Space Transport Services - Factories in Space

Last updated: 2025-01-12

Name	Service	Status	Description
A-SpaX (Affordable Space Access)	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Workspaces	Cancelled, Development	Our reusable space facility provides an infrastructure for manufacturing and research in space! This to produce things for in orbit, but also for use on earth by bringing it back safely!
Absolut System	Space Tug, Orbital Transportation	Concept	A preliminary design for the refuelling tug.
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.
Airbus	Suborbital Space Tourism, Microgravity Flight Service (Suborbital)	Dormant	S uborbital spaceplane concept for carrying space tourists.
Aldoria (Share My Space)	Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Space Traffic Management, Active Debris Removal (ADR), Resources - Space Debris Utilization, Transport Service (Earth-LEO)	Active, 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.
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.
Argo Space	Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Propellant Refilling, Space Mining	Development	Aims to build an in-space transportation network, using reusable spacecraft propelled by water harvested from the moon.
ArianeGroup (Arianespace)	Space Tug, Orbital Transportation, Space Situational Awareness (SSA)	Development	ASTRIS kick stage and SUSIE upper stage.
Arkisys	Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), In-Space Assembly, Robotic Space Station, Persistent Platform, On-Orbit Servicing	Development	Arkisys is building one of the first Business Platforms in Space for new Technology Hosting, Satellite Integration, Assembly and Resupply.
Arundal Astronautics	In-Space Manufacturing, In-Space Production, On-Orbit Servicing	Early stage, Concept	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	T he 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.
Astrobotic	Commercial Lunar Lander, Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lander	Development, Launched	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.
Astroport Space Technologies (XArc, Exploration Architecture)	Space Construction Company, Landing Pads, Commercial Rover	Development	Astroport turns moon dust into bricks and materials for 3D construction printing of lunar infrastructure such as roads, habitats and landing facilities.
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.
ATMOS Space Cargo	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.
Atomos	Space Tug, In-Space Logistics, Resources - Energy, On-Orbit Servicing, Propellant Refuel Station, Propellant Refilling	Development, Launched	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.
AVIC Chengdu	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Transport Service (Earth-LEO)	Development	CMSA has awarded commercial supply contracts to two cargo spacecraft designs: one named "HaoLong" (in the pics) by AVIC Chengdu who is professional on designing aircrafts.
AZSpace (Ziwei Technology, Ziwei Yutong Keji YG)	Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Demonstrated	AZSPACE is focused on designing recoverable spacecraft and related reentry technologies. The Di'er-1 or DEAR-1 space capsule launched in December 2023.
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.
Blue Origin	Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Persistent Platform, Space Tug, Robotic Space Station, In-Space Logistics, Space Logistics Platform, In-Orbit Computing, In-Space Mobility	Development	Blue Ring, a spacecraft platform focused on providing in-space logistics and delivery.
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.
CAS Space	Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Development	CMSA has awarded commercial supply contracts to two cargo spacecraft designs: one named "QingZhou" by CAS, to be launched on CAS-Space's Kinetica-2 next September.
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.
Catalyx space (Space Rickshaw)	Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Development	Providing Unmanned Space Labs & Re-entry Capsules.
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	Dormant	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, Robotic Arm	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, On-Orbit Servicing	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, Orbital Transportation	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), Transport Service (Re-Entry), Suborbital Testbed	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.
DEIMOS Engineering and Systems	Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Development	Contributing to the pillars of the European space programme for a sustainable and conscious exploration of space.
Dereum Labs	Commercial Rover, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), In-Space Manufacturing	Dormant	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	Cancelled, Development	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	T eam 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	YAOKI is the lunar rover that will contribute to lunar development. It is the smallest, lightweight, and high-strength rover that will be sent to the Moon several times in a short period of time.
e.Nova Aerospace	Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Concept	Back From Space (BFS) project. The BFS aims to provide a lowcost, adaptable means of transporting payloads from orbit to Earth, addressing the growing demand for efficient microgravity environments for scientific and commercial purposes.
EARS Project (European Advanced Reusable Satellite)	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Reusable Satellite	Concept, Development	In the EARS project, we design a reusable small satellite and develop the related critical technologies. The reusable spacecraft is intended to de-orbit in a controlled manoeuvre to deliver its products and results back to the Earth.
ElevationSpace	Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Development	The Space Environment Utilization and Recovery Platform ELS-R is Japan's only service that can conduct research, development and manufacturing in space and recover materials back to Earth.
