91 Launch Vehicles & Propulsion companies in United States

American plasma propulsion developer — builds the VASIMR variable specific impulse magnetoplasma rocket near NASA Johnson Space Center.

Develops autonomous systems for all domains including space — builds AI-powered autonomous vehicles, rocket motors and software for national security and allied defence missions.

American launch and spacecraft propulsion company — develops the Rocket 4 small launcher and builds Astra Spacecraft Engines electric thrusters.

Develops reusable rockets and space vehicles to enable a future where millions live and work in space.

Maine launch company — develops bio-derived hybrid rocket engines and suborbital/small-satellite launch vehicles.

Develops launch systems, satellites and crewed spacecraft for government and commercial customers.

American spacecraft propulsion manufacturer — builds Hall effect, electrospray, RF ion and green monopropellant thrusters, incl. for NASA Gateway's PPE.

American memorial spaceflight company — flies symbolic portions of cremated remains and DNA to Earth orbit, the Moon and deep space on rideshare launches.

Illinois aerospace R&D firm — develops CubeSat propulsion systems, plasma thrusters and aerospace technologies.

Connecticut energetics manufacturer — supplies pyrotechnic separation systems, release mechanisms and ordnance for launch vehicles and spacecraft.

Texas launch company — FAA-licensed operator of reusable suborbital rockets providing flight-test services for payloads, propulsion and reentry technologies.

American electric propulsion maker — designs and produces Halo Hall-effect thruster modules for small satellites, including DARPA Blackjack spacecraft.

Develops small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers and space tugs — operates the Alpha rocket, Blue Ghost lunar lander and Elytra space tug for government and commerc…

Indiana propulsion R&D firm — researches, develops and tests advanced rocket propulsion technologies for space exploration, commercial space and defence.

Oklahoma composites manufacturer — produces linerless Type V composite pressure vessels used for satellite and launch vehicle propellants.

US launch vehicle developer — designs modular NEPTUNE rockets and CubeSat/TubeSat kits, based at the Mojave Air and Space Port.

American defence contractor — supplies satellite ground systems, command-and-control software, RF products and propulsion alongside drones and missiles.

US defence, intelligence and civil technology contractor headquartered in Reston — owns Dynetics, which builds space launch hardware and lunar systems in Huntsville.

US space engineering company — develops low-cost launch vehicle technology and space mission engineering, known for the SMAD mission design references.

Provides in-space transportation and services — operates the Vigoride orbital transfer vehicle for last-mile satellite delivery, hosted payloads and in-space demonstration missi…

American motion-control manufacturer — its Space and Defense group builds spacecraft propulsion, avionics, buses and launch vehicle actuation systems.

Global aerospace, defence and space technology company delivering advanced systems and solutions.

Huntsville materials company — produces refractory coatings, components and propulsion parts for space and defence applications.

New Jersey aerospace engineering firm — develops spacecraft guidance and control software, simulation tools and fusion propulsion concepts.

Delivering frequent, reliable launch services and spacecraft solutions to make space more accessible for all.

New York propulsion company — develops pulsed plasma electric propulsion (FireStar Drive) for spacecraft.

Global aerospace and defense conglomerate — provides space-based sensors, missile defense systems, satellite intelligence and propulsion via Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney a…

US aerospace prototyping company in Mojave — designs, builds and tests experimental air and space vehicles, including the SpaceShipOne heritage.

Provides aerospace engineering, market research, advanced concept development and innovative flight hardware — specialises in small satellite systems, propulsion and hypersonic …

Designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft to revolutionise access to space.

American air-launch company — operates a fleet of F-104 jets from Kennedy Space Center to develop low-cost launch of small satellites and payloads.

Advances high-speed technology through design, manufacturing and operation of hypersonic aerospace vehicles — operates the world's largest aircraft (Roc) and Talon-A hypersonic …

Virginia space services firm — provides launch integration, rideshare brokering and mission support for satellite missions.

Provides reliable, affordable access to space for US government and commercial missions.

US advanced-materials R&D company in Pacoima — develops refractory coatings, foams and propulsion components for liquid and solid rocket engines.

US suborbital launch provider — operates the SpaceLoft sounding rocket for NASA and defence payloads from Spaceport America, with HQ in Denver.

Develops flight-proven liquid and solid rocket propulsion systems for space launch, hypersonics and space mobility — builds the Hadley, Ripley and Arroway engines for next-gener…

US maker of specialty valves, filters and propulsion systems — supplies space propulsion hardware including CubeSat propulsion units; part of RBC Bearings.

Pioneering commercial human spaceflight with reusable spaceplane technology.

Develops hypergolic in-space propulsion systems for small satellites, lunar landers and orbital transfer vehicles — provides flight-proven, non-toxic storable propellant thruste…

Huntsville startup developing runway-launched reusable space planes powered by an Air Turbo Rocket engine; Techstars Space 2024 graduate.

American launch startup in Long Beach — developing an electromagnetic launch system to accelerate payloads toward orbit without rocket first stages.

Full life-cycle in-space mobility provider — develops green chemical, electric and hybrid propulsion systems for CubeSats through ESPA-class spacecraft in LEO, GEO and beyond.

US space startup (formerly Aetherflux) — develops orbital data centres for AI and associated launch capability, evolving from its space-based solar power origins.

American launch startup — develops and manufactures low-part-count solid rocket motors and suborbital vehicles for hypersonic testing and research.

Develops low-cost, high-performance propulsion systems for lunar landers, orbital transfer vehicles and deep space missions — produces monopropellant and bipropellant thrusters …

US propulsion startup — develops Genesis, a water-electrolysis engine with chemical and electric modes, and a water-fuelled demonstration spacecraft.

