Re-Entry Capsules & Systems, Downmass Solutions & Microgravity Flight ServicesCapsules and spaceplanes

Extracted subsect of reentry capsules and vehicles. Normally listed under Cargo Transportation.

Last updated: 2024-07-31. Entries: 49

Name Products & Services Category Service Type Field Status Oneliner Photo Logo
A-SpaX (Affordable Space Access) Cargo Transport Service Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO),
Microgravity Workspaces
Space Capsule,
On-Orbit Experimental Facilty,
Reusable,
Automated Microgravity Laboratory
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! 

A-SpaX (Affordable Space Access)
Agile Space Industries Microgravity & ISS Flight Service Commercial Sample Return,
Transport Service (Re-Entry)
Asteroids,
Moon
Concept, Dormant

Launching a Fast Space Future through Lean Rocket Science. We 3D print thrusters and propulsion systems for space vehicles.

Agile Space Industries Agile Space Industries
AMi Exploration (ARCA Space, Asteroid Mining Program) Asteroid Mining Spacecraft Raw Resources & Utilities,
ISRU, Raw Materials & Asteroid Mining,
Cargo Transport Service,
In-Space Transportation
Resources - Asteroid Mining,
Space Mining,
Transport Service (Re-Entry)
Mining 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.

AMi Exploration AMi Exploration (ARCA Space, Asteroid Mining Program)
ATMOS Space Cargo Inflatable Atmospheric Decelerator (IAD),
Space Return Service,
Phoenix
Cargo Transport Service,
In-Space Manufacturing
Transport Service (Re-Entry),
In-Space Manufacturing,
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO),
Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)
Space Capsule,
Inflatable Atmospheric Decelerator,
Inflatables
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.

ATMOS Space Cargo ATMOS Space Cargo
AZSpace B300 Cargo Transport Service Transport Service (Re-Entry) Space Capsule 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.

AZSpace
BlackStar Orbital Technologies SpaceDrone Cargo Transport Service,
Microgravity & ISS Flight Service
Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Space Tug,
Reusable Satellite,
Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)
Reusable,
Space Capsule
Early stage

SpaceDrone - the BlackStar Satellite represents the next generation of satellite bus architecture built around a reusable mini spaceplane.

BlackStar Orbital Technologies BlackStar Orbital Technologies
Dawn Aerospace Mk-II Aurora,
Mk-III
Microgravity & ISS Flight Service Microgravity Flight Service (Suborbital),
Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Suborbital Testbed
Reusable,
Suborbital
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.

Dawn Aerospace Dawn Aerospace
Downmass Microgravity & ISS Flight Service Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO),
Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)
Reusable,
Space Capsule
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).

Downmass
e.Nova Aerospace Back From Space (BFS) Cargo Transport Service Transport Service (Re-Entry) Space Capsule 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.

e.Nova Aerospace
EARS Project (European Advanced Reusable Satellite) Cargo Transport Service Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Reusable Satellite
Space Capsule,
Inflatable Atmospheric Decelerator
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.

EARS Project EARS Project (European Advanced Reusable Satellite)
ElevationSpace ELS-R,
ELS-RS
Microgravity & ISS Flight Service Microgravity Flight Service (LEO),
Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite),
Transport Service (Re-Entry)
Automated Microgravity Laboratory,
Reusable,
Space Capsule
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.

ElevationSpace ElevationSpace
Foton (Photon) Foton Microgravity & ISS Flight Service Microgravity Flight Service (LEO),
Transport Service (Re-Entry)
Automated Microgravity Laboratory,
Space Capsule
Retired

Foton (or Photon) is the project name of two series of Russian science satellite and reentry vehicle programs.

Foton Spacecraft Foton (Photon)
GTL (Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories) Hyperion Cargo Transport Service,
Space Tug,
In-Space Transportation
Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Transport Service (LEO-Moon),
Commercial Lander,
Commercial Lunar Lander,
Space Tug,
Orbital Transportation
Moon,
In-Space 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.

GTL (Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories)
HStar Space Transport Human Spaceflight Service,
Cargo Transport Service,
Space Tourism
Transport Service (Earth-LEO),
Transport Service (Re-Entry)
Reusable Early stage

Guided by global cooperation, HStar is building rapidly and fully reusable heavy rockets and spaceship to provide launch services around the world.

HStar Space Transport
In Orbit Aerospace Retriever,
Resource Exchange Module (REX)
Microgravity & ISS Flight Service,
Cargo Transport Service,
Persistent Platform,
Robotic Space Station
Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO),
Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite),
Persistent Platform,
Robotic Space Station
Space Capsule,
Automated Microgravity Laboratory
Development

Orbital platforms hosting your factories and labs. Earth re-entry vehicles to safely return your products.

