In-Space ManufacturingMaking things in orbit

List of in-space manufacturing, in-space production and in-space assembly companies with emphasis on producing specific products and structures in microgravity for Earth or space. Flight service providers may be under Miscellaneous.

Last updated: 2024-07-31. Entries: 185

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3D Bioprinting Solutions (Invitro) Invitro In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Organic Tissue Demonstrated

First-ever experiment on 3D printing of live organic tissue and organ constructs using a bioprinter on board the International Space Station (ISS).

3D Bioprinting Solutions 3D Bioprinting Solutions (Invitro)
ABM Space Golden Fleece In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
3D Printing Electronics
Electronics,
Solar Sail,
Asteroids
Dormant

EX-PL consortium in response to the Luxemburg initiative of supporting development of space resources mining from planetoids.

ABM Space ABM Space
Above Space (Orbital Assembly) Pioneer-class Space Station,
Voyager-class Space Station
In-Space Manufacturing,
Commercial Space Station
In-Space Manufacturing,
Commercial Space Station,
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO),
Robotic Space Station
Large Space Structures,
Space Construction Company,
Automated Microgravity Laboratory
Early stage

Orbital Assembly develops and operates gravity capable space stations on orbit, in cislunar space, and throughout the solar system enabling humanity to work, play, and thrive in the space ecosystem.

Above Space Above Space (Orbital Assembly)
ACME Advanced Materials In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Silicon Carbide,
ZBLAN
Dormant

They announced first production of superior Silicon Carbide wafers in microgravity using parabolic flights in 2014.

ACME Advanced Materials
Air Company In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Earth,
Food for Space
Development

We are a carbon utilization company working with industries to create planetary change. Our patented and proprietary AIRMADE™ Technology takes Earth's excess CO2 and converts it into carbon-negative alcohols and fuels.

Air Company
Air Protein In-Space Manufacturing,
Miscellaneous
In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Production
Food for Earth,
Food for Space
Concept

Air Protein is a modern meat company, crafting the world’s first air meat to feed us sustainably,

Air Protein
Airbus Metal3D,
PERIOD
In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Additive Manufacturing (3D printing),
Large Space Structures
Development

Metal3D uses metal as source material and prints it at 1,200 degrees Celsius to produce new parts such as radiation shields, tooling or equipment directly in orbit

Airbus Airbus
Aleph Farms Space meat In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Development

Aleph Farms' aim is to produce non-genetically modified food, which means using natural processes to grow meat to mimic the way it would develop in a cow.

Aleph Farms Aleph Farms
AlgaBloom International In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

AlgaBloom designs, builds, and operates highly scalable photobioreactors that harness the power of algae and produce high value bio-ingredients.

AlgaBloom International AlgaBloom International
Alginity In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Resources - Oxygen
Food for Space Dormant

Autonomous food and oxygen supply at a lunar base.

Alginity
Allevi (3D Systems) Allevi ZeroG In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Organic Tissue,
Biotech,
Biological Research
Development

Made In Space and Allevi are working together to develop the Allevi ZeroG – the first 3D bioprinter in space.

Allevi Allevi (3D Systems)
ALSEC In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

ALSEC proposes a food production system that includes the incorporation of four exponential technologies: microencapsulation, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and 3D print for the formulation and development of natural, organic and highly nutritious powdered foods.

ALSEC
Alva In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing - Development

New green start-up that specializes in the production of a new type of energy efficient material to be used in new screens and displays. Patent pending on the synthesis method.

AMBAR Agro-Migra In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

Agro-Migra is a multipurpose growing cabinet with different compartments that functions as an ecosystem, where both aquatic and terrestrial plants coexist generating food ready for consumption. Focuses on producing quality food, where the main objective is to achieve the well-being and satisfaction of the consumer.

Anisoprint In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Space Construction Company
Large Space Structures,
Space Construction Company
Development

Composite fiber 3D printing in close-to-zero gravity conditions.

Anisoprint
Apsidal Universal Glass Optics Manufacturing Module In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
ISS Utilization Service
ZBLAN,
Optical Fibers,
Glass
Development

Fabricating Photonics in Space! Developing a Universal Glass Optics Manufacturing Module capable of processing various types of complex glass in space from which fibers, magnetic fibers, super-continuum sources, capillary optics and adiabatic tapers can be drawn.

Apsidal
ArcSpace In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Assembly,
In-Space Manufacturing,
Space Construction Company
Space Construction Company Development

ArcSpace designs and manufactures complex spacecraft payloads that benefit from in-space structural assembly, and manages in-space assembly operations through its proprietary technology.

ArcSpace
Ardberg In-Space Manufacturing,
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous,
In-Space Manufacturing,
Microgravity Science
Food for Earth Launched

Nanoracks launched Ardbeg’s first whisky experiment into space in 2011.

Ardberg
Argotec ISSpresso In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Demonstrated

Public-private partnership to bring the authentic Italian espresso into the International Space Station (ISS).

Argotec Argotec
Arundal Astronautics In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Production,
On-Orbit Servicing
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).

Arundal Astronautics
ASCENT Technology SATED (Safe Appliance, Tidy, Efficient & Delicious) In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Earth,
Food for Space
Development

SATED makes broadly customizable foods ranging from pizza to peach cobbler. The device is intrinsically fire and smoke safe and designed to operate in zero and low gravity environments.

ASCENT Technology
Astral Materials (Astral Forge) In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Development

Development of a High-temperature (>1200 C) Crystal Growth Furnace toward Semiconductor In-Space Production Applications in LEO for Terrestrial Use

Astral Materials (Astral Forge)
Astrobotic In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing - Concept

Printing of solar cells on the lunar surface.

