2015 Annual Wrap-Up: Space Companies

January 7, 2016
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[Note from Catherine: This is a work in progress. We welcome edits and additions as well as companies from Asian and global markets. Please send to space@solari.com or post in the comments section here.]

Space Companies List of top 100 NASA Contractors on Site at facilities.

Space Companies Publicly Traded on US Markets

  • AAR Corp (AIR) – Provides aviation supply chain services for North American and international commercial airlines, government & defense services (US and foreign); maintenance, repair and overhaul; and structures and systems.
  • Actuant (ATU) – Diversified industrial company serving customers from operations in more than 30 countries: branded hydraulic tools and solutions, specialized products and services for energy markets and highly engineered position and motion control systems.
  • Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (AJRD) Operates as a technology-based manufacturer primarily in the United States. It is organized in two segments, Aerospace and Defense; and Real Estate. Formerly GenCorp, Inc., the Jonesborough, TN. plant is primary supplier of depleted uranium ordinance weapons. Since inception of the U.S. space program,they have powered rocket launches of the U.S. space program, including Apollo, and space shuttle engines. Propulsion systems placed commercial, military and government satellites into orbit, and have powered space-probe missions to nearly every planet in the solar system and movement of the Mars rover Curiosity.
  • Airbus Group SE (EADSF) – Airbus Group SE is a European multinational aerospace and defence corporation. Headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands, the group consists of the three business divisions Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space, and Airbus Helicopters. The company was originally formed as the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company NV (EADS) on 10 July 2000 by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA), and Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA). In January 2014, EADS was reorganised as Airbus Group NV, combining the divisions for development and marketing of civil and military aircraft, as well as communications systems, missiles, space rockets, helicopters, satellites, and related systems. On 27 May 2015 the company became the ninth component of Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index to adopt the corporate form of the European Union (EU), becoming a societas Europaea (SE; Latin: European company).
  • Alcoa Inc. (AA) – Producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina. Active in all major aspects of the industry: technology, mining, refining, smelting, fabricating and recycling.
  • Applied Ind. Tech. (AIT)- Manufacture and sales of industrial (including automotive) parts and fluid power components;and modification, repair and installation services for industrial rubber components, such as conveyor belts and hoses. A GSA contract holder.
  • Astrotech Corp (ASTC) – is a technology incubator headquartered in Austin, Texas. Astrotech uses technology sourced internally and from research institutions, government laboratories, and universities to fund, manage and sell start-up companies. Astrotech Corporation’s subsidiaries provide commercial products and services to NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense, national space agencies[who?], and global commercial customers.
  • Ball Corporation (BLL) -Supplier of avionics, space systems, metal beverage and food containers and aluminum aerosol containers. Ball is the largest producer of recyclable beverage cans in the world. Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. (Ball Aerospace) is an American manufacturer of spacecraft, components, and instruments for national defense, civil space and commercial space applications, began building pointing controls for military rockets in 1956, and later won a contract to build one of NASA’s first spacecraft, the Orbiting Solar Observatory, and numerous technological and scientific projects and continues to provide aerospace technology to NASA and related industries. It also has many other products and services for the aerospace industry, including lubricants, optical systems, star trackers and antennas. As a wholly owned subsidiary of the Ball Corporation, Ball Aerospace was cited in 2014 as the 88th largest defense contractor in the world. Parent and subsidiary headquarters are co-located in Broomfield, Colorado, with smaller offices in New Mexico, Ohio, Northern Virginia, Missouri, and Maryland.
  • Barnes Group Inc. (B) – is a manufacturer of industrial and aerospace components. The company produces springs for airframes, electronics, machinery, stamping presses and turbine engines in addition to providing repair and logistics support primarily on spare parts for the aerospace industry.
  • The Boeing Company (BA) – Together with its subsidiaries is an aerospace company that operates in six principal segments: Commercial Airplanes, Aircraft and Weapon Systems, Network Systems, Support Systems and Launch and Orbital Systems (collectively, Integrated Defense Systems (IDS), and Boeing Capital Corporation (BCC).
  • CGI Group Inc.(GIB) – delivers complex, mission critical space systems and are a recognized thought leader in space security and space applications, is a  leader in military satellite communications ground segment and serve civilian space agencies such as the European Space Agency (ESA), as well as space and ground segment system companies. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
  • Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) –  Engages in the design, manufacture, and overhauling of products for motion control and flow control applications. It also provides various metal treatment services.
  • Ducommun, Inc. (DCO) – Ducommun Incorporated engages in the design, engineering, and manufacture of components and assemblies, specializing in two core areas: Electronic Systems and Structural Systems,to produce complex products and components for commercial aircraft platforms, mission-critical military and space programs.
  • General Dynamics (GD) – Designs, develops, manufactures and supports technology products and services for information systems and technologies; land and expeditionary combat vehicles, armaments and ammunition’s; shipbuilding and marine systems, and business aviation.
  • General Electric (GE) – Conducts its businesses through 11 segments: Advanced Materials, Commercial Finance, Consumer Finance, Consumer and Industrial, Energy, Equipment and Other Services, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Insurance, NBC Universal and Transportation. Robust communications and connectivity are required for both undersea and outer space resource exploitation.
