43 Human Spaceflight & Life Support companies in United States
Space Atlas lists 43 organisations in United States working in human spaceflight & life support: 21 private companies, 8 startups, 6 academic institutions, 4 non-profits, 2 research institutions, 1 spaceport/launch site, 1 government agency. That is 8% of the 526 space organisations in United States and 47% of the 92 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Houston (13), Denver (2), Webster (1).
Private Company (21)
- Aegis Aerospace · Private Company · Webster
Texas space services company — provides engineering for NASA and DoD and commercial in-space test and lunar exploration services.
- Axiom Space · Private Company · Houston
Builds and operates the world's first commercial space station — develops Axiom Station modules to attach to the ISS and trains astronauts for private human spaceflight missions.
- Barrios Technology · Private Company · Houston
Houston engineering services company — supports NASA human spaceflight with mission operations, systems engineering and IT services.
- Blue Origin · Private Company · Kent
Develops reusable rockets and space vehicles to enable a future where millions live and work in space.
- David Clark Company · Private Company · Worcester
Massachusetts manufacturer — produces pressure suits, launch-and-entry suits and communications headsets for aerospace programmes.
- Genesis Engineering Solutions · Private Company · Lanham
Maryland aerospace engineering firm — provides spacecraft engineering for NASA and develops the Single Person Spacecraft concept.
- GeoControl Systems · Private Company · Houston
Houston HUBZone small business — provides engineering, R&D and technical support services to NASA, the Missile Defense Agency and their prime contractors.
- ILC Dover · Private Company · Frederica
Delaware engineered-softgoods maker — produces NASA spacesuit components, inflatable space structures and airbags alongside industrial lines.
- Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc. · Private Company · Windsor
Connecticut fuel cell maker — develops PEM fuel cell and electrolyzer power systems for spacecraft, lunar missions and undersea vehicles.
- Intuitive Machines · Private Company · Houston
Leads America's return to the Moon — operates Nova-C lunar landers under NASA CLPS, builds the Lunar Data Network, and provides lunar surface access, data relay and space infras…
- KBR · Private Company · Houston
Houston-based engineering and government services group — a major NASA contractor supporting human spaceflight, mission operations and space health at JSC.
- Lockheed Martin Space · Private Company · Littleton
Develops advanced space systems, satellites and deep space exploration vehicles.
- Oceaneering Space Systems · Private Company · Houston
Houston space unit of Oceaneering International — designs and builds EVA tools, spacesuit and life-support hardware, and robotics for NASA and commercial missions.
- Paragon Space Development Corporation · Private Company · Tucson
American engineering company — develops life support and thermal control systems for crewed spacecraft, space stations and other extreme environments.
- Rhodium Scientific · Private Company · Houston
Houston space biotechnology company — designs and operates life-science experiments and flight hardware for microgravity research.
- Sierra Space · Private Company · Louisville
Develops space transportation and orbital infrastructure — builds the Dream Chaser spaceplane, expandable LIFE habitat and Velocity satellite platforms for the commercial space …
- Space Adventures · Private Company · Vienna
Virginia space tourism company — arranges private orbital and suborbital spaceflights and astronaut training for individuals.
- Space Tango · Private Company · Lexington
Kentucky microgravity company — builds automated research and manufacturing systems flown on the International Space Station.
- Starlab Space LLC · Private Company · Houston
American commercial space station developer — joint venture led by Voyager Technologies building the Starlab LEO station under NASA's CLD programme.
- Virgin Galactic · Private Company · Truth or Consequences
Pioneering commercial human spaceflight with reusable spaceplane technology.
- Voyager Technologies · Private Company · Denver
Space technology holding company and parent of Starlab — develops the Starlab commercial space station in partnership with Airbus, targeting crew operations as ISS successor for…
Startup (8)
- Gravitics · Startup · Marysville
American space station module builder — develops large habitable spacecraft modules for commercial stations and US Space Force missions.