Astrobotic
Astronika In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space,
Biotech,
Biological Research
Concept

An insect bioreactor for increased circularisation of ECLSS economy.

Astronika
ATLANT 3D Nanosystems In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Orbital Microfabrication Development

Demonstrator for manufacturing electronic components in space using selective atomic layer deposition,

ATLANT 3D Nanosystems
Automated Dynamics In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Large Space Structures,
Space Construction Company
Concept

SBIR Phase I in 2015: A laser heating system (LHS) for the automated fiber placement (AFP) of thermoplastic composites (TPC).

Automated Dynamics
Awake Aerospace In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Space Construction Company
Large Space Structures,
Food for Space
Concept

Make the inner solar system more accessible.

Awake Aerospace
BAE Systems SMARTER In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Space Construction Company
Large Space Structures Development

The Space Manufacturing, Assembly and Repair Technology Exploration and Realisation (SMARTER) project will investigate the technical feasibility of manufacturing in space.

BAE Systems
Bake In Space In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Dormant

Initial goal is to conduct a series of technology demonstrations related to the production of fresh bread aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Bake In Space
Bechtel In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Space Construction Company,
ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)
Space Construction Company Concept

Engineers from Bechtel, a global leader in terrestrial engineering, construction, and project management, will join with researchers from two U.S. universities to develop technologies for living and working on the Moon.

Bechtel
BeeHex Universal Food Fabricator (UFF) In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

BeeHex is a NASA spin-off company. The founder worked on a project to develop a 3D Food Printer system that can personalize food for astronauts during long-duration space missions.

BeeHex
BigRedBites In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

A symbiotic system of cyanobacteria, yeast, mushrooms, and plants, with a processing unit to yield fresh and nutritious produce to meet 15% of daily caloric requirements. Innovations like 3D printed artificial soil and symbiotic co-dependence enable maximum utilization of each subsystem’s waste and minimal external inputs.

BioOrbit In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Medicine and Drugs,
Pharmaceutical
Development

Developing a platform for large-scale crystallisation of protein. Our grand aim is to develop a pharmaceuticals factory in space within the next 10 years. 

BioOrbit
Bistromathic In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

Bistromathic is an automatic food production machine that ensures astronauts enjoy an Earth-like experience of eating during long space missions. It produces food with rich textures and appropriate moisture in different shapes and forms. Bistromathic is a robust and reliable food production technology that aims to provide nourishment for space exploration missions

Blue Horizon In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space,
Biotech,
Biological Research
Development

We want to become a global leader in bio engineering developing and using earth and space technology for the profit of mankind.

Blue Horizon
Blue Origin Blue Alchemist Raw Resources & Utilities,
In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Transportation,
Space Utilities,
ISRU, Raw Materials & Asteroid Mining
ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization) Orbital Microfabrication,
Moon
Development

Since 2021, Blue Origin has been making solar cells and transmission wire from regolith simulants.

Blue Origin Blue Origin
Blueshift (Outward Technologies) SEER In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Space Construction Equipment
Additive Manufacturing (3D printing),
Space Construction Company,
Award Listing In-Space Friction Stir Welding Machine
Development

SEER’s primary NASA application is the fabrication of 3D printed components using concentrated solar power and regolith as the only feedstock.

Blueshift (Outward Technologies)
Braskem Braskem Recycler In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Additive Manufacturing (3D printing),
Material Recycling
Demonstrated

The Braskem Recycler will produce plastic feed stock that will be used in Made in Space’s additive manufacturing facility (AMF) aboard ISS.

Braskem Braskem
Budgie In-Space Manufacturing ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization),
In-Space Manufacturing,
Commercial Space Station
- Concept

An early stage startup called Budgie's plan is to build a Space Factory on its own, with the first AM Module to launch within 3 years.

Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch) In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Earth,
Food for Space
Development

Announced its intention to be the first beer on Mars.

Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)
Build Beyond In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Material Recycling,
Additive Manufacturing (3D printing)
Early stage

Build Beyond is re-envisioning the inductive foundry at a foundational level.

Build Beyond
Canacompost Systems In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Material Recycling,
Space Farming,
Food for Space
Concept

The Outpost: Space Composting With Black Soldier Flies. Phase 1 winner of Canada Deep Space Food Challenge.

Canadensys Aerospace Corporation In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Development

Awarded contract to design elements of German/Canadian collaborative Lunar Greenhouse ground test demonstrator.

Canadensys Aerospace Corporation
Cedars-Sinai In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Biotech,
Biological Research
Demonstrated

Cedars-Sinai Scientists Are Establishing In-Space Production of Stem Cells on the International Space Station to Advance the Next Generation of Cell Therapies.

Cedars-Sinai
CemVita Factory In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Space Mining
Food for Space Development

CO2 Utilization platform mimics photosynthesis to produce nutrients and pharmaceutics for deep space exploration and industrial chemicals and polymers for energy sustainability.

CemVita Factory
Cislune In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Space Construction Company
Space Construction Company Development

Cislune is developing regolith pathways and landing pads. Surface construction - high efficiency sintering via beneficiation of the building material.

Cislune Cislune
Connectomix In-Space Manufacturing,
Raw Resources & Utilities,
ISRU, Raw Materials & Asteroid Mining
In-Space Manufacturing,
Space Resources
Food for Space,
Food for Earth
Early stage

Develop a food production system for the Moon that will benefit Earth.

Connectomix
Cosmic Eats Cosmic Eats In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space,
Food for Earth
Concept

Cosmic Eats’ all-in-one food solution delivers a delicious, high nutrition food supply with low disruption risk. For further security, Cosmic Eats’ system operates with minimal dependencies on external resources.