  • Harris Corp (HRS) – Along with its subsidiaries is an international communications technology company focused on providing assured communications products, systems and services for government and commercial customers including end to end systems for global and regional situational awareness.
  • Hexcel Corp. (HXL)is a materials company that manufactures composite materials and structural parts. Hexcel claims to be the largest US producer of carbon fiber; a weaver of structural fabrics; the largest producer of composite materials such as honeycomb (first to land on the moon), prep-reg, film adhesives and sandwich panels; and a manufacturer of composite parts and structures. Hexcel’s primary markets are aerospace, defense, wind energy and industrial markets including automotive, marine and recreation. In 1971, Hexcel was a manufacturer of alpine skis, and it presently supplies composite materials for ski and snowboard manufacture.
  • Honeywell (HON) – Diversified technology and manufacturing company, serving customers worldwide. Offers aerospace products and services; control, sensing and security technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; specialty chemicals; fibers, and electronic and advanced materials.
  • INDRA SISTEMAS  (ISMAY) Spain based multinational providing business solutions, IT services and comprehensive systems worldwide. Vertical markets are Energy and Industry, Financial Services, Telecom & Media, Public Sector & Healthcare, Transport & Traffic and Security & Defense.
  • Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (JEC) Listed on the NYSE and headquartered in Dallas, Tx, as an international technical professional services firm. NASA’s largest services-only contractor and also supports space systems for the U.S. DOD, including the Space Threat Assessment Testbed (STAT), propulsion systems and aerodynamic testing for launch vehicles to deliver satellites and other payloads into space.
  • KEYW (KEYW) – Through its subsidiaries, provides signal, image, and information processing solutions primarily for the U.S. Government intelligence and defense customers. Acquiring Sotera Defense Solutions facilitates serving FBI and DHS customers, and Army Intelligence.
  • Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS) – Provides defense, information technology, information assurance and security products for the U.S. federal government, commercial enterprises and state and local agencies.
  • Lockheed Martin (LMT) – Principally researches, designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, operates and supports advanced technology systems, products and services.
  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHVYF) Other OTC, (TYO 7011) Tokyo Stock Exhange – Products include aerospace components, air conditioners, aircraft, automotive components, forklift trucks, hydraulic equipment, machine tools, missiles, power generation equipment, ships, and space launch vehicles. Through its defense-related activities it is the world’s 23rd-largest defense contractor measured by 2011 defense revenues, and the largest based in Japan.
  • Moog Inc. (MOG-A) – Worldwide designer and manufacturer of precision motion and fluid controls and control systems. Operates in four principal business segments: aircraft controls, space and defense controls, industrial controls and components.
  • Northrop Grumman (NOC) – Provides products, services and solutions in defense and commercial electronics, nuclear and non-nuclear shipbuilding, information technology, mission systems, systems integration and space technology.
  • Oceaneering (Oii) -Space SYstems division concentrates on developing, integrating, and applying both new and established technologies to the challenges of operations in space and other harsh environments.
  • ORBCOMM Inc. (ORBC) – A leading provider of global satellite and cellular data communications solutions for asset tracking, management, and remote control. Maintains a global low-Earth-orbit satellite network, including global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) communication solutions that remotely track, monitor, and control fixed and mobile assets.
  • Orbit International (ORBT) – Orbit International Corp., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of electronic components and subsystems for military and nonmilitary government applications in the United States.
  • Orbital ATK (OA) – Designs, develops, manufactures and operates small space and rocket systems for the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and other United States government agencies and for global commercial and scientific customers. It was formed in 2015 from the merger of Orbital Sciences Corporation and parts of Alliant Techsystems.
  • Raytheon (RTN) – Engaged in the defense and government electronics, space, information technology (IT), technical services and business and special mission aircraft industry.
  •  SAFRAN SA (SAFRY)– Manufacturer of solid rocket motors (SRM) for launch vehicles and missiles. The company also makes thermostructural and organic composite materials for the aerospace, defense, automobile and manufacturing industries. Herakles designs, develops, manufactures and sells solid rocket motors, energetic materials and equipment, as well as pyrotechnic components.developing composite solutions for the hot sections of tomorrow’s engines, including ceramic matrix composite (CMC) turbine parts (blades, guide vanes), and nozzle parts. Subsidiary Snecma  – designs, develops, produces and sells engines for commercial and military aircraft, launch vehicles and satellites. A prime contractor for the cryogenic propulsion systems on Europe’s current Ariane 5 and upcoming Ariane 6 launchers, with the HM7B, Vulcain® and Vinci® engines. These operations will be consolidated within Airbus Safran Launchers, the 50/50 joint company recently created by Safran and Airbus Group (lien vers communiqué). Snecma is also the European leader in plasma propulsion systems for satellites, with the current PPS®1350-G thruster, and the PPS®1350-E and PPS®5000 under development.
  • Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (TDY) – Provides electronic components, instruments, and communications products. It operates in four segments: Electronics and Communications, Systems Engineering Solutions, Aerospace Engines and Components, and Energy.
  • TransDigm Group Inc. (TDG) – Designs, produces, and supplies engineered aircraft components for use on commercial and military aircraft principally in the United States.
  • United Technologies ((UTX) – Provides high-technology products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries worldwide.