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	Development, Launched	We are building a line of Orbit Transfer Vehicles (OTVs) to support all your space transportation needs. From LEO, to GEO and beyond, we unlock the ability to get to any orbit from common rideshare launches.
ERETS Space (European Research Establishment for the Sustainable Space)	Space Tug, Active Debris Removal (ADR), Power Beaming	Early stage	An in-space debris removal service provider using lasers.
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.
Eta Space	Propellant Refilling, Propellant Refuel Station	Development	Eta Space is developing propellant depots for orbital and lunar polar locations, with sizing for a variety of mission architectures.
ExLabs (Exploration Laboratories)	Active Debris Removal (ADR), Space Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)	Development	We specialize in the development of advanced large-scale space vehicles and technologies, leveraging the latest innovations to tackle the challenges of space debris mitigation, object capture and control, deep space exploration, and resource acquisition.
Exobotics	Commercial Rover	Cancelled	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, ?	We developed the Deployable Toroid Array (DeTA) from start to Carousel Spacelab.
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	Demonstrated	Spacevan on-orbit transfer vehicle.
Finite Space	Commercial Rover, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), In-Space Manufacturing	Cancelled, Early stage	Optimizing material usage and manufacturing processes on extraterrestrial bodies to enable self-sustainable colonies with constant human presence.
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, Propellant Refilling	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	Cancelled, 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.
Futura	Commercial Rover, Space Construction Company, Space Construction Equipment, Robotic Arm, Landing Pads	Development	We are working to establish a self-sustaining space economy and make human life multi-planetary.
Future Aerospace	Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Orbital Transportation	Development	The FutureX space exploration vehicle is the first commercial space vehicle in China to serve satellite networking launch and in-orbit services.
Future Space Architecture	Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Orbital Transportation	Early stage	The vision of Future Space Architecture (FSA) is to develop an in-orbit logistics infrastructure that facilitates a true Low-Earth Orbit & Lunar B2B, decentralizing the space economy and giving access to frontier entrepreneurial ecosystems.
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, Launched	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)	Dormant	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	Commercial Rover	Development	GITAI is developing highly capable, safe, and reliable robots (robotic arms and rovers) to help build and maintain satellites, space stations, lunar bases and cities on Mars.
GITAI	On-Orbit Servicing	Development, Launched	GITAI is developing highly capable, safe, and reliable robots (robotic arms and rovers) to help build and maintain satellites, space stations, lunar bases and cities on Mars.
Glycan Space (Group)	Active Debris Removal (ADR), Resources - Space Debris Utilization	Concept	Space debris detection and removal.
GMV	Commercial Rover, Space Robotics, Software, Hardware, Robotic Arm	Development
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.
Growbotics Space	On-Orbit Servicing, Reusable Satellite, Space Robotics	Early stage	Supporting the design of serviceable satellites. Developing satellite repair kits that enable parts to be replaced.
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.
Helicity Space	Resources - Energy, Space Tug, Nuclear Fusion Power, In-Space Logistics	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.
HEO (High Earth Orbit Robotics)	Space Situational Awareness (SSA), In-Orbit Inspection	Active	HEO’s on-demand non-Earth imaging (NEI) and analytics services enable commercial, government and defence organisations to identify, characterise and monitor space objects at scale.
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.
HyImpulse	Space Tug, In-Space Logistics	Development	HyImpulse unveils HyMOVE Orbital Transfer Vehicle.
iMetalX	Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Active Debris Removal (ADR), On-Orbit Servicing	Development	Our mission is to provide in-space servicing and space environment management solutions for governments and businesses.
Impulse Space Propulsion	Space Tug, Commercial Lander, Commercial Mars Lander	Demonstrated	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), Persistent Platform, Robotic Space Station	Development	Orbital platforms hosting your factories and labs. Earth re-entry vehicles to safely return your products.
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	Development, Launched	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.
Infinity Space	In-Space Manufacturing, Orbital Transportation, Space Tug, Microgravity Flight Service (LEO)	Early stage	We are an international Team who develop cutting-edge space exploration missions and propulsion technology. We are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of space exploration and focus on advancing mankind's understanding and utilisation of space.