Cosmic Eats
Cosmic Robotics In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Assembly,
Space Construction Company,
Space Construction Equipment
Space Construction Company Development

Autonomous construction on Earth and beyond.

Cosmic Robotics Cosmic Robotics
DCUBED (Deployables Cubed) In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Assembly
Large Space Structures Development

Advanced technology demonstration on in-space manufacturing of booms for SmallSat deployable structures with HyImpulse on their maiden orbital flight.

DCUBED DCUBED (Deployables Cubed)
Deep Space Entomoculture In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

The production method involves a self-contained device designed to generate foods from insect cells. Dry-preserved insect cells will be transported into space, re-activated in a suspension bioreactor with simple ingredients, and used to produce muscle and fat biomass that emulates traditional meat products.

Dewey Scientific In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Growing Crops Development

Dewey Scientific, a commercial agricultural technology company is going to be Redwire’s customer for the inaugural flight. During the mission, Dewey will grow industrial hemp in space for a gene expression study.

Dewey Scientific
DSTAR Communications In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
ISS Utilization Service
Raw Materials Development

Create an external material processing platform on the International Space Station with autonomous, high throughput manufacturing capability.

Ecoation Innovative Solutions CANGrow In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

CANGrow Modular Indoor Food Production System.

Ecoation Innovative Solutions
Eden Grow Systems WATNEY In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Earth,
Food for Space
Development

Providing sustainable food and energy independence to local communities around the world, and one day, off it!

Eden Grow Systems Eden Grow Systems
Electric Cow In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Earth,
Food for Space
Concept

Converts CO2 and waste streams straight into food, with the help of a food grade micro-organisms and 3D printing.

Enigma of the Cosmos In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

Leafy & Microgreen Food production system with an adaptive growing platform using telescopic grow channel system to support plants natural growth cycle, increasing efficiency of the growing space by adjusting the grow area according to the plants needs and in return increasing the efficiency by a minimum of 40%.

EOS (Electrophoresis Operations in Space) EOS-1 In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Medicine and Drugs Dormant

Joint venture with McDonnell Douglas and Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Pharmaceutical to make and sell pharmaceuticals made in space.

Eternal In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Development

Eternal is solving the absence of a properly sustainable and cost-effective protein ingredient that is flavor neutral.

Eternal Eternal
Explaneta Space GREEN/CASE Miscellaneous In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Production
Food for Earth,
Food for Space
Dormant

GREEN//CASE is a portable mini-greenhouse that can be completely 3d printed at an extra-terrestrial outpost, thus saving payload weight and costs. 

Explaneta Space
Extremo Technologies In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Earth,
Food for Space
Development

The microalgae bio-panel supports crew space missions through effective CO2 sequestration and O2 production. The product is designed to be implemented for the closed-loop system.

Extremo Technologies
Far Out Foods Exo-Garden In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

The Exo-Garden is a nearly closed-loop self-contained food production system, which is capable of producing a variety of fresh mushrooms and hydroponic vegetables.

Faraday Technologies In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Additive Manufacturing (3D printing),
Electronics,
Orbital Microfabrication
Development

Faraday Technology will create an in-space manufacturing process to directly print next-generation covetic materials (nanocarbon-infused metals/alloys) in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) via an electro-co-deposition approach to leverage the unique capabilities of the International Space Station (ISS).

Faraday Technologies
Flawless Photonics In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing ZBLAN Demonstrated

Flawless Photonics is a startup founded in 2017 with registered trademark of FlawlessFiber™. Advanced in-space manufacturing company producing optical fibers LEO.

Flawless Photonics Flawless Photonics
FOMS (Fiber Optic Manufacturing in Space) SpaceFORM,
Space Fibers
In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing ZBLAN Demonstrated

FOMS (Fiber Optics Manufacturing in Space) is focused on optical fiber manufacturing in microgravity.

FOMS FOMS (Fiber Optic Manufacturing in Space)
GOEPPERT In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Hardware
Materials to Earth Development

Goeppert provides research and development services in physical, engineering, and life sciences to government and commercial customers.

GOEPPERT
GreenOnyx In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space,
Food for Earth
Development

Develops fresh greens filled with nutrients and dietary supplements, will grow a water-based lentil plant under microgravity conditions in an autonomous growing facility. The leaves will be tested as food in space, and be produced in a controlled group where their growth rates will be analyzed.

GreenOnyx GreenOnyx
Greiner Bio-One In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Biotech,
Biological Research
Development

To perform 3D cell culture applications in a microgravity environment.

Greiner Bio-One
H-CAM (Hellenic Center for Additive Manufacturing) In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Space Construction Company
Space Construction Company,
Additive Manufacturing (3D printing)
Development

Our team provides completed services and technological solutions, research, training and education, to all interested parties, in the field of Additive Manufacturing (AM). We offer state of the art infrastructure, technical skills and expert’s advices

H-CAM (Hellenic Center for Additive Manufacturing)
Hefvin In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

Hefvin grows fruit cells in nutrient rich media and uses spherification to encapsulate different cell types into an edible berry structure with skins and pulp. The technique produces berries rich in flavor, color and aroma.

Hefvin
Hilton (DoubleTree by Hilton) Cookies in Space In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Space Tourism Support
Food for Space Launched

Astronauts successfully baked DoubleTree chocolate chip cookies on the ISS in landmark science experiment.

DoubleTree by Hilton Hilton (DoubleTree by Hilton)
HRL Laboratories Novel Orbital Moon Manufacturing, Materials, and Mass Efficient Design (NOM4D) In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Assembly
Large Space Structures Development

HRL will demonstrate the key elements to achieve structures that can be built up from energy efficient structural members that are both formed and joined in space.