Source: http://www.space-settlement-institute.org/space-companies.html

Space Companies Publicly Traded on European Markets

  • Leonardo S.p.A., (ISIN: IT0003856405 Milan) , formerly Leonardo-Finmeccanica and Finmeccanica, is an Italian multinational aerospace, defense and security company headquartered in Rome in Italy and with operations worldwide. It is the ninth-largest defense contractor in the world based on applicable 2014 revenues. The company is partially owned by the Italian government through the Ministry of Economy and Finance, which holds 30.2% of the company’s shares and is its largest shareholder.
  • OHB System (ETR.OHB) – low-orbiting and geostationary satellites, executes Galileo navigation satellites, the SARah reconnaissance system, the MTG meteorological satellites, the EnMAP environment satellite, the TET-1 technology testing vehicle and the HispaSat, ELECTRA and EDRS-C telecommunications satellites. In manned space flight, the International Space Station ISS, in assembling and equipping the Columbus research laboratory fitted to the ISS and the ATV space freighter and experiment systems. Also, ESA’s two-part flagship mission ExoMars as well as on further studies for exploring and charting the moon, Mars, Jupiter and other celestial bodies. Broadband wireless transmission of image data forms a core technology for security and reconnaissance. Partnering with the European Space Agency ESA, the German Aerospace Center DLR, the German Federal Ministry of Defense as well as for customers in the private and public sector.
  • QinetiQ Group Plc ((LSE: QQ.L) – is a British multinational defence technology company headquartered in Farnborough, Hampshire.
  • SABCA (SAB:BB) – Privately held, serves Civil and Transport aircraft, space launchers and heavy maintenance, repairs or major upgrades. Our customers include ESA, Arianespace, Airbus Defence and Space, ELV, Europropulsion.
  • SciSys plc (SSY.L) – Capabilities include, application management,electronic Architectures, Government Digital Services,Geographic Information Systems, Marine Electronic Integration,Radio Production & Play Out Systems, Regulatory Solutions,Robotics, Autonomy & Automation and Space Systems & Technology. Registered in England and Wales and trades on LSE.
  • Thales Group – (THLEY SE OTC) French multinational company that designs and builds electrical systems and provides services for the aerospace, defence, transportation and security markets. The headquarters are in Neuilly-sur-Seine (in the suburbs of Paris), and its stock is listed on the Euronext Paris. Thales Alenia Space , Thales Alenia Space Espana SA, Thales Alenia Space Belgium, Thales Alenia Space Italia SpA.  The Group is ranked as the 475th largest company by Fortune 500 Global,is the 10th largest defence contractor in the world and 55% of its total sales are military sales.