In Orbit Aerospace In Orbit Aerospace
Independence-X MERCAP Microgravity & ISS Flight Service Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)
Space Capsule Early stage

NewSpace Transportation Systems company provides ​Re-entry and Launch Services,

Independence-X Independence-X
Interspace Explore (i-Space, Interstellar Glory, Beijing Interstellar Development Technology) ZengZhang Cargo Transport Service Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite),
Transport Service (Earth-LEO)
Space Capsule 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.

Interspace Explore Interspace Explore (i-Space, Interstellar Glory, Beijing Interstellar Development Technology)
Intuitive Machines URV (Universal Re-entry Vechicle) Cargo Transport Service Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite),
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO)
Spaceplane,
Space Capsule
Cancelled

Intuitive Machines is completing its lunar program which will provide lunar surface access, lunar orbit delivery, and communications at lunar distance.

Intuitive Machines Intuitive Machines
Inversion Space Ray,
Arc
Cargo Transport Service,
In-Space Manufacturing
Transport Service (Re-Entry),
In-Space Manufacturing,
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO),
Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)
Space Capsule Development

Reentry capsule to bring cargo from space back to Earth. Global Delivery of Supplies. Space Station Resupply and Return. Resource Return.

Inversion Inversion Space
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) HSRC (HTV Small Re-entry Capsule),
HTV,
HTV-X
Microgravity & ISS Flight Service,
Cargo Transport Service,
Science
Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Transport Service (Earth-LEO),
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO),
Lunar Lander
Space Capsule,
Food for Space
Demonstrated

JAXA demonstrated a small re-entry capsule called HSRC to return payloads from the ISS.

JAXA JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
LEAP Cargo Transport Service In-Space Manufacturing,
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO),
Transport Service (Re-Entry)
Space Capsule 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).

LEAP
MKB Raduga (Raduga Design Bureau) VBK-Raduga Cargo Transport Service Transport Service (Re-Entry) Space Capsule Dormant, Discontinued

The VBK-Raduga is a reentry capsule, which allowed returning materials from the space station Mir.

MKB Raduga MKB Raduga (Raduga Design Bureau)
NewSpace Systems Glide2 Miscellaneous 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.

NewSpace Systems NewSpace Systems
Orbital Bridge Miscellaneous Transport Service (Earth-LEO),
Transport Service (Re-Entry)
Reusable 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 Bridge Orbital Bridge
Outpost Space Ferry,
Cargo Ferry
Cargo Transport Service,
In-Space Manufacturing
In-Space Manufacturing,
Transport Service (Earth-LEO),
Transport Service (Re-Entry)
Reusable Development, Launched

Our low mass, high efficiency, two-stage re-entry system is fully deployable, making it possible to return and reuse satellites.

Outpost Outpost Space
Plasmos Space Truck In-Space Transportation Space Tug,
On-Orbit Servicing,
In-Space Manufacturing,
In-Space Assembly,
Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Orbital Transportation
In-Space Transportation,
Additive Manufacturing (3D printing),
Space Capsule
Cancelled, Development

Plasmos is building a reusable third stage tug to address the problem of last-mile delivery in space.

Plasmos Plasmos
Pythom Olympus,
Pythom Spaceship
Commercial Lander,
Commercial Space Station
Commercial Lander,
Commercial Lunar Lander,
Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Commercial Space Station
Moon Early stage

Pythom is developing a space transportation system that is light, low-cost, and highly responsive.

Pythom Pythom
Radian Space Radian One Human Spaceflight Service Transport Service (Earth-LEO),
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO),
Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite),
Human Spaceflight,
Transport Service (Re-Entry)
Single-Stage-To-Orbit (SSTO),
Reusable
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.

Radian Space Radian Space
RadioBro LASER (Lunar Ascent Sample Earth Return) Cargo Transport Service 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.

RadioBro
Raven Dynamics Cargo Transport Service Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO)
Space Capsule Early stage

Developing innovative recovery and capsule systems for asset recovery from extreme altitude and atmospheric entry.

Raven Dynamics
Raven Space Systems Cargo Transport Service In-Space Manufacturing,
Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO)
Space Capsule Development

Our mission is to 3D print entire reentry capsules for high cadence and low-cost cargo return from space.

Raven Space Systems Raven Space Systems
Reenter Space (Reentry Systems) In-Space Manufacturing,
Cargo Transport Service,
Microgravity & ISS Flight Service
Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite),
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO),
In-Space Manufacturing
Reusable,
Space Capsule
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.

Reenter Space Reenter Space (Reentry Systems)
ReOrbital Microgravity & ISS Flight Service,
Cargo Transport Service
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO),
Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite),
Transport Service (Re-Entry)
Automated Microgravity Laboratory Development

Our platform provides 1-10 days on orbit, autonomous control over your research environment, and the ability to iterate directly on the launchpad.