InspeCity	On-Orbit Servicing, Active Debris Removal (ADR), Commercial Space Station, Satellite Life Extension	Development	Meet VEDA (Vehicle for life-Extension and Deorbiting Activities) and its mini-me RIG (Robotic Insert for satellite Guidance)
InterGravity Technologies Corporation	Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Orbital Transportation	Early stage	Vision to lead pathfinder missions for space exploration. InterGravity is a space mobility company with a vision to support Pathfinder Missions for Space Exploration of Korea.
Interorbital Systems	Commercial Lander, Commercial Lunar Lander	Development	I nterorbital 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.
Interstellar	Human Spaceflight	Development	Interstellar announces an Angel round of ¥30M (~US$4.1M), with plans to develop their CYZ1 crewed spacecraft. Interstellar is the second substantial commercial company from China to target spacecraft after AZSpace.
Intuitive Machines	Commercial Lunar Lander, Transport Service (LEO-Moon), In-Space Communications Relay	Demonstrated, Launched	Intuitive Machines is completing its lunar program which will provide lunar surface access, lunar orbit delivery, and communications at lunar distance.
Intuitive Machines	Commercial Rover	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.
Intuitive Machines	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO)	Cancelled	Intuitive Machines is completing its lunar program which will provide lunar surface access, lunar orbit delivery, and communications at lunar distance.
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 (PRISM)	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, Launched	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, Launched	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), Lunar Lander	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 Aerospace	Commercial Rover, Commercial Lander	Concept	Kepler has several technologies in the fields of electromagnetic, microwave, propulsion, energy, gravity modification and fusion energy.
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	Development	We offer an array of dexterous robotic solutions of manipulators and end effectors.
Komatsu	Commercial Rover, Space Construction Company, Space Construction Equipment	Concept, Development	Komatsu is developing an autonomous excavator to operate on the moon.
Kosmok	Hardware, Propellant Refilling, Propellant Refuel Station, On-Orbit Servicing	Development	Kosmok is on a mission to create cutting-edge satellite technologies that support a sustainable space ecosystem. Their goal is to develop an open in-space refueling interface, empowering satellite providers to equip their satellites for future refueling capabilities. With plans to establish an in-orbit fuel delivery network, extending the operational lifespan and mobility of space systems, KOSMOK is shaping the future of space mobility.
Kurs Orbital	On-Orbit Servicing, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Active Debris Removal (ADR), In-Orbit Inspection, Space Tug, Hardware, Docking	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)	Discontinued, Active	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.
LEAP	In-Space Manufacturing, Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Development	LEAP provides In-Space Manufacturing as a service for the production of advanced materials (early 2024). LEAP provides logistics to, thru, and from space for commercial and government customers (2024 March).
Leidos Dynetics	Commercial Rover	Development	Unveiled a prototype crewed lunar rover at the 2023 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.
Leidos Dynetics	Human Landing System	Concept	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.
Lexus	Commercial Rover	Idea	Lexus imagines space vehicles for humans on the Moon.
Liftero (Progesja Space)	Space Tug, Orbital Transportation	Development	Liftero offers a suite of products and services for transporting assets from point A to B anywhere in space using reusable space tugs.
Light Mirror	Active Debris Removal (ADR), Power Beaming, In-Space Assembly	Early stage	Light Mirror to redirect Sunlight from Earth to space for space debris re-entry. Sun beam station.
Living Disk Company	Surface Habitats, Commercial Lander	Concept	We believe that our spaceship habitat has the potential to support your future LEO and lunar settlement ambitions!
LMO Space	Space Situational Awareness (SSA), In-Orbit Inspection	Development	In-space Space Domain Awareness services for surveillance and Protect-defend capabilities of critical infrastructure in space.
Lockheed Martin	Commercial Rover	Concept	General Motors and Lockheed announced in 2021 they were teaming up to work on a new lunar rover that would carry astronauts and their gear on the moon.
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.
Logispace	On-Orbit Servicing, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), In-Space Logistics	Early stage	Developing cutting edge solutions in the field of space logistics and in-orbit servicing.
LunaCorp	Commercial Rover, Advertising	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, Launched	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), Software & Mission Control	Development	Robotic vehicles designed to explore and investigate key resources and characteristics on lunar surfaces.
Lunar Outpost	In-Space Manufacturing, In-Space Assembly, Robotic Arm, On-Orbit Servicing	Development	Robotic vehicles designed to explore and investigate key resources and characteristics on lunar surfaces.
Lunargistics	In-Space Logistics	Cancelled	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, Hardware, Software	Development, Concept	First product is an AI-based vision navigation system which enables the execution of several complex space missions from satellite refuelling and active debris removal to cargo transportation to space stations and deep space planetary exploration.
