In-Space Manufacturing of Pure SubstancesRaw materials

Extracted subset of in-space manufacturing activities resulting in pure substances or raw materials such as water, oxygen, hydrogen, propellants, helium-3 and metals. These fields are often commonly defined as ISRU or space resources, which can still fall under the definition of ISM as fabrication of raw material from mined resources.

Last updated: 2025-01-12. Entries: 65

Name ISM Field ISM Destination ISM Process/Technology ISM Goods Status (ISM) Founded First Launch (ISM) Photo Logo
778 Labs Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Water 4) Early / Concept 2019 Not announced 778 Labs
Advanced Fuel Research Pure Substances Space Pyrolosis Water 4) Early / Concept 1980 Not announced Advanced Fuel Research
Airbus Pure Substances Surface Electrolysis Oxygen, Metals 4) Early / Concept 1970 Not announced Airbus Airbus
AMi Exploration (ARCA Space, Asteroid Mining Program) Pure Substances Earth Materials Processing Water 4) Early / Concept 2022 2025 AMi Exploration AMi Exploration (ARCA Space, Asteroid Mining Program)
Argo Space Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Water 3) Development 2022 2025 Argo Space Argo Space
AstroForge Pure Substances Earth Materials Processing Platinum-group metals 3) Development 2022 Not announced AstroForge AstroForge
Austere Engineering Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Water 4) Early / Concept 2020 Not announced Austere Engineering
Braskem Pure Substances Space Recycling Plastic feed stock 2) Demonstrated 2002 2019 Braskem Braskem
Build Beyond Pure Substances Space Recycling TBD 4) Early / Concept 2021 Not announced Build Beyond
Canadian Space Mining Corporation Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Water 4) Early / Concept 2020 Not announced Canadian Space Mining Corporation
Cimbus Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Water 4) Early / Concept 2024 Not announced Cimbus
CisLunar Industries Pure Substances Space Recycling Metals 3) Development 2017 2024 CisLunar Industries CisLunar Industries
Diatomic Space Pure Substances Surface TBD Oxygen, Water, Propellant 5) Dormant / Cancelled 2022 Dormant Diatomic Space
Eta Space Pure Substances Surface Electrolysis Hydrogen, Oxygen 3) Development 2019 2026 Eta Space Eta Space
Ethos Space Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Water 3) Development 2022 Not announced Ethos Space
Exoterra Pure Substances Space Electrolysis Hydrogen, Oxygen 5) Dormant / Cancelled 2011 Dormant Exoterra Exoterra
Foundation Space Resources (Lunar Water Supply Company) Pure Substances Surface TBD Water 4) Early / Concept 2020 Not announced Foundation Space Resources (Lunar Water Supply Company)
General Galactic Pure Substances Space Materials Processing Propellant 3) Development 2023 Not announced General Galactic
Hanwha Systems Pure Substances Space Materials Processing Water 3) Development 1977 Not announced Hanwha Systems
Helios Pure Substances Surface Electrolysis Oxygen, Metals 3) Development 2018 2025 Helios Project Helios
Honda Motor Co Pure Substances Surface Electrolysis Water 3) Development 1948 Not announced Honda Motor Co
Honeybee Robotics (Blue Origin) Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Water 3) Development 1983 Not announced Honeybee Robotics Honeybee Robotics (Blue Origin)
Interlune Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Helium-3 3) Development 2020 Not announced Interlune Interlune
Interstellar Mapping Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Water 4) Early / Concept 2024 Not announced
Karman+ (Karman Plus) Pure Substances Space Materials Processing Water 3) Development 2021 2026 Karman+ (Karman Plus)
L'Garde Pure Substances Surface Concentrated Solar Oxygen 3) Development 1971 Not announced L'Garde
Liquifer Systems Group (LIQUIFER Space Systems) Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Propellant, Water 4) Early / Concept 2011 Not announced Liquifer Systems Group (LIQUIFER Space Systems)
Lotic Technologies Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Water 4) Early / Concept 2022 Not announced Lotic Technologies
MAC SciTech Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Oxygen 4) Early / Concept 2012 Not announced MAC SciTech
May Marom Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Water 5) Dormant / Cancelled 2019 Dormant May Marom
Metalysis Pure Substances Space Electrolysis Oxygen 3) Development 2016 Not announced Metalysis
Microelectronica Pure Substances Space Materials Processing Oxygen 3) Development 2022 Not announced