- Interstellar Lab · Startup · Arlington
Builds environmentally-controlled ETFE modules for sustainable farming on Earth and life-support systems for space — develops EBIOS habitat technology for Moon, Mars and terrest…
- Max Space · Startup · Merritt Island
American space habitat startup — develops expandable habitats for low Earth orbit, lunar and deep-space missions, with a first flight planned on SpaceX.
- Radian Aerospace · Startup · Bellevue
American spaceplane developer — designing Radian One, a reusable rail-launched single-stage-to-orbit vehicle for crew and cargo to low Earth orbit.
- Space Lab Technologies, LLC · Startup · Boulder
American small engineering firm in Boulder — develops technologies for space habitats, life support, small satellites and high-altitude balloons.
- Varda Space Industries · Startup · El Segundo
Pioneers orbital manufacturing and reentry platforms — processes pharmaceuticals and advanced materials in microgravity, returning them via the W-Series reentry capsule for life…
- Vast · Startup · Long Beach
Developing the first commercial artificial-gravity space station — builds Haven-1 (the world's first commercial space station) in partnership with SpaceX for long-term human hab…
- Venus Aerospace · Startup · Houston
Develops Mach 9 hypersonic aircraft for point-to-point travel — the Stargazer vehicle uses a rotating detonation rocket engine to enable 1-hour transpacific flights for commerci…
Academic Institution (6)
- Baylor College of Medicine Center for Space Medicine · Academic Institution · Houston
US academic space medicine centre — conducts space biomedical research and education and leads NASA's Translational Research Institute for Space Health.
- Department of Space Studies, University of North Dakota · Academic Institution · Grand Forks
University of North Dakota graduate department dedicated to space studies — offers MS and PhD programmes and runs a human spaceflight laboratory.
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) · Academic Institution · Daytona Beach
Aerospace-focused US university in Daytona Beach — offers aerospace, space physics and commercial space operations degrees and hosts space research labs.
- MIT Space Exploration Initiative (Media Lab) · Academic Institution · Cambridge
MIT Media Lab research group — designs and flies space technologies, zero-gravity experiments and artistic payloads for future space habitation.
- Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture (SICSA), University of Houston · Academic Institution · Houston
University of Houston research and teaching centre for space architecture — runs the MS in Space Architecture and designs habitats for space and extreme environments.
- Space Systems Laboratory, University of Maryland · Academic Institution · College Park
University of Maryland space robotics lab — runs the only university neutral buoyancy tank for EVA, servicing and space robotics research.
Non-profit (4)
- AstroAccess (SciAccess, Inc.) · Non-profit · Online
US non-profit initiative for disability inclusion in spaceflight — flies disabled ambassadors on parabolic flights to test accessible spacecraft design.
- International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory (ISS National Lab) · Non-profit · Melbourne
US non-profit managing the ISS National Laboratory under NASA agreement — brokers commercial and academic research and payloads on the space station.
- Space for Humanity · Non-profit · Denver
US non-profit expanding access to space — runs a sponsored citizen astronaut programme and leadership training on the overview effect.
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center · Non-profit · Huntsville
Huntsville space museum and Smithsonian Affiliate — official visitor centre for NASA Marshall and home of Space Camp education programmes.
Research Institution (2)
- Interplanetary Initiative, Arizona State University · Research Institution · Tempe
Arizona State University pan-university space programme in Tempe — runs the Interplanetary Lab and research on human space futures and exploration.
- Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) · Research Institution · Houston
NASA-funded virtual institute at Baylor College of Medicine — translates terrestrial biomedical advances into practical space health solutions for long-duration human spaceflight.
Government Agency (1)
- NASA · Government Agency · Washington DC
United States government agency leading civilian space exploration, aeronautics research and Earth science.
Spaceport/Launch Site (1)
- Houston Spaceport · Spaceport/Launch Site · Houston
FAA-licensed commercial spaceport at Ellington Airport, Houston — hosts Axiom Space, Intuitive Machines and Collins Aerospace facilities.