we are actively beginning the process to figure out how we can help clean up the galaxy.
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SAB Launch Services |
Space Tug, Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Active Debris Removal (ADR) |
Development |
SAB is working to a project called IOSHEXA (In Orbit Servicing HEXA). The aim of this space tug is to release small satellites on SSO, LEO, and even beyond Earth orbits.
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Scout Aerospace |
Space Tug, Active Debris Removal (ADR), On-Orbit Servicing, In-Space Logistics |
Early stage |
Development of a semi-autonomous OTVs for active debris removal and satellite servicing.
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SCOUT Space (Eight Continent Technologies) |
Space Situational Awareness (SSA), In-Orbit Inspection, In-Space Situational Awareness, Hardware |
Development |
We are building the first in-space observation service for high-value space infrastructure and assets.
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Seven Sisters (Fleet Space) |
Commercial Rover, Space Mining, Beyond-LEO Remote Sensing, Lunar Data Analytics |
Early stage |
The Australian lunar exploration mission to send nanosatellites and sensors to the Moon to search for accessible water. SEVEN SISTERS is a collaboration of Australian space, remote operations and resource exploration companies that has been established as a companion to the Artemis Moon to Mars mission.
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Shackleton Energy |
Transport Service (Re-Entry), In-Space Manufacturing, Resources - Water, Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization) |
Dormant |
Inflatable reentry vehicles for ISS payload recovery. Lunar water mining program.
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Share My Space |
Space Traffic Management, Active Debris Removal (ADR), Resources - Space Debris Utilization, Transport Service (Earth-LEO) |
Concept |
Orbits are a unique and limited resource that needs to be protected. We provide real-time traffic mapping and unparalleled support for all who share the use of orbits.
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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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Sierra Space (Sierra Nevada Corp, SNC) |
Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry), ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization) |
Development |
The First-Ever Winged Commercial Spaceplane capable of gentle 1.5G runway landings, ideal for precious cargo, especially human passengers.
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Skycorp |
In-Space Manufacturing, In-Space Assembly, Space Tug, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Power Beaming, Space Solar Power |
Development |
Skycorp's mission is to fundamentally transform the spacecraft industry, utilizing orbital assembly process, electric propulsion, and modular construction, to create applications unthinkable before.
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Skyrora |
Space Tug, Transport Service (LEO-GEO) |
Development |
Space tug is based on the upper stage of the Skyrora XL vehicle, with adaptations that will allow it the technology to survive in a space environment.
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Smallspark Space Systems |
Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Space Tug, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Orbital Transportation |
Development |
Book a ride on the UK's first reusable cislunar payload transport bus. The S4-SLV will be providing transportation within cislunar space from 2024.
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Space Applications Services |
Commercial Rover |
Development |
The Lunar Volatiles Mobile Instrumentation (LUVMI) rover family provides a smart, low mass, innovative, modular and extendable platform designed to accommodate payloads and provide payload mobility on the Moon.
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Space Cargo Unlimited |
ISS Utilization Service, Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite) |
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.
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Space Castle Solutions |
Space Tug, Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Transport Service (LEO-Moon) |
Concept |
Space Castle Solutions (SCS) is developing the next evolution in space cargo transportation focusing on reusability, modularity, and flexibility for ‘plug-and-play’ mission configuring for Suborbital, Orbital, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
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Space Industries |
Raw Resources, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Resources - Oxygen, Commercial Rover |
Development |
Developing the Lunar Resource Extraction Vehicle (LREV) to produce Helium-3 for use on Earth along with Hydrogen and Oxygen (water) for use on the Lunar surface and GIANT aerospace 3D printer.
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Space Island Group |
Commercial Space Station, Space Tug, Space Tourism Activities |
Dormant |
Dedicated to the development of commerce, research, manufacturing and tourism in space.
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Space Kinetic |
Space Tug, In-Space Logistics |
Early stage |
Electrifying space mobility. Space Kinetic is building more resilient in-space supply lines.
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Space Machines Company |
Space Tug, In-Space Manufacturing, In-Space Logistics, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), In-Space Mobility, Active Debris Removal (ADR), In-Space Assembly |
Early stage |
The most efficient space transportation service to deliver missions to Earth Orbit and Deep Space.
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Space Mining Technologies |
Resources - Oxygen, Commercial Rover, Raw Resources |
Early stage |
Your water and fuel station on the Moon. We provide critical resources and technologies enabling sustainable space exploration and future settlements of the Moon and Mars.
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Space Railway Corporation |
Space Elevator, Transport Service (Earth-LEO) |
Early stage |
Space Railway presents a revolutionary approach to tethered space access different than the space elevator. Space Railway has solved many problems previously plaguing space elevator concepts by utilizing magnetic levitation coupled with jet engines.
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Space Rider (ESA) |
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite) |
Development |
Space Rider aims to provide Europe with an affordable, independent, reusable end-to-end integrated space transportation system for routine access and return from low orbit.
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Space Tango |
ISS Utilization Service, Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite) |
Active |
CubeLabs™ provide a standardized platform for iterative R&D on the International Space Station.
