65 Space Resources & Exploration companies in United States

University of Arizona institute in Tucson — coordinates the university's space science, space mission and space industry partnerships.

Non-profit research institute at NASA Ames Research Park supporting Earth and space science researchers in partnership with NASA.

UC Berkeley Astronomy Department centre searching for technosignatures from radio to optical wavelengths; hosts Breakthrough Listen science.

Seattle non-profit research institute and scientist community working on astrobiology, planetary science and space science education.

NASA-funded near-Earth object survey at the University of Arizona LPL in Tucson — discovers and tracks asteroids for planetary defence.

Astrophysics research centre of Harvard and the Smithsonian — builds space instruments and runs the Chandra X-ray Center for NASA.

Baylor University research centre in Waco — studies space and complex plasmas, astrophysics and space-related engineering with hypervelocity and plasma labs.

University of Alabama in Huntsville research centre — studies heliophysics, space plasmas and the solar wind, supporting NASA heliophysics missions.

American non-profit engineering laboratory — develops guidance, navigation and control systems and avionics for NASA, lunar landers and national security space.

Carnegie Science research laboratory in Washington DC — studies planetary science, astrobiology, cosmochemistry and exoplanets.

Orlando-based space research institute of the University of Central Florida — conducts planetary science, space technology and workforce programmes.

NSF radio astronomy observatory in West Virginia — operates the Green Bank Telescope, the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

Arizona State University pan-university space programme in Tempe — runs the Interplanetary Lab and research on human space futures and exploration.

Caltech science and data centre — operates NASA archives (IRSA, NASA Exoplanet Archive, NED) and supports infrared and space astronomy missions.

US university-affiliated research centre — builds and operates NASA science spacecraft (New Horizons, DART, Dragonfly) and defence space systems.

Caltech think tank funded by the W. M. Keck Foundation — runs study programmes and workshops that develop new space mission and technology concepts.

Private astronomical research institution in Flagstaff — studies planets, asteroids and the outer solar system; site of Pluto's discovery.

University of Arizona planetary science lab and department in Tucson — leads and builds instruments for NASA planetary missions.

US NSF radio astronomy facility operator — runs the VLA and VLBA and North American ALMA operations from its Charlottesville headquarters.

Hawaii space research programme of UH Hilo — develops in-situ resource utilisation technologies using volcanic terrain as a planetary analog.

US private non-profit research institute — scientists study Solar System bodies and take part in NASA planetary missions.

US non-profit research institute near NASA Ames — studies the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the universe, including SETI searches.

US non-profit applied R&D organisation — its space science and engineering divisions lead NASA missions and build spacecraft instruments.

Caltech laboratory building cosmic-ray and energetic-particle instruments for space missions such as ACE, STEREO, Voyager and Parker Solar Probe.

Georgia Tech interdisciplinary research institute launched in 2025 — connects campus and GTRI space research in spacecraft, exploration and space science.

University of Arkansas research centre for space and planetary science — runs the Andromeda planetary simulation chamber and graduate degrees in the field.

Boston University research centre for space physics — studies the ionosphere, magnetosphere and heliosphere and builds CubeSat and lunar instruments.

Virginia Tech research centre — studies space weather, the ionosphere and magnetosphere and builds instruments and small satellites.

UMBC research centre — about 80 scientists and engineers working on space science largely with NASA Goddard under the CRESST II agreement.

University of Michigan engineering department — researches space physics, planetary science and space instrumentation, and builds spaceflight hardware.

University of Colorado Boulder research institute — designs, builds and operates space science instruments and spacecraft for NASA missions.

UMass Lowell space research centre — builds space instruments and small satellites and leads the MASTS Massachusetts space technology hub.

MIT research institute for astrophysics and space science — develops space instruments and contributes to NASA missions such as TESS.

Rice University interdisciplinary space institute in Houston — coordinates space research, education and ties with NASA JSC and commercial space firms.

Arizona State University school in Tempe — combines planetary science, astrophysics and space instrument development, including NASA missions.

University of Iowa space physics group founded on James Van Allen's legacy — builds plasma-wave and particle instruments and leads NASA's TRACERS mission.

Colorado School of Mines graduate programme and Center for Space Resources — education and research on space resources and in-situ resource utilisation.

University of New Hampshire space research centre within EOS — builds instruments for NASA heliophysics missions such as MMS and HelioSwarm.

UC Berkeley research unit — designs, builds and operates space science instruments and missions, with roles in over 50 NASA missions.

Texas A&M University space research institute — building a $200M facility next to NASA Johnson Space Center for lunar, robotics and spaceflight research.

UCLA institute uniting its space science and engineering departments — builds on UCLA space-physics work such as the ELFIN CubeSat and MMS instruments.

American asteroid mining startup — builds deep-space spacecraft to prospect and eventually refine platinum-group metals from near-Earth asteroids.

American space construction startup in San Antonio — develops lunar regolith processing and materials to build cislunar infrastructure such as landing pads.

American space startup in Boston — develops technologies to enable swarm exploration of the solar system with fleets of small spacecraft.

Austin construction-technology company — develops 3D-printing systems, including NASA-funded Project Olympus for building on the Moon from lunar regolith.

American lunar resources startup — developing technology to prospect for, extract and return helium-3 from the Moon for quantum and fusion markets.

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…

US asteroid mining startup — developing autonomous spacecraft to extract water and material from near-Earth asteroids; relocated to Denver from the Netherlands.

Florida space data startup — developing lunar and cislunar data storage services; flew a data centre payload on a 2025 lunar lander.

Develops lunar rovers and surface mobility systems — the MAPP rover operated at the lunar South Pole in 2025 and the company is a NASA Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicle finalist.

American space resources company — develops molten regolith electrolysis to extract oxygen and metals from lunar soil for off-Earth manufacturing.

American Earth observation startup in Tucson — develops orbital radar sounding satellites to map subsurface resources such as water and minerals.

American lunar resources startup — builds excavation rovers to mine and haul icy lunar regolith for water and propellant production.

American in-space logistics company — develops Worker Bee space tugs, debris capture bags and optical space-object tracking systems.

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…

American lunar mobility company — develops the FLEX rover family and lunar terrain vehicles for NASA Artemis and commercial payload delivery.

Develops space-based nuclear power systems using radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) from nuclear waste — provides persistent power for satellites, lunar bases and dee…

Texas space services company — provides engineering for NASA and DoD and commercial in-space test and lunar exploration services.

America's premier lunar logistics company — builds lunar landers, rovers and surface infrastructure for NASA CLPS and commercial customers. Developed Peregrine and Griffin lunar…

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

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…

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…

Pittsburgh robotics company — develops planetary rover mobility systems and flight software for lunar surface missions.

US space advocacy non-profit — promotes human missions to Mars and runs the annual Humans to the Moon & Mars Summit in Washington, DC.

US non-profit advocating human exploration and settlement of Mars — runs analog research stations, an annual convention and student competitions.