Space Directory

Planet Labs, Inc. is an American private company that aims to create an Earth observation satellite constellation with open data access https://www.planet.com/

Spaceflight Industries is a next-generation space products and services company that is transforming how satellites are built, launched and operated http://spaceflight.com/

Made In Space, Inc. is an American-based company, specializing in the engineering and manufacturing of three-dimensional printers for use in microgravity. Headquartered in Mountain View, California on Moffett Field, Made In Space’s 3D printer (Zero-G Printer) was the first manufacturing device in space http://madeinspace.us/

Astrobotic Technology flies hardware systems into space for companies, governments, and universities. By accommodating multiple customers on a single flight, Astrobotic offers unprecedented flexibility at an industry-defining low price https://www.astrobotic.com/

Bigelow Aerospace is dedicated to providing affordable options for spaceflight to national space agencies and corporate clients. Using their patented expandable habitats, their plan is to greatly exceed the usable space of the International Space Station at a fraction of the cost http://www.bigelowaerospace.com/index.php

Blue Origin, LLC is developing technologies to enable private human access to space at dramatically lower cost and increased reliability. They’ve adopted an incremental approach, with each development step building on the prior development. They are currently focused on developing rocket-powered Vertical Takeoff and Vertical Landing (VTVL) vehicles for access to suborbital and orbital space https://www.blueorigin.com/

The Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) is the industry association of leading businesses and organizations working to make commercial human spaceflight a reality. The mission of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation is to promote the development of commercial human spaceflight, pursue ever higher levels of safety, and share best practices and expertise throughout the industry http://www.commercialspaceflight.org/

The mission of the Office of Commercial Space Transportation is to ensure protection of the public, property, and the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States during commercial launch or reentry activities, and to encourage, facilitate, and promote U.S. commercial space transportation https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/ Great 3 minute video explanation at the website!

COMSTAC provides information, advice, and recommendations to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) within the Department of Transportation (DOT) on matters concerning the U.S. commercial space transportation industry https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/advisory_committee/

Copenhagen Suborbital – since May 2008 they have been working full time to reach the goal of launching humans into space to demonstrate human space flight without major government budgets and administration https://copenhagensuborbitals.com/

Deep Space Industries builds on the incredible heritage of the first age of space exploration and harness the power of a new age of information to locate, explore, harvest and utilize the vast numbers of asteroids in Earth’s community but they were acquired by Bradford Space in 2018. Bradford Space is a world-beating space systems group building non-toxic propulsion, space station facilities, deep space missions, and attitude control systems. Located in the U.S. (California), the Netherlands, Sweden and Luxembourg, Bradford Space has a global presence. In July of 2017, Bradford acquired ECAPS, otherwise known as Ecological Advanced Propulsion Systems, marking a major expansion into non-toxic propulsion systems https://www.bradford-space.com/

DigitalGlobe is a unique imagery provider because our founders were scientists and GIS mapping users who wanted commercial access to a consistent and rapidly expanding supply of high quality earth imagery and geospatial information products http://www.digitalglobe.com/

Dynetics is a provider of innovative, affordable, and responsive space systems solutions, meeting government and commercial needs http://dynetics.com/services

Ecliptic is a product-oriented space-technology firm operating in commercial, civil and defense markets. We primarily provide rugged aerospace-grade data-acquisition and control systems for use onboard rockets, spacecraft, aircraft and other remote platforms and facilities operating in relatively extreme environments http://www.eclipticenterprises.com/

Flometrics designs, builds, tests, and improves products for customers in industries from consumer products and medical devices to spacecraft hardware. We specialize in solving problems and product development in situations involving fluid flow and heat flow http://www.flometrics.com/

Interorbital Systems (IOS), established in 1996 in Mojave, California, develops and manufactures low-cost, state-of-the-art orbital launch vehicles and satellites for private, commercial, governmental, academic, arts, and military applications http://interorbital.com/

JP Aerospace is an independent space program staffed by volunteers dedicated to bringing space travel to everyone http://jpaerospace.com/

Kelly Space & Technology, Inc. (KST) is a privately-held aerospace and defense technology company with an advanced environmental testing services capability based at the San Bernardino International Airport (former Norton Air Force Base), California http://kellyspace.com/

Masten Space Systems is a vertically integrated aerospace R&D and flight services company creating and deploying reliable, reusable rocket vehicles and components. The company builds regenerative cooled bipropellant propulsion systems and fully reusable vertical takeoff and landing launch vehicles. Unlike competitors in the commercial space industry, the company focuses on unmanned suborbital flights http://masten.aero/

Moon Express, Inc. is a privately funded lunar transportation
and data services company. We have the experienced people, partners and financial resources to blaze a trail to the Moon and establish new avenues for commercial space activities beyond Earth orbit http://moonexpress.com/