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Space Tango |
ISS Utilization Service, Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite) |
Early stage |
Plans to launch its own miniature, automated orbital research platform in about 2023 named ST-42,
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Spacebit |
Commercial Rover |
Development |
Spacebit Is A British Privately Held Company Developing Space Robotics Technology For Lunar And Planetary Missions.
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SpaceDev |
Commercial Lunar Lander |
Dormant, Acquired |
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SpaceDrone |
Space Tug, Orbital Transportation, On-Orbit Servicing, Active Debris Removal (ADR), Robotic Arm |
Early stage |
SpaceDrone is developing the Smart Drone vehicle, an innovative and modular platform.
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Spaceflight |
Space Tug, In-Space Logistics |
Active, Development |
Family of Sherpa orbital transfer vehicles.
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SpaceHopper |
Commercial Rover |
Development |
Hopping Robot for Asteroid Exploration. Taking the Next Leap in Space Robotics. SpaceHopper: A legged robot for microgravity environments,
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SpaceIL |
Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander |
Development, Demonstrated |
Non-profit organization aiming to land the first Israeli spacecraft on the Moon. First attempt to land on the Moon failed in 2019, but Beresheet 2 is now being built.
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SpaceRyde |
Space Tug, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Orbital Transportation, Propellant Refilling, Propellant Refuel Station, Reusable Satellite |
Dormant, Bankrupt |
SpaceRyde is building a network of rockets to provide on-demand cargo transportation in space.
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SpaceTug (Hyoristic Innovations) |
Space Tug, In-Space Logistics, Active Debris Removal (ADR) |
Early stage |
Hyoristic Innovations (HI) works on a Mission to reduce the Space Debris with Active Debris Removal and Mitigation Techniques for a sustainable and collision free space.
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SpaceWorks Flight (Terminal Velocity) |
Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO) |
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.
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SpaceX |
Human Landing System, Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry), Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Point-to-point |
Development |
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.
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SpaceX |
Human Spaceflight, Transport Service (Earth-LEO) |
Active |
Crew Dragon spacecraft is capable of carrying up to 7 passengers to and from Earth orbit, and beyond.
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SpaceX |
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite) |
Dormant |
DragonLab was planned as a free-flying, reusable spacecraft capable of hosting pressurized and unpressurized payloads to and from space.
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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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Sperospace |
Robotic Arm, Hardware, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), On-Orbit Servicing |
Early stage, Dormant |
Sperospace is enabling a new generation of reusable and upgradable space infrastructure by creating modular robotic arms for space.
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SR Space (Success Rockets) |
Space Tug, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Transport Service (LEO-Moon) |
Cancelled |
The lineup of Success Rockets space tugs is intended to remove small satellites form the reference orbit to the highest orbits, and implementation of scientific missions to the deep space and other planets.
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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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Starfish Space |
Space Tug, On-Orbit Servicing, Satellite Life Extension, Active Debris Removal (ADR), Transport Service (LEO-GEO) |
Development |
Starfish Space is giving life to on-orbit services! Our Otter Space Tug maximizes satellite capability through satellite servicing missions like life extension and debris removal.
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Stellar Space Industries |
Resources - Oxygen, Propellant Refuel Station, Hardware, Propellant Refilling |
Concept |
Use oxygen that is collected and processed from low earth orbit (LEO) as a propellant in space.
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STELLS |
Commercial Rover, Power Beaming, Resources - Energy |
Development |
MPR-1 Mobile Power Rover (MPR-1) is a medium size rover scheduled to launch in 2024 to the South Pole of the Moon and provide power to other missions.
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Stoke Space |
Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite) |
Development |
STOKE delivers satellites directly to their final orbit using 100% reusable rockets. They’re low-cost, on-demand, and designed to fly daily.
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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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Team AngelicvM |
Commercial Rover |
Cancelled |
Google Lunar XPRIZE team from Chile, to the surface of the Moon on Astrobotic’s first lunar mission.
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Team Indus |
Commercial Rover |
Development |
10kg Micro-Rover platform.
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Teledyne Brown Engineering |
Commercial Rover |
Concept |
Teledyne Brown Engineering announced that it is leading a team including Sierra Space and Nissan North America, to design the crewed Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) that will support future exploration on the moon.
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Tesla |
Commercial Rover |
Concept |
Tesla Cybertruck on Mars: Elon Musk playfully ponders sending a pickup to the Red Planet.
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Tethers Unlimited (ARKA, Amergint Technology) |
In-Space Manufacturing, On-Orbit Servicing, In-Space Assembly, In-Space Communications Relay, Robotic Arm |
Launched, Development |
Tethers Unlimited is developing a number of new technologies, including a satellite servicer called LEO Knight, a passive deorbit system called Terminator Tape, and HyperBus, an in-space manufacturing platform.
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Thales Alenia Space |
Space Tug, On-Orbit Servicing, Propellant Refilling, Propellant Refuel Station, In-Orbit Computing |
Development |
Thales Alenia Space is developing Start, a fleet of in-orbit service vehicles.