Space Companies Traded on Asian Markets

China

  • China Electronics Corporation (CEC) is one of the largest producers of telecom equipment in China and has four main semiconductor divisions: computer software/hardware & system integration, telecommunication network & terminals and digital home appliances. CEC Listed Companies not traded in U.S.
    • Great Wall Technology Co. Ltd. (0074.HK)
    • PANDA Electronics Group Co., Ltd. (600775.SH)
    • PANDA Electronics Group Co., Ltd. (0553.HK)
    • Shenzhen Kaifa Technology Co., Ltd. (000021.SZ)
    • China GreatWall Computer Shenzhen Co., Ltd (000066.SZ)
    • China National Software & Service Co., Ltd. (600536.SH)
    • Chinasoft International Co., Ltd. 00354.HK
    • China Electronics Corporation Holdings Co., Ltd (0085.HK)
    • CEC Corecast Corporation Limited (600764.SH)
    • Shenzhen SED electronics (group) Co., Ltd. (000032.SZ)
    • Nanjing Huadong Electronics Group Co., Ltd. (000727.SZ)
    • Great Wall Info Industry Co., Ltd. (000748.SZ)
    • Shanghai Belling Co., Ltd. (600171.SH)

JAPAN

  • IHI Corporation IHICF – IHI Corporation, Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a Japanese company which produces ships, aircraft engines, turbochargers for automobiles, industrial machines, power station boilers and other facilities, suspension bridges and other transport-related machinery, as well as a space division. Boeing and General Electric Aviation have subcontracted parts. Sounding Rocket (S-210, S-310, S-520, SS-520), M-V Launch Vehicle, GX Launch Vehicle (Partner in Galaxy Express Corporation), Epsilon Launch Vehicle, SRB-A solid rocket booster for H-IIA/H-IIB Launch Vehicle, BT-4 liquid-fueled apogee motor (used in Atlas V and Antares).
  • NEC Space Technologies, Ltd. Tokyo, As one of its core businesses, NEC provides “space solutions” that cover everything from satellite systems and terrestrial satellite operation and control systems, to systems for utilizing satellite data.NEC Global Solutions is it’s parent.

SOUTH KOREA

  • Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. 047810:Korean Stock Exchange, commonly referred to as KAI, Korean: is a South Korean aerospace company, originally a joint venture of Samsung Aerospace, Daewoo Heavy Industries (aerospace division), and Hyundai Space and Aircraft Company (HYSA), which in 1999 took over its founding members at the behest of the Korean government following their financial troubles which emerged in the 1997 financial crisis. The headquarter and its major plants are located at Sacheon city.