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 Engines (Mountain Aerospace Research Solutions)	Transport Service (Earth-LEO)	Cancelled, Development	Home of the Fenris engine. We invent technology to reduce the cost of getting people and payloads into space.
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
Mawson Rovers	Commercial Rover	Development	Mawson Rovers designs and builds robotic vehicles to support sustainable human exploration of space. Developing robots that help with construction, maintenance and inspection of lunar facilities and infrastructure.
Maxar (SSL)	On-Orbit Servicing, In-Space Assembly, Robotic Arm	Cancelled	Maxar was building the spacecraft bus and robotic arms for NASA’s OSAM-1 program, which will refuel and relocate a satellite on-orbit.
MDA Space	On-Orbit Servicing, Space Robotics, Commercial Rover, Resources - Energy, In-Space Assembly, In-Space Manufacturing	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.
Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm (MBB)	Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Reusable Satellite, Point-to-point, Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Robotic Space Station	Cancelled, Acquired
MKB Raduga (Raduga Design Bureau)	Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Dormant, Discontinued	The VBK-Raduga is a reentry capsule, which allowed returning materials from the space station Mir.
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.
Moog	Space Mining, Space Resources, Lunar Excavator	Concept	In 2022, the Moog team developed a robotic lunar excavator concept based on NASA’s targets for size, scale, and duration of a potential mission.
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).
Moon Express	Transport Service (LEO-Moon)	Dormant	Our MX family of flexible, scalable robotic explorers are capable of reaching the Moon and other solar system destinations from Earth orbit.
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.
Moon Mark	Space Entertainment, Commercial Rover	Dormant, ?	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.
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.
Neurospace	Commercial Rover	Development	We have set our goals on developing space technology enhanced by the capabilities of machine learning applications. With our latest development, we are setting our eyes on the Moon. Our redefinition of the concept of the Moon Rover will open up an unwalked path allowing new companies and ideas to set foot on our favorite satellite.
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.
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.
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.
Northrop Grumman	Commercial Rover	Concept
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.
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.
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
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.
OffWorld	Resources - Asteroid Mining, Commercial Rover, Space Mining	Development	Sourcing precious materials on Earth and in space using swarms of intelligent robots.
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).
Orbit Fab	Propellant Refilling, Propellant Refuel Station	Development, Launched	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.
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). OrbitAID is developing in-orbit refueling for satellite life extension and plans to build a Fuel Station in Space.
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.
Orbital Lasers (Sky Perfect JSAT)	Active Debris Removal (ADR), On-Orbit Servicing	Development	Satellite for Removing Space Debris with a Laser. Orbital Lasers' cutting-edge contactless laser-based detumbling systems.
Orbital Operations	Orbital Transportation, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Reusable Satellite, Space Tug, Space Situational Awareness (SSA), In-Orbit Inspection	Development	Pioneering in-space cryo management tech to unlock high thrust, high performance engines beyond earth’s atmosphere. Our vehicle is designed to operate permanently in space to transport customers from LEO to MEO, GEO, and the Moon.
Orbital Paradigm	Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Reusable Satellite, Commercial Space Station, Robotic Space Station, In-Space Platform, Persistent Platform	Development	We design, develop, make, and operate a large in-space robotic persistent platform. Reusable transportation for the future in-space industry.
Orbital Recovery	Satellite Life Extension, Active Debris Removal (ADR), On-Orbit Servicing	Dormant	T he world's first commercial satellite servicing system. The technical team was based in Europe with Dutch Space, then Swedish Space as the prime contractor. Developed the technical baseline, developed the mission requirements document, and set the cost baseline for commercial viability.
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.
ORBITBeyond	Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander	Early stage	OrbitBeyond’s lunar services are based on an extensible engineering platform, enabling commercial and scientific delivery at an unmatched scale and cost.
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!
Orbotic Systems	Active Debris Removal (ADR), Space Robotics	Early stage	Orbot (Orbiting Robot) and De-orbit Drag Device
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.
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.
OSMOS X	Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Orbital Transportation, Active Debris Removal (ADR)	Development	The first galactic trucking company. Osmos X is an industrial company designing, manufacturing and operating Orbital Service Vehicles for orbital transfer, debris removal and payload delivery.
Outpost Space	In-Space Manufacturing, Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Development, Launched	Our low mass, high efficiency, two-stage re-entry system is fully deployable, making it possible to return and reuse satellites.