HRL Laboratories
Hummink In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Electronics Development

Additive Manufacturing at the Nanoscale. Hummink has developed a unique nanoprinting method - fast, precise, versatile and cheap.

Hummink
Infinity Space Phoenix Orbital Transfer Vehicle In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Transportation
In-Space Manufacturing,
Orbital Transportation,
Space Tug,
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO)
Additive Manufacturing (3D printing),
Solar Sail,
Transport Service (In-Space),
Helium-3
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.

Infinity Space Infinity Space
InFynity In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Earth,
Food for Space
Development

Bioculture / Hybrid. InFynity produces high-protein, nutritious, delicious foods using microbial biomass grown in a novel bioreactor, which has been designed to operate both in space and on Earth in a sustainable way.

Intel In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing - Development

ODME is collaborating with Intel, Axiom Space, TEL, Arizona State, and Univ. of Wisconsin to develop printed RERAM memory chips for microgravity production.

Intel
Interstellar Space Technologies In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Space Construction Company
Space Construction Company Early stage

We are an in-space manufacturing and construction company.

Interstellar Space Technologies
JPM Silicon In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Orbital Microfabrication,
Moon
Development

TU Berlin and JPM Silicon receive research funding from the German Space Agency at DLR for the production of solar cells with lunar regolith,

JPM Silicon
JPWORKS Chloe NanoClima In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

Chloe NanoClima® is the innovative technology for growing nanoplants and microgreens in single, contamination-proof and autonomous ecosystems optimizing resources and work time providing the safest, quickest and most nutritious vegetable superfood.

Kayser Space In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

Cellular agriculture for future human space missions.

Kayser Space
KEETA In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

A 3D printed food system that utilizes output from an interdependence micro ecosystem to create varieties of nutrient rich food. The ecosystem is composed of producers, insects, and decomposers. The insects will be high in protein, vitamins and minerals, while also providing a wide variety of flavors.

KEETA
Kernel Deltech Kernel Food Production System In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

The Kernel Food Production System is an autonomous device that produces an inactivated fungal biomass from well-defined starting materials.

Kilncore SpaceCUBE In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)
Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) Early stage

3D printing lunar regolith and more. Developing innovative technologies for the New Space economy and Earth markets

Kilncore Kilncore
Kiteleon Technologies In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Production
- Dormant

We advance the state of the art of in-space assembly and manufacturing. Certified SDVOSB developing in-space manufacturing technology for Government and New Space architectures.

Kiteleon Technologies
L'Garde In-Space Manufacturing,
ISRU, Raw Materials & Asteroid Mining,
Raw Resources & Utilities
In-Space Manufacturing,
ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)
Solar Sail,
Oxygen
Development

L.Garde is a world leader in the development of inflatable and deployable structures for terrestrial and space applications.

L'Garde
L3Harris (Eagle Technology) In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Additive Manufacturing (3D printing),
Large Space Structures
Development

Mesh reflector satellites antennas with on-orbit extruded or printed supported structure.

L3Harris (Eagle Technology)
LambdaVision In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Organic Tissue,
Additive Manufacturing (3D printing),
Biotech,
Biological Research
Development

Aims to use the microgravity environment of the ISS to improve the manufacturing process for the company’s protein-based retinal implant that is capable of restoring vision in patients with retinal degeneration.

LambdaVision LambdaVision
LatticeXX (LatticeX) In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Orbital Microfabrication Early stage, ?

Zero Gravity -> Zero Defects -> Superior performance.

LatticeXX (LatticeX)
Lockheed Martin In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Assembly,
In-Space Joining
Large Space Structures Concept, Development Lockheed Martin
Longhurst Engineering In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Assembly,
Hardware
In-Space Friction Stir Welding Machine,
Large Space Structures
Dormant

Longhurst Engineering, PLC, and Vanderbilt University propose an in-space friction stir welding (FSW) machine for joining complex structural aluminum components.

LTCOP (Laboratory of Tissue Culture Ornamental Plants) In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

Produces fresh food (vegetables and fruits — strawberry and taioba) on Mars conditions and in transit.

Luna Innovations In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Space Construction Company Early stage

In-situ polymer concrete materials.

Luna Innovations
Lunar Outpost ARAM In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Assembly,
Robotic Arm,
On-Orbit Servicing
Large Space Structures,
In-Space Satellite Servicing,
On-Orbit Servicing
Development

Robotic vehicles designed to explore and investigate key resources and characteristics on lunar surfaces.

Lunar Outpost
Lunar Resources Farview Observatory,
Lunar South Pole Oxygen Pipeline
In-Space Manufacturing,
Space Utilities
In-Space Manufacturing,
Resources - Energy,
Space Construction Company
Moon Early stage

Focusing on manufacturing and energy generation in the space environment utilizing space resources to create breakthrough technologies to facilitate the large-scale commercialization of the Moon.

Lunar Resources Lunar Resources
Lunexus Space Arachne Station In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Commercial Space Station
Material Recycling Early stage

Circularizing the Space Economy By Recycling Satellite Photovoltaics in Space

Lunexus Space Lunexus Space
Magna Parva (Kleos Space, In-Space Manufacturing) COPMA In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Large Space Structures Dormant

Developing a patented in-space manufacturing system that will provide a method of producing huge carbon composite 3D structures in space.

Magna Parva (Kleos Space, In-Space Manufacturing)
Mainstream Engineering Corporation Spacecraft TPS AM (STAM) In-Space Manufacturing ISS Utilization Service Thermal protection Development

In-situ fabrication of spacecraft thermal protection systems (TPS).

