[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 your suggestions to space@solari.com or post them in the comments section at Solari Report blog posts.]

Space Companies Publicly Traded on US Markets

• AAR (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. It was formerly GenCorp, Inc.
• 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.
• Alliant Techsystems (ATK) - Supplier of aerospace and defense products to the United States Government, United States allies and prime contractors.
• 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.
• Astrotech Corp (ASTC) - Muscle on the ground prior to satellite launch countdown. Formerly SPACEHAB, the company offers services and products that aid the US government and commercial customers in preparing satellites and cargo payloads for space launch.
• 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.
• 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.
• B/E Aerospace (BEAV) - Manufacturer of cabin interior products for commercial aircraft and business jets and a distributor of aftermarket fasteners. Sells directly to airlines and airframe manufacturers and general aviation customers.
• 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).
• 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 for the aerospace industry. It provides metal, fiberglass, and carbon composite aerostructures.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• KEYW (KEYW) - Through its subsidiaries, provides signal, image, and information processing solutions primarily for the U.S. Government intelligence and defense customers. Formerly Essex Corporation.
• 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.
• L-3 Communications (LLL) - Supplier of a range of products used in a number of aerospace and defense platforms.
• LMI Aerospace Inc. (LMI) - Engaged in fabricating, machining, finishing and integrating formed, close-tolerance aluminum and specialty alloy components and sheet metal products for use by the aerospace, technology and commercial sheet metal industries.
• Lockheed Martin (LMT) - Principally researches, designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, operates and supports advanced technology systems, products and services.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Precision Castparts (PCP) - Manufactures metal components and products, provides investment castings, forgings and fasteners/fastener systems for aerospace and industrial gas turbine applications.
• Raytheon (RTN) - Engaged in the defense and government electronics, space, information technology (IT), technical services and business and special mission aircraft industry.
• Rockwell Collins (COL) - Engages in the design, production, and support of communications and aviation electronics for military and commercial customers worldwide.
• SpaceDev. (SPDV). Acquired by private space company Sierra Nevada Corp. Space Systems in 2008. No longer traded publicly.
• SpaceHab. (See Astrotech above.)
• Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) - Is the world's largest first-tier aerostructures manufacturer building several important pieces of Boeing aircraft, including the cockpit of nearly all of its airliners. Spirit also produces fuselage sections and front wing spars for the Airbus A350.
• 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

Private Space Companies

• 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). Location: Mesquite, Texas. Established in 2000.
• Bigelow Aerospace, Inc. - Long-range goal is to bring human space flight into the arena of commercial business. Objectives include providing a low-cost, low earth orbit (LEO) human-rated space station that is accessible to the commercial sector. Founder: Robert Bigelow (owner, Budget Suites of America). Location: Las Vegas, Nevada. Established in 1998.
• 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.
• Copenhagen Suborbitals - Is a non-profit suborbital space endeavour working towards launching a human being into space. Has performed 45 engine tests to date. Founders: Kristian von Bengtson, Peter Madsen. Location: Copenhagen, Denmark. Established in 2008.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo. 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.
• Ventions, LLC - 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. Location: San Francisco, California. Established in 2004.
• 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.
• 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.

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

European Space Companies

• Air Liquide S.A - French multinational company which supplies industrial gases and services to various industries including medical, chemical and electronic manufacturers.
• 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.
• Airbus Group SE - European multinational aerospace and defence corporation. Seated inToulouse, France, 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). 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.
• 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.
• Avio Aero SpA - GE Aviation business which designs, manufactures and maintains components and systems for civil and military aviation.
• Indra Espacio SA - 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.
• IABG - Offers integrated, future-oriented solutions in the sectors Automotive InfoCom • Mobility, Energy & Environment • Aeronautics • Space • Defence & Security.
• 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.
• CGS SpA Compagnia Generale dello Spazio
• CGI - delivers complex, mission critical space systems and are a recognised thought leader in space security and space applications. We are a European 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.
• 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.
• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• OHB System - 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 EDM - Services & Products efficiency, cost reducation, cyber security,human performance, aviation security.
• 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.
• 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.
• SABCA - 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.
• SAFRAN HERAKLES - 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 (mixers, plugs, etc.)
• SCISYS UK Ltd. - 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 andSpace Systems & Technology
• Selex Galileo - US subsidiary of Selex ES, a leader in defense electronics and a member of the Finmeccanica group of companies. Leveraging a distinctive strength in airborne mission-critical systems for situational awareness, self-protection, and surveillance.
• Sener SA - Founded in Spain serves Aerospace Engineering, Infrastructures and Transport, Power and Process and Marine Engineering.
• SITAEL S.p.A. - Largest privately-owned Space Company in Italy.
• Snecma - Designs, develops, produces and sells engines for commercial and military aircraft, launch vehicles and satellites. We also offer a complete range of support services to airlines, armed forces and other operators, including fleet management.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• Tesat Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG - Product offerings encompass highly reliable equipment as for example the traveling wave tube amplifiers, multiplexers, waveguide switches, and modulators, which along with complete systems are delivered globally to all leading satellite manufacturers.
• Thales Group - 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 worl^d and 55% of its total sales are military sales.
• TNO - Focus areas 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.
• Vitrociset SpA - 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.

Private Equity - Europe

• Angelo Investments

Source: http://www.eurospace.org/11new-page.aspx, Wikipedia