Paladin Space	Active Debris Removal (ADR)	Early stage	Developing reusable satellites that collect and eliminate space debris, increasing the safety of astronauts and mitigating costly damage to space infrastructure.
Parabilis Space Technologies	Space Tug, In-Space Logistics	Concept	Design a robust transfer vehicle to propel small payloads into translunar trajectories.
PAVE Space	In-Orbit Inspection, Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Satellite Life Extension, On-Orbit Servicing	Development	Creating autonomous spacecrafts for a transparent, sustainable, and operational space around Earth.
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.
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.
Plasmos	Space Tug, On-Orbit Servicing, In-Space Manufacturing, In-Space Assembly, Transport Service (Re-Entry), Orbital Transportation	Cancelled, Development	Plasmos is building a reusable third stage tug to address the problem of last-mile delivery in space.
PLD Space	Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Human Spaceflight	Development	Plans for larger launch vehicles and crewed spacecraft.
POLARIS Spaceplanes	Transport Service (Earth-LEO)	Development	The German aerospace startup POLARIS Raumflugzeuge GmbH develops a novel reusable space launch and hypersonic transport system. The Spaceplane Aurora combines aircraft and rocket launcher technologies within a unique design. Aurora offers a game-changing economic viability and provides an enabler technology for routine cheap and safe access to space.
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.
Portal Space Systems	Orbital Transportation, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Space Tug	Development	Solar-thermal propulsion that will produce a massive delta-V of 6 kilometers per second.
Poulos Air & Space	Active Debris Removal (ADR)	Concept	Proprietary concept for Orbital Debris removal called “Pneumatic Impingement Stabilization of Unstable Space Debris”.
Privateer Space	Active Debris Removal (ADR), Space Situational Awareness (SSA)	Development, Launched	Pono 1 is a compact edge computing, storage, machine learning, and data transmission system built to be available to satellite operators as a hosted payload.
Prometheus Space Technologies	Active Debris Removal (ADR), Space Robotics	Early stage, ?	Active Debris Removal, Space Robotics, Satellites structure.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Qosmosys	Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lander, Commercial Lunar Lander	Launched	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.
Quantum Space	Transport Service (LEO-Moon), In-Space Communications Relay, In-Space Manufacturing, On-Orbit Servicing, In-Orbit Inspection, Beyond-LEO Remote Sensing, In-Space Logistics, Transport Service (LEO-GEO)	Development, Launched	Payload transportation and critical infrastructure services in geostationary orbit (GEO) and cislunar space. The company’s QuantumNet deep space network infrastructure is purpose-built to enable the delivery of payloads and essential in-space data and communications services for customers.
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.
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.
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.
Raven Space Systems	In-Space Manufacturing, Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO)	Cancelled	Our mission is to 3D print entire reentry capsules for high cadence and low-cost cargo return from space.
Reaction Engines	Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)	Cancelled, Concept	Skylon is a single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane.
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.
Reenter Space (Reentry Systems)	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), In-Space Manufacturing	Dormant, Early stage	Reenter is building the next generation of spacecraft that will be able to bring space-made products for billions down on Earth.
ReOrbital	Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Development	Our platform provides 1-10 days on orbit, autonomous control over your research environment, and the ability to iterate directly on the launchpad.
RFA (Rocket Factory Augsburg)	Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Transport Service (LEO-Moon)	Development
Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA)	Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Transport Service (Earth-LEO)	Concept, Development	We are focusing on low cost launch technology within an automotive manufacturing environment.
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.
Rogue Space Systems	Space Robotics, On-Orbit Servicing, Orbital Transportation	Development, Launched	Rogue designs satellite vehicles and subsystems to provide on-orbit services to satellite operators both now and well into the future.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SCOUT Space (Eight Continent Technologies)	Space Situational Awareness (SSA), In-Orbit Inspection, In-Space Situational Awareness, Hardware	Development, Launched	A space technology company dedicated to enabling a new era of space safety and transparency and leading in-space observation data provider.
Seven Sisters (Fleet Space)	Commercial Rover, Space Mining, Beyond-LEO Remote Sensing, Lunar Data Analytics	Cancelled, ?, 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.
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.
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.
Sierra Space (Sierra Nevada Corp, SNC)	Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)	Development	The First-Ever Winged Commercial Spaceplane capable of gentle 1.5G runway landings, ideal for precious cargo, especially human passengers.