NanoRacks is a fast-paced enterprise focused on small entrepreneurial and educational space opportunities and markets. The company brings together entrepreneurs, scientists and engineers who have real-life experience and share a passion for entrepreneurial space including humanity’s utilization of low-earth orbit http://nanoracks.com/

The National Space Society (NSS) is an independent, educational, grassroots, non-profit organization dedicated to the creation of a spacefaring civilization http://nss.org/

Orbital Outfitters provides affordable, industrial quality space suits and related services to commercial and government space travelers and explorers http://orbitaloutfitters.com/

Paragon is the premier provider of environmental controls for extreme and hazardous environments. They design, build, test and operate premier life support systems and leading thermal control products for astronauts, contaminated water divers, and other extreme environment explorers, as well as for unmanned space and terrestrial applications http://www.paragonsdc.com/

ConsenSys envisions a space program in which any person can participate and contribute. So they are building collaboration platforms to diversify, democratize, and decentralize space endeavors. Their first step is an open source citizen-led space sustainability system. You can join them by signing up for their mailing list at https://consensys.space/

TRUSAT is a citizen-powered, open source system for creating a globally-accessible, trusted record of satellite orbital positions. It is primarily designed to enable the assessment of satellite operations in the context of space sustainability standards. Join their mailing list at https://www.trusat.org/

Reaction Engines Ltd has made a breakthrough in aerospace technology that is now allowing the development of engines that will propel aircraft at speeds of up to five times the speed of sound or directly into Earth orbit http://www.reactionengines.co.uk/careers.html

Rocket Lab researches, develops and manufactures complete rocket systems incorporating propulsion, launch vehicle and electronic systems in rapid time frames to meet the needs of today’s environments https://www.rocketlabusa.com/

Rocketplane Global, Inc. is committed to making access to space as safe, convenient, and commonplace as commercial air travel http://rocketplane.com/

Scaled Composites has broad experience in air vehicle design, tooling and manufacturing, specialty composite structure design, analysis and fabrication, and developmental flight tests of air and space vehicles http://scaled.com/

Space Adventures, Ltd. is the world’s premier private space exploration company and the only company currently providing opportunities for actual private spaceflight and space tourism today. Using proven equipment and working side-by-side with professional astronauts and cosmonauts, Space Adventures is the first and only company to have sent private clients to space http://www.spaceadventures.com/

Space Angels Network is the premier source of aerospace deal flow for investors and of early-stage capital for aerospace-related ventures across a wide spectrum of technologies, markets, and industries. They are a professionally managed national network of accredited investors focused on aerospace-related opportunities http://spaceangels.com/

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is a world-class aerospace prime systems integrator and our Space Systems business area develops high performance, innovative components and systems that are changing how we reach, explore, and utilize space http://www.spacedev.com/

SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. With a diverse manifest of launches to deliver commercial and government satellites to orbit, SpaceX is the world’s fastest growing launch services provider http://www.spacex.com/

Professor Gerard K. O’Neill founded the Space Studies Institute (SSI) in 1977 with the hope of opening the vast wealth of space to humanity. The Institute’s mission is to open the energy and material resources of space for human settlement within our lifetime http://ssi.org/

TSC is a new aerospace joint venture between Virgin Galactic and Scaled Composites. We are building the world’s first fleet of commercial sub-orbital spaceships and carrier aircraft http://thespaceshipcompany.com/

The Space Tourism Society is the first organization specifically focused on the space tourism industry. Our goals are to conduct the research, build public desire, and acquire the financial and political power to make space tourism available to as many people as possible as soon as possible http://spacetourismsociety.org/

Stratolaunch Systems, a Paul G. Allen project, is developing an air-launch system that will revolutionize space transportation by providing orbital access to space at lower costs, with greater safety and more flexibility http://www.stratolaunch.com/

Tethers Unlimited, Inc. (TUI) is a research and development company specializing in R&D of advanced technologies for missions in space, sea, and air http://www.tethers.com/

UP Aerospace Corporation is a space launch and flight test service provider founded in 1998 to offer world class access to space. We specialize in advanced engineering, launch technology development, and state-of-the-art rapid and low cost launch operations http://upaerospace.com/

UrtheCast is launching the world’s first high-definition video platform of Earth, streamed from space https://www.urthecast.com/

Virgin Galactic is creating the world’s first commercial spaceline. Based on the prototype SpaceShipOne, the new generation of Virgin Galactic spacecraft has been designed to provide the ultimate space flight experience http://www.virgingalactic.com/

The X PRIZE Foundation is an educational nonprofit organization whose mission is to create radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity, thereby inspiring the formation of new industries, jobs and the revitalization of markets that are currently stuck http://www.xprize.org/

Zero Gravity Corporation is a privately held space entertainment and tourism company whose mission is to make the excitement and adventure of space accessible to the public. The experience offered by ZERO-G is the only commercial opportunity on Earth for individuals to experience true “weightlessness” without going to space https://www.gozerog.com/