Mainstream Engineering Corporation
MakerHealth In-Space Manufacturing Microgravity Science,
In-Space Manufacturing
Medicine and Drugs,
Biotech
Development

Using tools, a mindset, and an engaged community, we build the health making capabilities of clinicians and institutions so that everyone can create healthcare technology. MakerHealth is a company dedicated to amplifying the creativity of these health makers.

MakerHealth
Merck Research Laboratories In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Pharmaceutical,
Medicine and Drugs
Demonstrated

Merck continued space-based protein crystallization experiments on 10 separate shuttle flights.

Merck Research Laboratories
Mercury Systems (Physical Optics Corporation, POC) In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing ZBLAN Demonstrated

Orbital Fiber Optic Production Module (ORFOM) from Mercury Systems arrived at the International Space Station in July 2022 aboard a SpaceX CRS-25 mission.

Mercury Systems (Physical Optics Corporation, POC)
Micro Meat In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

Micro Meat, a pioneer in the alternative protein industry, and Orbital Assembly (OA), developer of space-based business parks with variable gravity, have signed a memorandum of understanding to co-develop cultivated meat production systems in space.

Micro Meat
Microgravity Research Associates In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Orbital Microfabrication Dormant

Formed in 1979 for the purpose of engaging in materials processing in space. Plans to grow crystals in space, starting with gallium arsenide.

Microgravity Research Associates
Mitsubishi Electric In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Large Space Structures Development

Has developed an on-orbit, additive-manufacturing technology that uses photosensitive resin and solar ultraviolet light for the 3D printing of satellite antennas in the vacuum of outer space.

Mitsubishi Electric
MoonFibre In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Space Construction Company Development

An in situ resource utilization technology aiming to produce fibres-based materials made of lunar regolith, directly on the Moon.

MoonFibre
Mu Mycology In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Earth,
Food for Space
Development

Bioculture / Hybrid. Forever Fungi is a closed-loop, modular, liquid media mushroom cultivation system that allows for continuous growth and harvest of various edible fungal fruiting bodies.

Mu Mycology
Mycorena Promyc In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Earth,
Food for Space
Development

One of the 11 finalists in Phase 2 of the Deep Space Food Challenge in January 2023.

Mycorena
Nanoarmor In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Materials to Earth Development

Additively Manufactured Ultra High Temperature Ceramics. Nanoarmor exists to produce advanced materials for extreme environments without the extreme processing requirements.

Nanoarmor
NanoPrintek In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Early stage

A disruptive dry multimaterial printing technology for electronics, energy, biomedical, and sensing applications.

NanoPrintek
Nanoracks (Voyager Space) Outpost Mars Demo-1 In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Assembly
Large Space Structures Demonstrated

Nanoracks made space construction and manufacturing history with the first demonstration of cutting metal in orbit. 

Nanoracks Nanoracks (Voyager Space)
Nanoracks (Voyager Space) In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing - Development

Nanoracks is the leading provider of commercial access to space with a global customer base

Nanoracks (Voyager Space)
Natufia x Edama In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

A closed-loop, indoor farming technology, consisting of a hydroponics system, composting solution, and macroalgae farming, all integrated seamlessly into a larger automated system.

Natufia x Edama
Nature’s Fynd In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space,
Biotech,
Biological Research
Demonstrated

Nature’s Fynd™ collaborates with NASA to grow Fy™, its revolutionary fungi-based protein in space. SpaceX-25 launches Nature’s Fynd’s novel bioreactor to grow its nutritional fungi protein, Fy onboard the ISS.

Nature’s Fynd
Nebula Interplanetary Systems In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Orbital Microfabrication Early stage, ?

We manufacture transistors in space. The atomic-scale building block of all modern technology and infrastructure.

Nebula Interplanetary Systems
Noblegen SEuPS – Space Euglena Production System In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

In our first phase of commercialization we have reinvented the world’s approach to food & agriculture. Our next phases of commercialization include biomaterials, health, energy, and space, among other industries.

Noblegen
Nolux In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

An artificial photosynthetic system that is capable of producing plant- and fungal-based foods independent of biological photosynthesis.

Nortis In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Biotech,
Biological Research,
Organ-on-a-chip
Demonstrated

Nortis Organs-on-Chip's have been used on the International Space Station during missions in 2019, 2020 and 2021 to study the effects of microgravity on human kidneys.

Nortis
nScrypt 3D BioFabrication Facility (BFF) In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Biotech,
Biological Research
Demonstrated

nScypt’s 3D BioFabrication Facility (BFF) currently in space on board the International Space Station.

nScrypt
OHB IMPERIAL In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) Demonstrated

Capable of 3D printing parts much larger than itself, the new machine is dubbed IMPERIAL.

OHB OHB
Opterus Tubular Truss Additive Manufacturing (TTAM) In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Large Space Structures Development

Developing Tubular Truss Additive Manufacturing (TTAM) for mass efficient truss structures manufactured in space. Our Tensioned Precision Structures (TPS) offer new design paradigms for in-space manufacturing of large space structures.

Opterus Opterus
Optomec In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Large Space Structures Development

Adaptive Laser Sintering System (ALSS) to enable electronic circuitry to be printed onto a wider variety of temperature sensitive substrates expanding its use for production applications.

Optomec
Orbital Composites In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Space Construction Company,
Space Robotics
Space Construction Company Development

Developing Additive Manufacturing of electronic composites enabling on-orbit manufacturing of large, precise, and resilient space structures like solar arrays, RF antennas and segmented optics.

Orbital Composites
Orbital Farm In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Space Tourism Support
Food for Space Early stage

We develop large Closed Loop Farms to grow food + vaccines anywhere on Earth today and in Space tomorrow.