Sierra Space (Sierra Nevada Corp, SNC)	Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)	Development	Ghost re-entry systems. In the future re-entering objects from space will be as common as launching to space.
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.
SmallSpark Space Systems	Space Tug	Concept	Accelerating Mission and Spacecraft Development through Misson Driven Design Automation
SmalSspark Space Systems	Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Space Tug, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Orbital Transportation	Concept	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.
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.
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.
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.
Space Cowboy ADR	Active Debris Removal (ADR), In-Space Manufacturing, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)	Early stage	Enabling new space and managing orbital environments through active debris remediation (ADR) technologies.
Space Debris DAO (SpaceDebrisDAO)	Active Debris Removal (ADR), Space Situational Awareness (SSA)	Early stage	Our members reduce the risks of space debris by commiting to sustainability and safety standards. Any space debris damages in LEO are covered by annual contribution fees. The fund is community owned as decentral autonomous organization (DAO).
Space Elevator Development Corporation (SEDevCo)	Space Elevator, Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Early stage	Space Elevators enable efficient space transportation and logistics to Geosynchronous Earth Orbit and beyond.
Space Industries	Raw Resources, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Resources - Oxygen, Commercial Rover	Dormant	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.
Space Island Group	Commercial Space Station, Space Tug, Space Tourism Activities, Space Solar Power	Dormant	Dedicated to the development of commerce, research, manufacturing and tourism in space.
Space Kinetic	Space Tug, In-Space Logistics, Mass Driver	Early stage	We’re building a platform that can electro-mechanically accelerate and propel various payloads without firing a thruster, enabling Space Kinetic to move things through space without directly using consumable propellant.
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, Space Situational Awareness (SSA)	Development, Launched	We're building a next generation fleet of in-space infrastructure servicing vehicles. Inspection, repair and upgrade your on-orbit infrastructure.
Space Mining Technologies	Resources - Oxygen, Commercial Rover, Raw Resources	Dormant	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.
Space Pioneer (Beijing Tianbing Technology)	Human Spaceflight, Point-to-point	Development	Space Pioneer (Tianbing Technology) is a high-tech enterprise that takes the lead in the development of a new generation of liquid rocket engines and medium and large liquid launch vehicles in China's commercial aerospace field.
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.
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.
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.
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,
Space Villages (Space Infrastructure Ventures)	Commercial Space Station, Robotic Space Station, Persistent Platform, In-Space Assembly, Transport Service (Earth-LEO), On-Orbit Servicing	Dormant	Developing and operating a commercial LEO destination. We envision a robotic and crewed station able of growing with the market and provide a range of services to the upcoming LEO economy.
Space Walker	Human Spaceflight, Space Tourism Activities	Development	SPACE WALKER, Inc.(SW) is a new Japanese university start-up developing manned and unmanned suborbital spaceplanes.
Spacebilt (SkyCorp)	In-Space Manufacturing, In-Space Assembly, Space Tug, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Lunar Electric Grid, Power Beaming	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.
Spacebit	Commercial Rover	Development	Spacebit Is A British Privately Held Company Developing Space Robotics Technology For Lunar And Planetary Missions.
SpaceDev	Commercial Lunar Lander	Dormant, Acquired
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.
Spaceflight (firefly)	Space Tug, In-Space Logistics	Cancelled, Acquired, Active, ?	Family of Sherpa orbital transfer vehicles.
SpaceHopper	Commercial Rover	Development	Hopping Robot for Asteroid Exploration. Taking the Next Leap in Space Robotics. SpaceHopper: A legged robot for microgravity environments,
SpaceIL	Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander	Development, Demonstrated, Unknown	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.
Spaceium	Propellant Refilling, Propellant Refuel Station	Development	Spaceium is building service stations along the space superhighway. The service stations are modular to provide services from refueling, transferring energy, storing and exchanging hardware, and going to be part of trash debris solution.
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.
SpaceTIS	Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Commercial Rover, Orbital Transportation	Early stage	Mining Asteroids' precious metals and water to use them in space or bring them back to Earth to solve economic issues
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.
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.
SpaceX	Human Landing System, Transport Service (Earth-LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry), Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Point-to-point	Development, Launched	SpaceX's Starship and Super Heavy Rocket represent a fully reusable transportation system designed to service all Earth orbit needs as well as the Moon and Mars.