Private Space Companies

  • Accion Systems – is pioneering scalable electric propulsion technology and created a new ion engine, Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Ad Astra Rocket Company – Is an American rocket propulsion company dedicated to the development of advanced plasma rocket propulsion technology. Located in Webster, Texas, near NASA’s Johnson Space Center Incorporated on January 14, 2005, President and CEO is retired astronaut, Dr. Franklin Chang Díaz. His concept of the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket,(VASIMR). VASIMR is intended to achieve several advantages over current chemical rocket designs, including lunar cargo transport, in-space refueling, and ultra-high speeds for distant space missions
  • Armadillo Aerospace – Has performed over two hundred flight tests spread over two dozen different vehicles. They have done work for NASA and the Air Force, and flown vehicles at every X-Prize Cup event. Founder: John Carmack (co-founder, ID Software). Mesquite, Texas. Established in 2000.
  • Arianespace – French multinational, undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane 5 launch vehicle as part of the Ariane programme. Two other launch systems are offered by the company, the Soyuz-2 as a medium-lift alternative to Ariane 5, and the Vega as a lighter one.
  • Alter Technology – Providing procurement, engineering and test services for Electrical, Electronic and Electromechanical components and electronic systems, within the space and harsh environment markets, including Aerospace, Security, Transport, Emergency Services, Health & Safety and Automotive.
  • Aviospace S.r.l. – Airbus Defense & Space Italian subsidiary, with Italian management and personnel. Aviospace employs 30 high-qualified professionals who work in direct contact with cutting edge technologies and international aerospace programs in the European Industry
  • AZUR Space Solar Power GmbH – European and a global player in development and production of multi-junction solar cells for space PV and terrestrial CPV applications.
  • Copenhagen Suborbitals – Is a non-profit suborbital space endeavour working towards launching a human being into space. Has performed 45 engine tests to date, in Copenhagen, Denmark, rstablished in 2008.
  • Blue Origin LLC – Develops concepts and technology to support future human spaceflight operations. Among other projects, they are developing a sub-orbital space vehicle that will take off and land vertically. Founder: Jeff Bezos (founder, Amazon.com). Locations: Kent, Washington office and a launch complex in Culberson County, Texas. Incorporated in 2000.
  • Bigelow Aerospace, Inc. – Is an American space technology startup company, based in North Las Vegas, Nevada that manufactures and develops expandable space station modules. Founder: Robert Bigelow (owner, Budget Suites of America). Location: Las Vegas, Nevada. Established in 1998.
  • CGS SpA Compagnia Generale dello Spazio
  • Deep Space Industries – Is a privately held space company planning to mine asteroids for usable materials and manufacturing in situ. Missions to begin in 2015, to visit nearby asteroids to assess extractable resources including volatiles and metals. Founders: Rick Tumlinson, David Gump. Location: McLean, Virginia. Established in 2013.
  • Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation – Masters Advance technologies in power networks, energy distribution, conversion and storage, Sustainable Construction, innovation strategies, Health, Industry and Transport and Technological Services. Highlights: Mechatronics, robotics, thermal plasma, innovation tools for business, tissue regeeration, micro and nano manufacturing, advanced technologies for motor rehab, gerontechnology.
  • Frontier Astronautics LLC – Provides hard-to-get technology and services to the burgeoning entrepreneurial space industry. Specializes in affordable and reliable rocket engines and attitude control systems, as well as custom design and testing services. Location: Chugwater, Wyoming.
  • IABG – Offers integrated, future-oriented solutions in the sectors Automotive InfoCom • Mobility, Energy & Environment • Aeronautics • Space • Defence & Security.
  • Image Sat International, ISI, a private Israel company offering end-to-end geospatial solutions from high resolution satellite earth imagery, conduct viable data analysis and gain actionable insights, to better understand and act upon their geo-political, environmental and economic realities. Israel is a trading partner with the European Union.
  • Intelsat – Is a leading provider of satellite services worldwide. For more than 45 years, has delivered information and entertainment for leading media and network companies, multinational corporations, internet service providers, and government agencies. Taken private in 2001; acquired PanAmSat in 2006. Offices: Luxembourg, Washington DC, Ellenwood, Georgia.
  • Interorbital Systems -is a U.S. aerospace manufacturer active in Mojave, California, in 1996 by Roderick and Randa Milliron, who also co-founded Trans Lunar Research, a non-profit organization, and plans to develop simple, yet robust technology to be the lowest-cost launch provider in the commercial space industry.Interorbital Systems isbuilding a launch vehicle for the Google Lunar X Prize Team Synergy Moon and for commercial launches and is a competitor in the Ansari X Prize and America’s Space Prize.
  • Kepler Communications – is a private company, based in Toronto, Canada that specializes in satellite communications services from a network of small satellites starting in late 2017.
  • KinetX Inc. – Is an engineering, technology, software development and business consulting firm specializing in aerospace systems with primary expertise is in the areas of satellite systems engineering, ground system software development and space systems operations.Their Space Navigation and Flight Dynamics division provided mission navigation for the MESSENGER vehicle destined for Mercury and the New Horizons ten-year journey to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace – Provides advanced technological solutions for operations under extreme conditions of the maritime and defense, and supplies remote weapon stations systems, and oil and gas technologies.
  • Made In Space – is an American-based company, specializing in the engineering and manufacturing of three-dimensional printers for use in microgravity. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Made In Space’s 3D printer (Zero-G Printer) was the first manufacturing device in space. They give researchers the ability to prototype tools and designs in the environment of space with short iteration cycles.