ReOrbital
Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) ARGO Cargo Transport Service,
In-Space Manufacturing
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 Factory Augsburg Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA)
RTSS (Reusable Vehicles Space Systems, MKTC) ARGO Cargo Transport Service Transport Service (Re-Entry) Reusable Dormant, Early stage

ARGO reusable transport spacecraft for the delivery of payload to the Space station and its return to the Earth.

RTSS RTSS (Reusable Vehicles Space Systems, MKTC)
Shackleton Energy Oryx,
Mini Space Brake (MSB)
Cargo Transport Service,
Raw Resources & Utilities,
ISRU, Raw Materials & Asteroid Mining,
In-Space Manufacturing
Transport Service (Re-Entry),
In-Space Manufacturing,
Resources - Water,
Resources - Asteroid Mining,
Space Mining,
ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)
Water,
Moon
Dormant

Inflatable reentry vehicles for ISS payload recovery. Lunar water mining program.

Shackleton Energy Shackleton Energy
Sidereus Space Dynamics Meteoroid Complementary Descent Module,
ASTREO
Cargo Transport Service,
Space Tug
Space Tug,
Transport Service (Re-Entry),
In-Space Logistics
In-Space Transportation Concept

ASTREO capsule and internal SNC Dream Chaser Module for landing space resources.

Sidereus Sidereus Space Dynamics
Sierra Space (Sierra Nevada Corp, SNC) Dream Chaser,
Shooting Star
Cargo Transport Service,
Microgravity & ISS Flight Service,
Human Spaceflight Service
Transport Service (Earth-LEO),
Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)
Space Capsule,
Reusable,
Automated Microgravity Laboratory
Development

The First-Ever Winged Commercial Spaceplane capable of gentle 1.5G runway landings, ideal for precious cargo, especially human passengers.

Sierra Space Sierra Space (Sierra Nevada Corp, SNC)
Sierra Space (Sierra Nevada Corp, SNC) Ghost Cargo Transport Service,
Microgravity & ISS Flight Service
Transport Service (Earth-LEO),
Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)
Space Capsule,
Reusable,
Automated Microgravity Laboratory
Development

Ghost re-entry systems. In the future re-entering objects from space will be as common as launching to space.

Sierra Space Sierra Space (Sierra Nevada Corp, SNC)
SpaceWorks Flight (Terminal Velocity) RED-25,
RED-DATA2
Cargo Transport Service Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO)
Space Capsule 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.

SpaceWorks Flight SpaceWorks Flight (Terminal Velocity)
SpaceX Starship,
Starship HLS,
Starship Human Landing System
Commercial Lander Human Landing System,
Transport Service (Earth-LEO),
Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Transport Service (LEO-Moon),
Point-to-point
In-Space Transportation,
Transport Service (In-Space),
Space Tourism,
Moon,
Mars
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 SpaceX
SpaceX Dragon,
Dragon 2,
Cargo Dragon
Cargo Transport Service Transport Service (Earth-LEO),
Transport Service (Re-Entry)
Reusable,
Space Capsule
Active

Dragon is a free-flying spacecraft designed to deliver both cargo and people to orbiting destinations.

SpaceX SpaceX
Stoke Space Cargo Transport Service Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO),
Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)
Reusable Development

STOKE delivers satellites directly to their final orbit using 100% reusable rockets. They’re low-cost, on-demand, and designed to fly daily.

Stoke Space Stoke Space
t/Space (Transformational Space Corporation) Cargo Transport Service,
Human Spaceflight Service
Transport Service (Earth-LEO),
Space Tourism Activities,
Transport Service (Re-Entry)
Space Capsule 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. 

Thales Alenia Space Cargo Transport Service Transport Service (Re-Entry) Space Capsule Development

Develop a commercial service capable of transporting cargo to and from the International Space Station.

Thales Alenia Thales Alenia Space
The Fairchild Space Company Commercial Space Station,
Cargo Transport Service
Commercial Space Station,
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO),
Transport Service (Re-Entry)
Automated Microgravity Laboratory 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.''

Vanguard Space Industries VSI-LAB Microgravity & ISS Flight Service Microgravity Flight Service (LEO),
Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite)
Reusable,
Automated Microgravity Laboratory,
Space Capsule
Early stage, Dormant

VSI’s mission is to provide holistic microgravity solutions that are hassle free, reliable and accessible to our customers.

Vanguard Space Industries
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
Way4Space (ArianeGroup) SpaceCase In-Space Transportation Transport Service (Re-Entry),
Microgravity Flight Service (Reusable Satellite),
Microgravity Flight Service (LEO)
Space Capsule Development Way4Space Way4Space (ArianeGroup)