Orbital Farm
Orbital Matter In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Space Construction Company
Large Space Structures,
Space Construction Company
Development

Our universal 3D printing satellite will be able to manufacture complex structures of any size and shape directly on orbit faster, cheaper and more agile than on earth

Orbital Matter Orbital Matter
PeaPod Technologies PeaPod In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Early stage

We're developing sustainable and innovative agricultural technologies for research and food production. PeaPod is an open-source automated plant growth environment that can precisely simulate any environment to grow any plant.

Photocentric CosmicMaker In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) Development

Developing CosmicMaker – a patented LCD-based 3D printer designed for upcoming space stations and orbital terminals. It can additively manufacturing intricate near-net shape functional parts from Silicon Carbide.

Photocentric
Physical Sciences In-Space Manufacturing,
ISRU, Raw Materials & Asteroid Mining
In-Space Manufacturing,
Space Construction Company,
ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)
Moon Development

Develop continuous fabrication of regolith-derived, glass-ceramic mechanical structures for use in large-scale orbital applications.

Physical Sciences
Project MIDGE MIDGE (Modular Inflatable Dynamic Growth Environment) In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

The Modular Inflatable Dynamic Growth Environment is a new approach to growing food in challenging circumstances and is designed to deploy anywhere and grow just about anything.

Prometheus Life Technologies In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Biotech,
Biological Research
Development

Large-scale production of high-quality human tissue in microgravity for better drug development and testing as well as regenerative medicine. First place in the Orbital Reef's Reef Starter Innovation Challenge.

Prometheus Life Technologies
RADICLE-X In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

RADICLE X employs passive and smart modular growing system, produces nutritious and variable fresh food for deep space missions. The lightweight system is deployable in multiple habitats and greenhouse configurations, is built upon a patented Hybrid Hydrotechnology which delivers maximum yields from minimal amounts of water, energy and astronauts’ time.

Re:3D In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Material Recycling,
Additive Manufacturing (3D printing)
Development

re:3D Inc. proposes developing a recycling system centered on a 3D printer capable of turning thermoplastic waste generated on orbit into functional and useful objects through the use of material extrusion additive manufacturing (AM).

Re:3D
Red Planet Farms In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space,
Food for Earth
Dormant, Early stage

Red Planet Farms aims to become the first people to grow staple crops on Mars. Feeding human colonies of the future is a cornerstone of our mission to become the number one leading innovator in food production.

Red Planet Farms
Redwire In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Landing Pads,
Space Mining
- Development

Develop the only commercially owned and operated spaceflight-qualified plant growth platform in space, the so called Redwire Greenhouse

Redwire
Redwire PIL-BOX In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Biological Research,
Biotech
Development

Selected by NASA to develop the Pharmaceutical In-space Laboratory – Bio-crystal Optimization Xperiment (PIL-BOX) platforms,

Redwire
Redwire Ceramics Manufacturing Module (CMM) In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Assembly
Materials to Earth Demonstrated

Redwire’s Ceramics Manufacturing Module (CMM) uses a technique called additive stereolithography (SLA) to cure ceramic resin into solid ceramic parts.

Redwire Redwire
Redwire Industrial Crystallization Facility,
ICF
In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Assembly
Materials to Earth,
Glass
Demonstrated

The Industrial Crystallization Facility is a commercial in-space manufacturing facility designed to demonstrate microgravity-enhanced techniques for growing inorganic KDP crystals.

Redwire Redwire
Redwire Greenhouse In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Development

Develop the only commercially owned and operated spaceflight-qualified plant growth platform in space, the so called Redwire Greenhouse

Redwire Redwire
Redwire (Made in Space) Redwire Fiber Optics,
Glass Alloy Manufacturing Machine (GAMMA)
In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing ZBLAN Demonstrated

Privately funded the development of expertise and technology to produce fibre in space. Their first fibre machine visible on Figure 5 was launched to the ISS in 2017 to test the system and draw some fiber.

Redwire Redwire (Made in Space)
Redwire (Made in Space) Additive Manufacturing Facility,
AMF,
FabLab
In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Assembly
Large Space Structures,
Additive Manufacturing (3D printing)
Demonstrated

Made in Space pioneered manufacturing capabilities in space with its first- and second-generation 3D printers, with on-orbit operations dating back to 2014.

Redwire Redwire (Made in Space)
Redwire (Made in Space) MSTIC In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Orbital Microfabrication Development

Developing an autonomous, high throughput manufacturing capability for production of high quality, lower cost semiconductor chips at a rapid rate

Redwire (Made in Space)
Redwire (Made in Space) Archinaut,
Optimast,
STAARK
In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Assembly,
Robotic Arm,
Space Robotics,
Hardware
Large Space Structures Development, Cancelled

The OSAM-2 mission will demonstrate in-space manufacturing capabilities that could revolutionize the space infrastructure landscape in low-Earth orbit and beyond.

Redwire Redwire (Made in Space)
Redwire (Techshot) 3D BioFabrication Facility (BFF),
3D-BioSystem Facility
In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Microgravity Research Payloads
Organic Tissue,
Microfluidic Chips,
Organs on chips (OOC),
Orbital Microfabrication
Demonstrated

A 3D BioFabrication Facility (BFF) developed by nScrypt and Techshot and designed to 3D print thick tissue and organs using adult stem cells.

Redwire Redwire (Techshot)
Rhea Space Activity (RSA) RUBY SKY,
JAM: Jervis Autonomy Module ,
LUNINT
In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Deep Space Navigation
Large Space Structures Development

Rhea Space Activity and Lunar Resources pitched to the Air Force a concept to deploy two spacecraft to manufacture a large mirror in space.

