In-Space Infrastructure
Subsegment
Company scale
Stations & habitats
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Axiom SpaceHouston-based company developing Axiom Station, operating private astronaut missions to the International Space Station, and providing the AxEMU lunar/LEO spacesuit system under NASA contracts.
Commercial human-spaceflight provider, commercial space-station developer, and EVA/spacesuit systems provider.1 · Industry leader02MDA SpaceGlobal leader in space robotics, satellite systems, and geointelligence; equity partner in Starlab Space LLC supplying SKYMAKER robotic arms and external robotics capabilities.
Space robotics and satellite systems provider; equity partner and robotics supplier for commercial space stations1 · Industry leader03Sierra SpaceDevelops the LIFE habitat, Dream Chaser spaceplane, and commercial-space infrastructure systems.
Commercial space-station systems & logistics1 · Industry leader04Starlab SpaceHouston-headquartered, U.S.-led global joint venture developing an AI-enabled commercial space station intended to provide crewed LEO research, manufacturing, payload, logistics and hospitality capabilities following the ISS transition.
Developer, owner-operator and commercial provider of the planned Starlab low-Earth-orbit space station and on-orbit research infrastructure.1 · Industry leader05VastDevelops Haven-1 and larger artificial-gravity concepts for commercial human activity in low Earth orbit.
Commercial space stations1 · Industry leader06Voyager TechnologiesPublic U.S. company spanning defense and national-security systems, space subsystems, ISS/LEO mission management, lunar systems, and commercial space-station development.
Integrated defense-technology and commercial-space infrastructure prime contractor, subsystem supplier, mission manager, and Starlab joint-venture leader.1 · Industry leaderServicing & refueling
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AstroscalePublicly listed Japanese commercial-space company developing and operating in-space inspection, end-of-life removal, active-debris-removal, and satellite life-extension/refurbishment services.
On-orbit servicing provider1 · Industry leader02ClearSpaceSwiss-founded, Luxembourg-headquartered private company developing spacecraft and operations for satellite disposal, inspection, refuelling-enabled servicing, and GEO life extension.
In-orbit servicing and active-debris-removal mission developer and operator1 · Industry leader03ExotrailFrench company developing orbital transfer vehicles, mission-operations software, and propulsion systems.
Space-mobility and orbital-transfer services provider.1 · Industry leader04Intuitive MachinesHouston-based commercial-space company operating across lunar access, cislunar communications and navigation, spacecraft systems, and national-security space. Its capabilities expanded through the completed acquisitions of KinetX and Lanteris Space Systems.
Public U.S. space-infrastructure prime providing lunar delivery, spacecraft manufacturing, deep-space navigation, communications/data-relay, and mission-operations services.1 · Industry leader05Loft OrbitalSpace infrastructure company providing standardized satellite platforms, turnkey hosted payload missions, and rideshare deployments to LEO for commercial, government, and institutional customers.
Provider of satellite infrastructure-as-a-service and hosted payload missions using commoditized buses and SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshares.1 · Industry leader06Momentus Inc.U.S. commercial space company providing in-space transportation, hosted payloads, and in-orbit servicing with water plasma propulsion systems.
In-space infrastructure and transportation services provider1 · Industry leader07Orbit FabDevelops standardized refueling interfaces, fuel shuttles, and related services for spacecraft.
In-orbit refueling1 · Industry leader08Starfish SpaceBuilds small servicing spacecraft for autonomous rendezvous, life extension, and disposal missions.
Autonomous satellite servicing1 · Industry leaderOn-orbit manufacturing
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Space ForgeBritish aerospace company developing reusable satellites for in-space manufacturing of advanced semiconductors and materials in microgravity.
Developer of reusable in-space manufacturing platforms (ForgeStar)1 · Industry leader02SpacebiltPrivate U.S. commercial-space company developing reusable, repairable STARcraft spacecraft, STARport assembly infrastructure, and Large In-Space Server (LiSS) edge-compute systems.
Developer of on-orbit-assembled spacecraft, orbital logistics vehicles, and edge-compute/data-center payloads.1 · Industry leader03StarcloudBuilds and operates orbital data centers and satellites providing space-based GPU compute for AI and satellite data processing.
Designs, manufactures, launches, and operates satellites hosting data centers in space.1 · Industry leader04Varda Space IndustriesBuilds automated orbital factories and recoverable capsules for microgravity manufacturing.
In-space manufacturing & reentry1 · Industry leaderLogistics & mobility
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AstroForgeCommercial startup developing low-cost spacecraft for asteroid prospecting and mining of platinum-group metals and critical minerals from near-Earth and main-belt asteroids.
Develops and operates spacecraft for deep-space asteroid prospecting and mining missions1 · Industry leader02CNESFrench national space agency (government entity, not commercial company)
Government space agency1 · Industry leader03D-OrbitItalian space-logistics company operating ION Satellite Carrier vehicles for orbital transport and payload deployment.
In-space transportation and satellite-logistics provider.1 · Industry leader04LauncherU.S. commercial-space company founded in 2017 and acquired by Vast in February 2023. Launcher now focuses on the LOX/kerosene oxidizer-rich staged-combustion E-2 engine as a product for launch-vehicle companies; its former Orbiter and Launcher Light programs were internalized into Vast's post-acquisition planning.
Developer of the E-2 liquid rocket engine; formerly developer/operator of the Orbiter orbital-transfer vehicle and hosted-payload platform.1 · Industry leader05Portal Space SystemsDevelops a highly maneuverable spacecraft platform intended for responsive on-orbit missions.
High-mobility spacecraft1 · Industry leader