  • Masten Space – Is a privately held company that designs, builds, tests, and operates reusable launch vehicles, including Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing (VTVL). Founder: David Masten. Location: Mojave, California. Founded in 2004.
  • MT Aerospace AG – Develops and produces components for the European launching system ARIANE 5, for satellites, spacecrafts, the Airbus fleet as well as radio telescope constructions. In Augsburg, Mainz, Cagliari (Italy), Santiago de Chile and Kourou (French Guiana), a  leader in light weight construction using metal and composite materials.
  • NLR – Netherlands Aerospace Centre for identifying, developing and applying advanced technological knowledge in the area of aerospace.
  • Phase Four – Micro satelliteand innovation propulsion.
  • Planetary Resources -Is an asteroid mining company, whose goal is to establish a new paradigm for resource discovery and utilization that will bring the solar system into humanity’s sphere of influence. Founders: Eric Anderson, Peter Diamandis. Location: Bellevue, Washington.
  • PLDSpace – is a Spanish company founded in 2011 in, Elche Spain, with the objective of developing low cost launch vehicles. Currently, the company is developing two models of rockets, Arion 1 and Arion 2, with suborbital and orbital capabilities for the small payloads market. The company targets CubeSats, Micro-g environment and defense technology payloads. The first commercial launch of the Arion 1 rocket is planned for 2018.
  • Precision Castparts – was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway in January 2016 and is a worldwide, diversified manufacturer of complex metal components and products.  It serves the aerospace, power, and general industrial markets.  PCC is a market leader in manufacturing complex structural investment castings and forged components for aerospace markets, machined airframe components, and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications, and in manufacturing airfoil castings for the aerospace and industrial gas turbine markets.  PCC also is a leading producer of titanium and nickel superalloy melted and mill products for the aerospace, chemical processing, oil and gas, and pollution control industries, and manufactures extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil and gas applications.
  • RBC Signals – real-time space communications technologies and services for satellite operators.
  • Rocket Lab – is a US aerospace corporation with a New Zealand subsidiary developing lightweight, cost-effective commercial rocket launch services. The Electron Program for small payloads such as CubeSats require dedicated small launch vehicles. Theis lightweight launch vehicle, is to service the small satellites market with high-frequency launch opportunities and is capable of delivering payloads of 150 kg to a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit.Began in May 2017,with commercial flights to occur later in 2017 at a starting price of US$4.9 million. Major investors including Khosla Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Data Collective, Promus Ventures, Lockheed Martin and K1W1.
  • Rocketplane, Ltd. – Is the creator of the Rocketplane XP, a suborbital spacecraft that will launch civilian astronauts more than 330,000 feet above Earth’s atmosphere to experience the sensation of weightlessness and an extraordinary view of planet Earth from space. Rocketplane is taking reservations for suborbital flights. Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Established in 2001.
  • Rocketstar – offers a Small satellite launch platform and hypersonic consulting.
  •  RUAG Schweiz AG – RUAG Space  – Swiss company developing and producing a wide range of products for the space industry.
  •  Ruag Space Finland Oy Ag – Acquired the space business of the Finish company Patria. Areas include spacecraft control electronics, electrical power subsystems, drive electronic units and related test equipment. Space operations includes satellite programs of the European Space Agency (ESA) such as the earth observation satellites Sentinel-2, Earthcare and Swarm and the Gaia space telescope.
  • Sitael, A Holding of Angelo Investments.
  •  RUAG Space GmbH – Austrian branch supplying space products and related ground support equipment in the areas of electronics, mechanics and thermal hardware. Flight-electronics are supplied to European and US satellite programs. Areas of expertise are on-board electronics, particularly Digital Signal Processing,On-board Mechanisms, particularly Pointing and Deployment Mechanisms,Thermal Hardware, particularly Multilayer InsulationMechanical Ground Support Equipment, particularly Containers and Trolleys.
  •  RUAG Space AB – Specializes in highly reliable on-board satellite equipment including computer systems, antennas and microwave electronics and adapters and separation systems for space launchers.
  • Scaled Composites, LLC – Is an aerospace and specialty composites development company. Scaled has broad experience in air vehicle design, tooling, manufacturing, specialty composite structure design, analysis, fabrication and developmental flight test. In 2004, the Scaled Composites’ SpaceShipOne was the first private craft ever to leave the Earth’s atmosphere, making the company the winner of the Ansari X Prize. Founder: Burt Rutan. Location: Mojave, California. Established in 1982.
  •  Selex Galileo -Selex Galileo Inc. is part of the Finmeccanica company. From 1 January 2016 all activities previously carried out by Alenia Aermacchi, AgustaWestland and Selex ES as well as the companies OTO Melara and WASS were merged  into Finmeccanica. Leveraging a distinctive strength in airborne mission-critical systems for situational awareness, self-protection, and surveillance. Finmeccanica is a global player in the high-tech sectors and a major operator worldwide in the Aerospace, Defence and Security sectors. With its headquarters in Italy,
  • Sener SA – Founded in Spain, provides Aerospace Engineering, Infrastructures and Transport, Power and Process and Marine Engineering internationally.
  •  Sitael S.p.A. – Largest privately-owned Space Company in Italy.It offers turn-key solutions to its customers, facilitating the access to space services and applications through Smart Microsatellite Solutions and belongs to Angelo Investments holdings. A Holding of Angelo Investments.
  • Sierra Nevada Corp Space Systems– Products range from spacecraft actuators that power the Mars rovers, to hybrid rocket technologies that powered the first commercial astronaut to space, and from microsatellites controlled by the Internet to Dream Chaser®, a winged and piloted orbital commercial spacecraft. Acquired SpaceDev in 2008. President & CFO: Eren Ozmen. Location: Sparks, Nevada.