Rhea Space Activity (RSA)
Rocket Pi (Rocket π, Beijing) Aerospace Science and Technology, Huojian Pi) In-Space Manufacturing Commercial Space Station,
In-Space Manufacturing,
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO),
Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite),
Microgravity Research Payloads
Biological Research,
Automated Microgravity Laboratory
Development, Launched

Initiating an orbital space biology lab around 2025.

Rocket Pi
Sachi Bioworks In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Biotech,
Biological Research,
Medicine and Drugs
Development

Sachi Bioworks is working on rapid, low-cost drug discovery in space.

Sachi Bioworks
Sapporo In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Novelty,
Food for Earth
Demonstrated

Russian and Japanese scientists took some barley seeds to the orbit and planted them there for five months. Upon returning to Earth they fermented the barley they brought back into Sapporo’s Space Barley.

Sapporo
Sierra Space (Sierra Nevada Corp, SNC) Veggie,
XROOTS
In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Demonstrated

The eXposed Root On-Orbit Test System (XROOTS) investigation uses hydroponic and aeroponic techniques to grow plants without soil or other growth media.

Sierra Space Sierra Space (Sierra Nevada Corp, SNC)
Sira Space In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization),
Resources - Space Debris Utilization
Material Recycling Concept

One of our most ambitious projects for the future is the establishment of the Space Debris Recycling and Renewal Center, which aims to make it possible to place renewed satellites and spacecraft back into orbit.

Sira Space
SIRONA NOMs In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

Sustainable Integration of Regenerative Outer-Space Nature and Agriculture Novel Organic Meals (SIRONA NOMs) is a small-scale bioregenerative system that grows a variety of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and fish with minimal inputs and waste products.

Solar Foods Solein In-Space Manufacturing,
Miscellaneous
In-Space Manufacturing Food for Earth,
Food for Space
Development

Currently working on developing and building the first version of our bioreactor that would fit into a space vessel and produce Solein on mission.

Solar Foods
Solideon (Additive Space Technologies) Aperture In-Space Manufacturing,
Surface Habitat,
Commercial Space Station
In-Space Manufacturing,
Surface Habitats
Large Space Structures,
Space Construction Company,
Additive Manufacturing (3D printing)
Development

We are 3D-printing Humanity's Future through the Solar System! Aperture, an aircraft hangar-sized 3D-printer that will build all things aerospace on Earth, space stations in orbit, and infrastructure on other planets.

Solideon Solideon (Additive Space Technologies)
Space Applications Services Skybeam In-Space Manufacturing Space Solar Power,
In-Space Assembly
- Concept

Study for Skybeam: Assembly of a Space Solar Power system with European Technologies.

Space Applications Services
Space Applications Services Skybeam In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Biological Research,
Biotech
Development

Our first application are 3D heart models to study the effects of the space environment and radiation on the heart.

Space Applications Services
Space Bread In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

Space bread is a food system that allows astronauts to make bread in space. A multifunctional plastic bag allows crew members to store, combine, and bake all the ingredients in the bag to create a ready to eat yeast risen roll.

Space Cargo Unlimited (Space-CU, Space Biology Unlimited) Space-CU In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
ISS Utilization Service,
Space-Flown
Space-Flown Demonstrated

Space Cargo Unlimited shipped a crate of red wine to the International Space Station in 2019, and then returned it to Earth last year after a full 12 months aging aboard the station in near zero-G.

Space Cargo Space Cargo Unlimited (Space-CU, Space Biology Unlimited)
Space Copy In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Large Space Structures,
Space Construction Company
Early stage

3D Space Printer and Regolith Sampling Device.

Space Copy Space Copy
Space Craft Beer In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Earth,
Food for Space,
Novelty
Dormant, Development

Brewer of space beer. The company operates a chain brewpub and develops innovative craft beer by leveraging beer yeast from China Tiangong-2 space station, providing customers with tasty and healthy beer products.

Space Craft Beer
Space Forge ForgeStar,
Aether
Microgravity & ISS Flight Service,
In-Space Manufacturing
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO),
Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite),
In-Space Manufacturing
Reusable,
Space Capsule,
Orbital Microfabrication
Development

Microgravity as a service. Rapid, reliable and returnable vehicle to harness the space environment for your needs.

Space Forge Space Forge
Space Foundry In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Robotic Arm
Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) Development

Space Foundry has been awarded NASA SBIR Phase III award for additional flight demo for printing electronic devices in microgravity.

Space Foundry Space Foundry
Space Origami In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Molecular Assembly Dormant, Early stage

Growing the first 3D DNA Origami Crystal in space. DNA-Origami is a new technique in nanoscience that makes it possible to build self-assembling structures with nanometer precision.

Space Origami
Space Roasters In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Earth,
Novelty
Dormant

Using re-entry heat to roast coffee beans on a suborbital flight.

Space Roasters Space Roasters
Space V (Space-V, SpaceV) Vertical Adaptive Greenhouses Farm (VAGF) In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Hardware
Food for Space,
Food for Earth
Development

Development of innovative greenhouses for the cultivation of plants in orbital stations and in future Martial and Lunar settlements.

Space V Space V (Space-V, SpaceV)
Space Zab (SpaceZab) Space Naem,
Clinostat,
3D Space Food Printer
In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Additive Manufacturing (3D printing),
Food for Space,
Medicine and Drugs,
Microgravity Simulator
Concept, Dormant

Our flagship technology is an award winning liquid/semi-liquid 3D printer for edible and non-edible materials in mid 2019 (with China Space Exploration), and 2020 (China Space Exploration).

Space Zab Space Zab (SpaceZab)
Spacebilt (SkyCorp) In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Assembly,
Docking,
Hardware,
Power Beaming
Material Recycling Development

Skycorp's mission is to fundamentally transform the spacecraft industry, utilizing orbital assembly process, electric propulsion, and modular construction, to create massive shareholder value.

