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Top 15 Moon Mission startups
September 18, 2024 | By Boris Maslennikov | 26 |
These startups are developing cutting-edge spacecrafts, rovers, and technologies tailored specifically for lunar missions.
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Country: USA
Intuitive Machines offers engineering solutions at the unimagined intersections between energy, medicine, and aerospace. In particular it's build Earth-Moon communications infrastructure for NASA.
Intuitive Machines offers engineering solutions at the unimagined intersections between energy, medicine, and aerospace. In particular it's build Earth-Moon communications infrastructure for NASA.
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Country: USA | Funding: $571.6M
Firefly Aerospace provides launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services for small payloads. Firefly’s on-orbit services include deorbiting services to help minimize space debris. Firefly’s lunar lander is flying annual missions to the Moon with payload services customized to the technology and exploration goals of each customer.
Firefly Aerospace provides launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services for small payloads. Firefly’s on-orbit services include deorbiting services to help minimize space debris. Firefly’s lunar lander is flying annual missions to the Moon with payload services customized to the technology and exploration goals of each customer.
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Country: USA | Funding: $249.6M
Astrobotic Technology is a space robotics and lunar lander company making space and moon accessible to the world.
Astrobotic Technology is a space robotics and lunar lander company making space and moon accessible to the world.
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Country: Japan | Funding: $174.8M
Ispace Technologies is a space resource exploration company that locates, extracts, and delivers lunar ice to customers in cis-lunar space.
Ispace Technologies is a space resource exploration company that locates, extracts, and delivers lunar ice to customers in cis-lunar space.
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Country: Singapore | Funding: $100M
Qosmosys is committed to developing lunar lander tech. The company aims to send its ZeusX spacecraft to the moon
Qosmosys is committed to developing lunar lander tech. The company aims to send its ZeusX spacecraft to the moon
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Country: USA | Funding: $100M
Redwire focuses on space commercialization, digitally engineered spacecraft, on-orbit service, assembly, and manufacturing. Redwire is a key mission enabler with products relevant to almost every space mission, including: power generation, antennas, deployable solutions, star trackers, and camera systems.
Redwire focuses on space commercialization, digitally engineered spacecraft, on-orbit service, assembly, and manufacturing. Redwire is a key mission enabler with products relevant to almost every space mission, including: power generation, antennas, deployable solutions, star trackers, and camera systems.
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Country: USA | Funding: $65.5M
Moon Express develops a robotic spacecraft for low cost missions beyond the Earth, including the Moon, asteroids, and Mars.
Moon Express develops a robotic spacecraft for low cost missions beyond the Earth, including the Moon, asteroids, and Mars.
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Country: USA | Funding: $17.4M
Interlune is a lunar resource startup that provides resources for a clean and sustainable economy on Earth and in space.
Interlune is a lunar resource startup that provides resources for a clean and sustainable economy on Earth and in space.
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Country: Canada | Funding: $3.9M
MDA is an international space mission partner and robotics, satellite systems, and geointelligence pioneer. MDA is developing the Canadarm3, an iconic, next-generation AI-enabled robotic system. Also MDA supports humanity’s long-term return to the lunar surface,
MDA is an international space mission partner and robotics, satellite systems, and geointelligence pioneer. MDA is developing the Canadarm3, an iconic, next-generation AI-enabled robotic system. Also MDA supports humanity’s long-term return to the lunar surface,
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Country: USA | Funding: $2M
Argo Space develops small reusable spacecraft transfer vehicles and the technology for harvesting water from lunar regolith to create an abundant source of in-space propellant
Argo Space develops small reusable spacecraft transfer vehicles and the technology for harvesting water from lunar regolith to create an abundant source of in-space propellant