  • Space Information Labs – Mission is to develop, design, and integrate techological solutions for global space-based range, operationally responsive space, autonomous flight, and navigation systems. Working with DARPA to develop rapid and inexpensive launch capability for placing small satellites in orbit. Location: Santa Maria, California.
  • Spaceflight -is a private aerospace company specializing in the launch of secondary payloads ranging from 1 kg up to 300 kg micro satellites from a variety of space launch vehicles, such as Antares, Dnepr, Soyuz, and Falcon 9, as well as from the ISS.
  • The Spaceship Company – Is an aerospace joint venture between Virgin Galactic and Scaled Composites. They plan to build the world’s first fleet of commercial sub-orbital spaceships and carrier aircraft. Current vehicles include White Knight Two and Space Ship Two. Location: Mojave Air and Space Port, Mojave, California. Founded in 2008.
  • SpaceX – Has developed two launch vehicles, established an impressive launch manifest, and been awarded COTS funding by NASA to demonstrate delivery and return of cargo to the International Space Station. By their own account, SpaceX is on a sound financial footing as they move towards volume commercial launches. Founder: Elon Musk (co-founder, PayPal). Established in 2002.
  • Spire Global – is an American private company specializing in data gathered from a network of small satellites. It has successfully deployed twelve Earth observation CubeSats into Low Earth orbit. The company signed a contract to provide NOAA with weather data. The company has offices in San Francisco, Glasgow, Singapore, and Boulder.
  • Telespazio SpA  – Joint venture between Finmeccanica (67%) and Thales (33%), is one of the world’s leading players in satellite services. The company, headquartered in Rome (Italy),  relying on an international network of space centres and teleports, and operating worldwide through many subsidiaries and join ventures. Its activities range from the design and development of space systems to the management of launch services and in-orbit satellite control, from Earth observation services, integrated communications, satellite navigation and localization, to scientific programmes. Telespazio now covers the whole space market value chain through its four business units: Satellite Systems & Applications, Satellite Operations, Geoinformation, and Networks & Connectivity.Telespazio is also involved in the main programmes for exploration of the universe, such as Rosetta and Gaia.
  • Telespazio Vega UK Ltd – Consulting, technology and engineering services business headquartered in Luton, UK. We have built our first class reputation by exploiting the technology and skills developed through over 35 years of working in the space industry to deliver the high value, quality systems and services expected by our customers. Provide reliable ground segment systems for satellite missions and provide expert consulting and engineering support. Our development of downstream applications includes geo-information via value adding, user friendly, platforms, as well as cost effective fixed and mobile satellite communications. In January 2011, VEGA Space Ltd, became a part of Telespazio, the Rome-based space systems services company.
  • Tesat Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG  – Acquired by EADS Astrium GmbH ( a subsidiary of Airbus Group SE) in December 2001. Center of competence for payloads for communication satellites and continues as independently functioning organization. Product offerings encompass highly reliable equipment such as the traveling wave tube amplifiers, multiplexers, waveguide switches, and modulators, which along with complete systems are delivered globally to all leading satellite manufacturers.
  • Terma A/S  – Operates in the aerospace, defense, and security sector,Complex and Critical Aerostructures for Commercial and Military Aircraft, Aircraft Survivability Equipment,advanced ground-based defense applications,Radar Systems – Critical Infrastructure Protection for Homeland Security, and Terma Star Tracker for precise control of satellites. Majority of stock is acquired by the Thomas B Thrige Foundationin the 1980’s.
  • TNO  – This Dutch public organization introduced the first solar path. Projects include: Flexible & Free-form Products, Space & Scientific Instrumentation, Sustainable Chemical Industry, Semiconductor Equipment, Networked Information,Predictive Health Technologies Food & Nutrition Prevention, Work & Health, Mobility & Logistics Environment & Sustainability Buildings & Infrastructures Smart Cities, and energy. Annual report.
  • Ventions, LLC – Of San Francisco California, since 2004, Is a research, development, and services company founded to commercialize innovative technologies in the aerospace sector. Currently focused on development of small-scale propulsion systems, pumps, and launch vehicle components for government and commercial applications under various DARPA and NASA funded projects.
  • Virgin Galactic LLC – Is working to develop the suborbital tourism industry. They are currently accepting booking for suborbital flights. Tickets cost $250,000; over 400 individuals have given deposits for future flights. Also plans to launch suborbital science missions and small satellites. Founder: Richard Branson (founder, Virgin Group). Location: Spaceport America, New Mexico.
  • Vitrociset SpA – Based in Italy, Offers services in Command & Control, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance, Instrumented Test Range,Modeling & Simulation, Infologistics & Support Equipment, secure Communications & Cybersecurity, Border Control, Critical Infrastructures Protection, Transports Protection, Territory Protection, Ground Facilities & Support Equipment, Exploitation Services Ground Data Systems,Added Value Applications & Services,Large Experimental Facilities, Air Traffic Management Airport Solutions,Meteorological Systems,Intelligent Transport Systems, Maritime & Port Solutions, and Smart Mobility & Last Mile, Smart Environment, Smart Building & Energy, Smart Security and Smart Government & Life.
  • XCOR Aerospace – Focuses on the research, development, project management and production of safe, reliable, reusable launch vehicles (RLVs), rocket engines and rocket propulsion systems. Location: Mojave, California. Founders: Jeff Greason, Dan DeLong, Doug Jones, Aleta Jackson. Established in 1999.
  • XINWEI TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD (600485) Is set to be acquired by it’s CEO Wang Jing, a Chinese Billionaire who has major interests in HKND Group, which manages the Nicaraguan Canal.