Minespace Pure Substances Space Materials Processing Hydrogen 4) Early / Concept 2022 Not announced Minespace
Minima Design Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Water 4) Early / Concept 1989 Not announced Minima Design
Naicker Scientific Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Water 4) Early / Concept 2021 Not announced Naicker Scientific
Nascent Semiconductor Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Water 4) Early / Concept 2021 Not announced Nascent Semiconductor
Northrop Grumman Pure Substances Space Concentrated Solar Metals 3) Development 1994 Not announced Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman
OxEon Energy Pure Substances Surface Electrolysis Ice, Hydrogen, Oxygen 2) Demonstrated 2017 2020 OxEon Energy OxEon Energy
Packer Engineering Pure Substances Surface Beneficiation Oxygen 5) Dormant / Cancelled 1962 Dormant
Paragon Space Development Corporation (Final Frontier Design) Pure Substances Surface Electrolysis Water 3) Development 2010 Not announced Paragon Space Development Corporation (Final Frontier Design)
Perspective Space-Tech Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Water 4) Early / Concept 2021 Not announced Perspective Space-Tech
Pioneer Astronautics (Voyager Space Holdings) Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Iron, Silicon 5) Dormant / Cancelled 1996 Dormant Pioneer Astronautics (Voyager Space Holdings)
Re:3D Pure Substances Space Additive Manufacturing TBD 3) Development 2013 Not announced Re:3D
RedSpace Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Water 4) Early / Concept 2023 Not announced RedSpace
Regolithix Pure Substances Surface TBD Oxygen 3) Development 2021 Not announced Regolithix Regolithix
Shackleton Energy Pure Substances Surface Beneficiation Water 5) Dormant / Cancelled 2007 Dormant Shackleton Energy Shackleton Energy
Sierra Space (Sierra Nevada Corp, SNC) Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Oxygen 3) Development 1963 Not announced Sierra Space (Sierra Nevada Corp, SNC)
Sierra Space (Sierra Nevada Corp, SNC) Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Oxygen 3) Development 1963 2026 Sierra Space Sierra Space (Sierra Nevada Corp, SNC)
Sixpenny Architectural Fabrication Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Water 4) Early / Concept 2012 Not announced Sixpenny Architectural Fabrication
Skyhaven (Reactive Innovations) Pure Substances Surface Sabatier Reactor Hydrogen, Methane 4) Early / Concept 2017 Not announced Skyhaven (Reactive Innovations)
Skyre Pure Substances Surface Electrolysis Hydrogen, Oxygen 3) Development 2007 Not announced Skyre
Solar System Resources Corporation Pure Substances Space Beneficiation Helium-3 4) Early / Concept 2020 Not announced Solar System Resources Corporation
Space Cowboy ADR Pure Substances Space Recycling Metals 4) Early / Concept 2022 Not announced
Space Industries Pure Substances Surface Beneficiation Helium-3, Water, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Infrastructure, Structures 5) Dormant / Cancelled 2018 Dormant Space Industries Space Industries
Space Mining Technologies Pure Substances Surface TBD Water, Propellant, Oxygen, Hydrogen 5) Dormant / Cancelled 2017 Dormant Space Mining Technologies
SpaceGold Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Metals 4) Early / Concept 2019 Not announced SpaceGold SpaceGold
SpaceTIS Pure Substances Space Materials Processing Water 4) Early / Concept 2017 Not announced SpaceTIS
Starpath Robotics Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Propellant 3) Development 2022 2026 Starpath Robotics Starpath Robotics
Takasago Thermal Engineering Pure Substances Surface Electrolysis Water, Oxygen 3) Development 1923 2025 Takasago Thermal Engineering
Terra Luna Resources Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Water 3) Development 2022 Not announced Terra Luna Resources Terra Luna Resources
Terraxis Pure Substances Space Pyrolosis Water, Metals 3) Development 2020 Not announced Terraxis
Thales Alenia Space UK Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Oxygen 4) Early / Concept 2007 Not announced Thales Alenia Thales Alenia Space UK
TransAstra (Trans Astronautics Corporation) Pure Substances Space Materials Processing Water 3) Development 2015 Not announced TransAstra TransAstra (Trans Astronautics Corporation)
WaterPuris Pure Substances Surface Materials Processing Water 4) Early / Concept 2022 Not announced WaterPuris
Widgetblender Pure Substances Space Recycling Metals 4) Early / Concept 2021 Not announced Widgetblender