48 Manufacturing & Materials companies in United States
Space Atlas lists 48 organisations in United States working in manufacturing & materials: 25 private companies, 21 startups, 2 research institutions. That is 9% of the 526 space organisations in United States and 23% of the 208 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Huntsville (3), Torrance (3), Houston (2).
Private Company (25)
- Ascent Solar Technologies · Private Company · Thornton
Colorado maker of flexible thin-film CIGS photovoltaic modules — targets space power, satellites, aerospace and UAV applications.
- 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.
- AZ Technology · Private Company · Huntsville
Huntsville materials firm — develops thermal-control coatings, optical property measurement instruments and space environment testing for spacecraft.
- Blue Origin · Private Company · Kent
Develops reusable rockets and space vehicles to enable a future where millions live and work in space.
- Craig Technologies · Private Company · Merritt Island
Florida aerospace and defense contractor — provides engineering, avionics, manufacturing and integration services for NASA and launch programmes.
- David Clark Company · Private Company · Worcester
Massachusetts manufacturer — produces pressure suits, launch-and-entry suits and communications headsets for aerospace programmes.
- Greisen Aerospace, LLC · Private Company · Brunswick
Maine AS9100 engineering firm — designs and manufactures satellite ground support equipment, lifting hardware and custom aerospace tooling.
- Hadrian · Private Company · Torrance
Builds AI-powered autonomous factories producing precision components for rockets, satellites, jets and drones — the Opus software platform enables Factories-as-a-Service for ae…
- ILC Dover · Private Company · Frederica
Delaware engineered-softgoods maker — produces NASA spacesuit components, inflatable space structures and airbags alongside industrial lines.
- Infinite Composites · Private Company · Tulsa
Oklahoma composites manufacturer — produces linerless Type V composite pressure vessels used for satellite and launch vehicle propellants.
- L'Garde Inc. · Private Company · Tustin
US aerospace firm in Tustin — designs, builds and qualifies inflatable and deployable space structures such as solar sails, antennas, booms and targets.
- LeoStella · Private Company · Tukwila
American small-satellite manufacturer in the Seattle area — designs and builds smallsat buses and spacecraft for constellation operators.
- Plasma Processes · Private Company · Huntsville
Huntsville materials company — produces refractory coatings, components and propulsion parts for space and defence applications.
- Redwire Space · Private Company · Jacksonville
Leading space infrastructure company — develops deployable solar arrays, in-space 3D printing, satellite components and biotech payloads for NASA, DoD and commercial customers.
- Scaled Composites · Private Company · Mojave
US aerospace prototyping company in Mojave — designs, builds and tests experimental air and space vehicles, including the SpaceShipOne heritage.
- Sidus Space · Private Company · Cape Canaveral
American space and defence company — builds LizzieSat multi-mission satellites and provides space manufacturing and data services from Cape Canaveral.
- 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 Tango · Private Company · Lexington
Kentucky microgravity company — builds automated research and manufacturing systems flown on the International Space Station.
- Stratolaunch · Private Company · Mojave
Advances high-speed technology through design, manufacturing and operation of hypersonic aerospace vehicles — operates the world's largest aircraft (Roc) and Talon-A hypersonic …
- Teledyne Brown Engineering · Private Company · Huntsville
Huntsville engineering firm (Teledyne subsidiary) — provides NASA payload operations, space hardware integration and defense engineering services.
- Tendeg · Private Company · Louisville
US deployable structures company — designs and builds large deployable reflector antennas and booms for spacecraft, including SAR satellites.
- Ultramet · Private Company · Pacoima
US advanced-materials R&D company in Pacoima — develops refractory coatings, foams and propulsion components for liquid and solid rocket engines.
- Ursa Major Technologies · Private Company · Berthoud
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…
- 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…
- York Space Systems · Private Company · Greenwood Village
Mass-produces complete mission-ready spacecraft platforms — the S-CLASS bus provides rapid, affordable satellite solutions for government and commercial LEO communications, EO a…
Startup (21)
- Apex · Startup · Culver City
Mass-manufactures productized satellite bus platforms — the Aries (100kg) and Nova (600kg+) buses offer standardised, configurable spacecraft for government and commercial LEO m…
- Astroport Space Technologies · Startup · San Antonio
American space construction startup in San Antonio — develops lunar regolith processing and materials to build cislunar infrastructure such as landing pads.
- Atomic-6 · Startup · Marietta
American composites company — develops Light Wing retractable solar arrays and Space Armor debris-shielding tiles for satellites.
- CisLunar Industries · Startup · Loveland
American in-space manufacturing startup — develops the Modular Space Foundry for metal processing in orbit and power processing units for satellites.
- ICON · Startup · Austin
Austin construction-technology company — develops 3D-printing systems, including NASA-funded Project Olympus for building on the Moon from lunar regolith.
- Inversion Space · Startup · Torrance
Develops high-cadence reusable atmospheric reentry vehicles for rapid return from space — the Arc capsule enables frequent, affordable cargo return for manufacturing, biology an…
- K2 Space Corporation · Startup · Torrance
Develops high-power, large satellite buses for LEO, MEO, GEO and Cislunar space — the K2 platform supports multi-kilowatt payloads at dramatically lower cost, targeting governme…
- Karman Space & Defense · Startup · El Segundo
Manufactures advanced composite structures and components for space launch vehicles and satellites — produces rocket nosecones, fairings, structural assemblies and thermal prote…
- Lunar Resources · Startup · Houston
American space resources company — develops molten regolith electrolysis to extract oxygen and metals from lunar soil for off-Earth manufacturing.
- 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.
- mPower Technology · Startup · Albuquerque
American space solar company spun out of Sandia — produces DragonScales flexible silicon solar modules for satellite constellations.
- Orbital Composites · Startup · Campbell
American in-space manufacturing startup — develops robotic 3D printing of large antennas and composite structures in orbit under Space Force contracts.
- Phantom Space Corporation · Startup · Tucson
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…
- Relativity Space · Startup · Long Beach
Pioneers 3D-printed rocket manufacturing — developing the Terran R fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicle using autonomous Stargate robotic printing for the commercial launch…
- Rocket Crafters · Startup · Titusville
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…
- Solestial · Startup · Tempe
American space solar startup — manufactures ultrathin, radiation-tolerant self-healing silicon solar cells and modules for satellites in Tempe, Arizona.
- Stoke Space · Startup · Kent
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…
- 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…
- Vaya Space · Startup · Cocoa
Florida propulsion company (formerly Rocket Crafters) — develops 3D-printed hybrid rocket motors for defence and space launch.
- X-Bow Systems · Startup · Albuquerque
American solid rocket motor manufacturer — builds solid propulsion for missiles and small launch vehicles, with production in New Mexico and Texas.
Research Institution (2)
- Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories, Purdue University · Research Institution · West Lafayette
Purdue University propulsion laboratory — runs rocket, combustion, hypersonics and energetic-materials test facilities near Purdue Airport, Indiana.
- Space Solar Power Project (SSPP), Caltech · Research Institution · Pasadena
Caltech research project developing ultralight modular structures, photovoltaics and wireless power transfer to collect solar power in space.