GOVERNMENTS

CHINA

  • APT Satellite Company Limited (“APT Satellite” or “APSTAR (Wikipedia)”) is a leading satellite operator in Asia Pacific region. APSTAR commenced its operation in 1992 and currently own and operate five in-orbit satellites: APSTAR-5, APSTAR-6, APSTAR-7, APSTAR-7B (partial), APSTAR-9 satellite (“APSTAR Satellite Fleet”), covering regions in Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia and Pacific island which contain approximately 75% of the World’s population. We provide superior “one-stop-shop” satellite transponder leasing, broadcast, Teleport and Network, as well as data center services to broadcasters and telecommunication customers.
  • AsiaSat, (SEHK: 1135) AsiaSat (Wikipedia) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange . AsiaSat’s two major shareholders are CITIC Group Corporation and Carlyle Asia Partners IV, L.P.
  • China Aerospace International HoldingsCASIL, Ltd. Hong Kong Both China Aerospace Group Holdings and China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation are major shareholders in this company and is China’s premier developer of space technology and products (spacecraft and carrier rockets, satellites, etc.).
  • CITIC Group Corporation , formerly the China International Trust and Investment Corporation, is a state-owned investment company of the People’s Republic of China, established by Rong Yiren in 1979 with the approval of Deng Xiaoping.[1] Its headquarters are in Chaoyang District, Beijing.

    • China’s Space organizations

    • China Space Program

      INDIA

      • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
        The government-owned corporation is primarily involved in the operations of the aerospace industry. These include manufacturing and assembly of aircraft, navigation and related communication equipment and airports operation.The Company has also achieved a foothold in export in more than 20 countries, having demonstrated its quality and price competitiveness. HAL is a major partner for the Space Vehicle programmes of the Indian Space Research Organisation.
      • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)The government of India established the Department of Space in 1972. Indian Space Research organization (ISRO) is the primary agency under the Department of Space for executing space programmes. India has the largest constellation of domestic communication satellites called Indian National Satellite System (INSAT) in the Asia pacific region. India also has the largest constellation of earth observation satellites called Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites with better than one meter resolution. Village Resource Centers (VRCs) combining the services of IRS and INSAT satellites for providing an array of services have been established. India, today is considered as a leader in the application of space technology. INSAT and IRS satellites are also providing invaluable services in disaster management. World class space port facilities are in Sriharikota near Chennai with launch pads and test facilities for testing satellites and launch vehicle systems.

      ISRAEL

      • Israel Aerospace Industries – (IAI) is Israel’s prime aerospace and aviation manufacturer, producing aerial and astronautic systems for both military and civilian usage. IAI is wholly owned by the government of Israel. In addition to fighter aircraft, IAI also designs and builds civil aircraft, drones and designs and builds missile, avionics, and space-based systems. IAI’s Systems, Missiles, & Space Group integrates all the engineering capabilities required for satellite development, up to full satellite integration, testing and operation, including launching, mission control center, tracking and multi-satellite remote stations.