American propulsion startup — develops the Helicity Drive, a magneto-inertial fusion propulsion concept for fast deep-space transportation.

Develops in-space transportation vehicles for the inner solar system — operates Mira (LEO tug) and Helios (deep-space tug) to deliver payloads to custom orbits beyond what launc…

Manufactures advanced composite structures and components for space launch vehicles and satellites — produces rocket nosecones, fairings, structural assemblies and thermal prote…

American launch integration company — provides CubeSat dispensers and end-to-end rideshare and dedicated launch integration services near Vandenberg.

Michigan propulsion startup — designs and mass-produces Hall-effect plasma thruster systems for small satellites and constellations.

US startup founded by former Relativity engineers — develops Astraeus, a reusable high-thrust hydrogen-oxygen orbital vehicle for rapid space mobility.

American reentry startup — develops Ferryall and Carryall return vehicles using deployable heat shields and guided paragliders for cargo return.

Develops integrated launch vehicles, modular satellites and in-space propulsion — the Daytona rocket targets small satellite orbital launches with a turnkey space access and dat…

Develops radio frequency (RF) plasma electric propulsion systems for small satellites — the Maxwell thruster provides scalable, propellant-free in-space propulsion for LEO const…

Develops the Supernova high-power solar electric orbital transfer vehicle — enables satellites to move freely across orbits for resupply, repositioning and extended mission life.

American spaceplane developer — designing Radian One, a reusable rail-launched single-stage-to-orbit vehicle for crew and cargo to low Earth orbit.

Pioneers 3D-printed rocket manufacturing — developing the Terran R fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicle using autonomous Stargate robotic printing for the commercial launch…

Develops hybrid propulsion systems for launch vehicles — pioneers 3D-printed fuel grain technology for safer, cleaner and more affordable rocket propulsion for small satellite l…

American propulsion startup spun out of Plasma Processes — builds green-propellant (ASCENT) thrusters and propulsion systems for small satellites.

American space company — developing kinetic centrifuge launch technology and the Meridian Space LEO broadband satellite constellation.

Developing Nova, a 100% fully reusable medium-lift orbital rocket — targets rapid turnaround between flights with an actively cooled second-stage heatshield for atmospheric reen…

Florida propulsion company (formerly Rocket Crafters) — develops 3D-printed hybrid rocket motors for defence and space launch.

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…

American solid rocket motor manufacturer — builds solid propulsion for missiles and small launch vehicles, with production in New Mexico and Texas.

FAA-licensed horizontal launch spaceport at Cecil Airport, Jacksonville, Florida, operated by the Jacksonville Aviation Authority (LSO 09-012).

County-owned airport near Watkins, Colorado, holding an FAA launch site operator licence (LSO 18-017) for horizontal launch and suborbital recovery.

FAA-licensed horizontal launch spaceport at Space Coast Regional Airport, Titusville, Florida, operated by the Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority (LSO 20-019).

US commercial airport and FAA-licensed orbital reentry site (RSO 22-001, 2022) — first commercial airport approved to land returning spacecraft such as Dream Chaser.

State-owned spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia — operates launch pads used by Rocket Lab, Northrop Grumman and Firefly next to NASA Wallops.

City of Midland airport in Texas licensed by the FAA as a horizontal launch spaceport (LSO 14-015) — first spaceport co-located with a Part 139 commercial airport.

FAA-licensed spaceport and airport in California's Mojave Desert — hosts flight test and rocket development firms such as Scaled Composites.

Oklahoma state authority — operates the FAA-licensed Oklahoma Air & Space Port at Clinton-Sherman Airport in Burns Flat.

US Navy instrumented test range on Kauaʻi supporting surface, air and space operations, including sounding-rocket and orbital launch campaigns.

State-owned Alaskan spaceport on Kodiak Island — provides orbital and suborbital launch and missile test range services to commercial and defence users.

High-latitude sounding rocket range north of Fairbanks, Alaska, owned by the UAF Geophysical Institute and operated under contract with NASA Wallops.

State-owned commercial spaceport in New Mexico — hosts Virgin Galactic suborbital flights and vertical launch tenants in Sierra County.

US offshore spaceport developer — builds mobile sea-based launch and reentry platforms; flew the first commercial rocket launches from US territorial waters in the Gulf of Mexic…

US university aerospace department — teaches and researches spacecraft, propulsion, small satellites and flight systems at the Grainger College of Engineering.

Caltech's aerospace department (Lynn Booth & Kent Kresa Department of Aerospace) — graduate teaching and research in aeronautics and space engineering.

US university aerospace school — teaches and researches astronautics, propulsion, spacecraft dynamics and aeronautics in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Graduate campus of the University of Tennessee next to Arnold AFB — research and education in aerospace, propulsion, hypersonics and space systems.

Student rocketry lab at the University of Southern California — designs experimental rockets and was the first student team to reach space.

University of Washington engineering department researching spacecraft, space propulsion and plasma science, and training aerospace engineers.

US Department of the Air Force research lab — leads air and space science and technology, including space vehicles R&D, for the Air and Space Forces.

US FAA office — licenses and regulates commercial launch, reentry and spaceport operations and promotes the US commercial space transportation industry.

Maine public instrumentality created by state statute — develops the Maine Space Complex: launch sites, a data centre and innovation hub.

US Army test range in New Mexico; its Launch Complex 36 is one of the primary launch sites of NASA's sounding rocket programme, run by the Navy's White Sands Detachment.

Purdue University propulsion laboratory — runs rocket, combustion, hypersonics and energetic-materials test facilities near Purdue Airport, Indiana.

US Air Force flight-test complex at Arnold AFB — wind tunnels, rocket engine test cells and space environment chambers for aerospace and space systems.