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The Exploration Company |
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 |
Development |
The Exploration Company develops, manufactures and operates Nyx, a modular and reusable orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit.
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The Fairchild Space Company |
Commercial Space Station, Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry) |
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.''
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ThermaSat (Howe Industries) |
On-Orbit Servicing, Hardware, Orbital Transportation, Robotic Arm, In-Space Assembly |
Early stage |
ThermaSat is an in-space mobility and OSAM provider bringing an age-old method of locomotion to space steam.
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ThinkOrbital (Think Orbital) |
Commercial Space Station, Space Construction Company, Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), On-Orbit Servicing, Space Tug |
Development |
ThinkOrbital delivers a large, scalable and cost-efficient space structure for the New Space economy. Our ThinkPlatforms are based on mature technologies available today, configured for single-launch, autonomous assembly in-orbit, re-imagining opportunities for satellite servicing, space debris processing, in-space manufacturing, on-orbit storage, refuelling, space tourism and research.
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Toyota |
Commercial Rover |
Development |
JAXA and Toyota signed a joint research agreement to work on a manned pressurized lunar rover last year, on June 13, 2019, with an expected launch date in the latter half of the 2020s.
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TransAstra (Trans Astronautics Corporation) |
Space Tug, Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Resources - Asteroid Mining, Propellant Refuel Station, Space Mining, In-Space Manufacturing, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Propellant Refilling |
Development |
Today: TransAstra is moving satellites between orbits with space tugs powered by the Sun and propelled with water. Tomorrow: We'll sustainably harvest resources from the Moon and asteroids and change the course of history.
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Transorbital |
Commercial Lunar Lander, Transport Service (LEO-Moon) |
Dormant |
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Turion Space |
Active Debris Removal (ADR), On-Orbit Servicing, Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Situational Awareness (SSA) |
Development |
Building spacecraft for space situational awareness and in space logistics.
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Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems (Terran Orbital) |
Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander |
Concept |
Concept for a commercial lunar lander /rover and added to NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.
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UARX |
Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander, Space Tug, In-Space Logistics |
Early stage |
We provide reliable in-space logistics, rideshare and dedicated launch services for Small Satellites, from LEO to the Moon and beyond.
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ULA (United Launch Alliance) |
Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander, Space Tug, In-Space Logistics |
Concept |
ACES is a refuelable modular upper stage that can can be also used as propellant depot and land on the Moon.
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Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (UNSC) |
Resources - Energy, Nuclear Fission Power, Commercial Rover, Orbital Transportation |
Development |
The Pylon is a 4500 kg 125-150 kWe radiatively-cooled gas-cooled micro-modular reactor (MMR).
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Uplift Aerospace |
In-Space Manufacturing, Space Construction Company, Space Construction Equipment, Commercial Rover, Space Mining |
Early stage |
By sourcing materials from space and manufacturing off planet, Uplift will ensure our planet’s precious resources are conserved for a sustainable future on Earth.
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USN Solar Sky Mining |
Space Mining, Resources - Asteroid Mining, Commercial Rover |
Early stage |
The company was established as a joint venture of Solar System Resources Corporation Sp. z o. o. and US Nuclear Corp. to implement the boldest business projects related to commercial space exploration.
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Valor Robotics (Zero-G Horizons Technologies) |
Propellant Refuel Station, Propellant Refilling |
Dormant, Development |
Zero-G Horizons Technologies (ZGHT), in partnership with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is developing a Spacecraft On-Orbit Advanced Refueling and Storage (SOARS) system.
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Vanguard Space Industries |
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite) |
Early stage |
VSI’s mission is to provide holistic microgravity solutions that are hassle free, reliable and accessible to our customers.
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Varda Space Industries |
In-Space Manufacturing, In-Space Production, Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Transport Service (Re-Entry) |
Development |
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.
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Virgin Galactic |
Microgravity Flight Service (Suborbital), Suborbital Space Tourism, Point-to-point |
Starting soon |
We are the world’s first commercial spaceline, and our purpose is to connect people across the globe to the love, wonder and awe created by space travel.
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Vivace |
Human Landing System |
Concept |
One of 5 offerors who submitted proposal for NASA Human Landing System, but was not selected.
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Vyoma Space |
Space Situational Awareness (SSA), In-Orbit Inspection |
Development |
Vyoma is building the operating system of space. With cameras on satellites paired with ML-supported automation services, Vyoma ensures real-time mapping of space objects and safe satellite operations.
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WeSpace Technologies |
Commercial Rover, Hopper, Drone, Moon Drone |
Early stage |
Autonomously Flying Robotic Systems for Deep Space Exploration.
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Xplore |
Space Tug, In-Space Logistics, Beyond-LEO Remote Sensing |
Development |
Xplore is flying commercial science missions to the Moon and asteroid on our XCRAFT.
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Xtend Design (Tomas Rousek) |
Commercial Rover |
Concept |
A Skoda Enyaq-inspired moon rover aptly called Luniaq. Announced during the Czech Space Week, the concept was presented in the largest virtual reality laboratory in Europe, the Virtuplex.
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