Spacebilt (SkyCorp)
SpaceCrane In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Assembly,
Space Construction Company,
Space Robotics
- Dormant

Unique solutions for in-orbit assembly and manufacturing of large structures in space.

SpaceCrane
SpacePharma SPACTORY Microgravity & ISS Flight Service Microgravity Flight Service (LEO),
ISS Utilization Service,
Microgravity Science
Automated Microgravity Laboratory Demonstrated, Active

Our mission is to leverage the miniaturized microgravity lab technology, enabling unprecedented possibilities to develop new drugs in Space.

SpacePharma SpacePharma
Starbase Brewing In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Novelty Concept

Starbase Brewing is a Texas-based craft beer brand aiming to be the first brewery on Mars.

Starbase Brewing
StarLab Oasis (Nanoracks) Starlab Oasis In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Earth,
Food for Space
Development, Dormant, ?

StarLab Oasis will serve as the world’s first in-space facility that brings together the finest AgTech innovators and space researchers.

StarLab Oasis StarLab Oasis (Nanoracks)
Stellar Luxuries Space Whiskey In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Space-Flown Early stage

We want to produce results in 3 years or less by using the existing infrastructure and developing new market demands. Our first product is Space Whiskey, a rare and unique alcohol that is made on the moon, targeting ultra-wealthy spirit collectors, where spending $250k to $1.2M on bottles is the norm.

Stellar Luxuries
Strauss Group In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Earth,
Food for Space
Demonstrated

Sent its chickpea plant experiment to space and encourages sustainable farming methods ahead of the next-Israeli astronaut’s March 2022 mission,

Strauss Group Strauss Group
Team π In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

A retractable life-support system engineered for Earth and Space which is designed to encompass a unique approach of plant farming along with advanced plant processing unit with a self-sustaining environment aiming to reduce the ecological footprint and thus making a positive impact.

Tethers Unlimited (ARKA, Amergint Technology) Refabricator,
SpiderFab,
LEO Knight
In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
On-Orbit Servicing,
In-Space Assembly,
In-Space Communications Relay,
Robotic Arm
Material Recycling,
Large Space Structures,
In-Space Internet
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.

Tethers Unlimited Tethers Unlimited (ARKA, Amergint Technology)
TGV Rockets In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Assembly
Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) Development

TGV Rockets is hoping to demonstrate the use of Ultrasonic AM (UAM) for the repair of a damaged structure or to build a new one off-Earth.

TGV Rockets
Thales Alenia Space POP3D In-Space Manufacturing,
Commercial Space Station
In-Space Manufacturing,
Hardware,
Commercial Space Station
Additive Manufacturing (3D printing),
Commercial ISS Module
Demonstrated

Europe’s very first 3D printer in space launched in 2015. POP3D Portable On-Board Printer is a small 3D printer that requires very limited power and crew involvement to operate.

Thales Alenia Thales Alenia Space
Treddy In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing,
Space Construction Equipment
Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) Concept

More than a simple 3D printing service. Treddy goes beyond 3D printing, providing its customers with a complete service from developing a design up to post-processing.

Treddy
Ultra Tech Machinery (The HEH Group) In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing - Development

Demonstrate the use of Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) solid state metal 3D printing to provide in-space, on-demand manufacturing capabilities to support the unique challenges of long-duration human spaceflight.

Ultra Tech Machinery (The HEH Group)
United Semiconductors In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Orbital Microfabrication Development

We specialize in bulk crystal growth of ternary III-V semiconductor and impurity doped binary III-V semiconductor compounds. We deliver double sided polished wafers.

United Semiconductors
UniversityWafer In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Orbital Microfabrication Development UniversityWafer
Uplift Aerospace Luna-Crete,
Constellation Vault
In-Space Manufacturing,
ISRU, Raw Materials & Asteroid Mining,
Miscellaneous
In-Space Manufacturing,
Space Construction Company,
Space Construction Equipment,
Commercial Rover,
Space Mining
Moon,
Space Construction Company,
Raw Materials
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.

Uplift Aerospace
Varda Space Industries In-Space Manufacturing,
Microgravity & ISS Flight Service
In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Production,
Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite),
Transport Service (Re-Entry)
Space Capsule,
Reusable
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.

Varda Space Varda Space Industries
Wester Shore Associates In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Dormant

In 1984, a Toronto-based research and consultancy firm, is trying to develop lightweight and portable ''food systems'' that will enable people to maintain and manage their own food supply ''on board long space flights, over years, or on space stations.

Widgetblender SAFER (Satellite After Fully Enclosed Recycler) ISRU, Raw Materials & Asteroid Mining,
Raw Resources & Utilities,
In-Space Manufacturing
In-Space Manufacturing Material Recycling Concept

We adapted asteroid mining concepts to breaking down and processing large abandoned satellites in LEO.

Widgetblender
ZeCoat Corp In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Mirrors,
Coating
Development

Battery-Powered Process for Coating Telescope Mirrors in Space (SBIR 2017).

ZeCoat Corp
Zero G Kitchen Space Oven In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Launched, Demonstrated

A Platform for Food Development in Space. Vision is to build a full kitchen suite in space.

Zero G Kitchen Zero G Kitchen
Zero Gravity Solutions BAM-FX Microgravity & ISS Flight Service In-Space Manufacturing,
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO)
Food for Earth Dormant, Development

A zero gravity biotechnology company commercializing the unique capabilities of the ISS platform.

Zero Gravity Solutions
µBites In-Space Manufacturing In-Space Manufacturing Food for Space Concept

A microbial-based next-generation food production system called μBites, which will utilize plastic and biomass waste as the carbon source for food generation.