SpaceX	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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Star Inc	Space Elevator	Concept	With in-house and SBIR funding for small business, STAR has developed new concepts space elevators for the Moon.
Stardour	Transport Service (LEO-GEO)	Early stage	Stardour aims to undertake Deep Space Exploration! Stardour is a science and engineering enterprise focused on designing, manufacturing and operating an Orbital Transfer Vehicle as it's first step towards deep space exploration.
Starfish Space	Space Tug, On-Orbit Servicing, Satellite Life Extension, Active Debris Removal (ADR), Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Hardware	Development, Launched	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.
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.
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.
Stoke Space	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Point-to-point	Development	STOKE delivers satellites directly to their final orbit using 100% reusable rockets. They’re low-cost, on-demand, and designed to fly daily.
t/Space (Transformational Space Corporation)	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.
Taramandal	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Reusable Satellite	Early stage
Team AngelicvM	Commercial Rover	Cancelled	Google Lunar XPRIZE team from Chile, to the surface of the Moon on Astrobotic’s first lunar mission.
Team Indus	Commercial Rover	Development	10kg Micro-Rover platform.
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.
Tesla	Commercial Rover	Concept	Tesla Cybertruck on Mars: Elon Musk playfully ponders sending a pickup to the Red Planet.
Tethers Unlimited (ARKA, Amergint Technology)	In-Space Manufacturing, On-Orbit Servicing, In-Space Assembly, In-Space Communications Relay, Robotic Arm	Cancelled, Launched, Acquired	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.
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.
Thales Alenia Space	Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Development	Develop a commercial service capable of transporting cargo to and from the International Space Station.
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, Launched	The Exploration Company develops, manufactures and operates Nyx, a modular and reusable orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit.
The Exploration Company	Lunar Lander	Concept	The Exploration Company develops, manufactures and operates Nyx, a modular and reusable orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit.
The Fairchild Space Company	Commercial Space Station, 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.''
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.
ThinkOrbital (Think Orbital)	Commercial Space Station, Space Construction Company, Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), On-Orbit Servicing, Space Tug	Development, Launched	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.
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.
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, Active Debris Removal (ADR)	Development	TransAstra is developing game-changing technologies in the areas of orbital logistics and space resources to enable massive growth to existing and entirely new space industries.
Transorbital	Commercial Lunar Lander, Transport Service (LEO-Moon)	Dormant
True Anomaly	Space Cybersecurity, In-Orbit Inspection, Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Space Domain Awareness (SDA)	Development, Launched
Turion Space	Active Debris Removal (ADR), On-Orbit Servicing, Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Situational Awareness (SSA)	Development, Launched	Building spacecraft for space situational awareness and in space logistics.
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.
UARX	Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Lunar Lander, Space Tug, In-Space Logistics	Early stage, Development	We provide reliable in-space logistics, rideshare and dedicated launch services for Small Satellites, from LEO to the Moon and beyond.
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.
Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC)	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).
Unastella	Human Spaceflight, Space Tourism Activities	Development	Developing and providing a human space flight platform and service via its own launch vehicles.
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.
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.
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.
Vanguard Space Industries	Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)	Early stage, Dormant	VSI’s mission is to provide holistic microgravity solutions that are hassle free, reliable and accessible to our customers.
Varda Space Industries	In-Space Manufacturing, In-Space Production, Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Transport Service (Re-Entry)	Demonstrated, 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.
Virgin Galactic	Microgravity Flight Service (Suborbital), Suborbital Space Tourism, Point-to-point	Active	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.
Vivace	Human Landing System	Concept	One of 5 offerors who submitted proposal for NASA Human Landing System, but was not selected.
Vyoma Space	Space Situational Awareness (SSA), In-Orbit Inspection	Development	Vyoma is developing a disruptive space object monitoring system and satellite operations automation services to guarantee the safety of space assets.
Way4Space (ArianeGroup)	Transport Service (Re-Entry), Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite), Microgravity Flight Service (LEO)	Development
WeSpace Technologies	Commercial Rover, Hopper, Drone, Moon Drone	Development	The company aims to provide autonomous lunar hopper drones, which will deliver customer payloads to hard-to-reach regions of the moon.
Xplore	Space Tug, In-Space Logistics, Beyond-LEO Remote Sensing	Development, Launched	The XCRAFT™ is a multi-mission spacecraft with all the subsystems necessary for missions between Venus and Ceres.
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.

Space Transport ServicesTransporting raw materials and products