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List of Private Spaceflight Companies - Wikipedia 6/18/2020 List of private spaceflight companies - Wikipedia List of private spaceflight companies This page is a list of non-governmental (privately owned) entities that currently offer—or are planning to offer—equipment and services geared towards spaceflight, both robotic and human. List of abbreviations used in this article Contents Commercial astronauts LEO: Low Earth orbit GTO: Geostationary transfer Manufacturers of space vehicles orbit Cargo transport vehicles VTOL: Vertical take-off and Crew transport vehicles landing Orbital SSTO: Single-stage-to-orbit Suborbital TSTO: Two-stage-to-orbit Launch vehicle manufacturers SSTSO: Single-stage-to-sub- Landers, rovers and orbiters orbit Research craft and tech demonstrators Propulsion manufacturers Satellite launchers Space-based economy Space manufacturing Space mining Space stations Space settlement Spacecraft component developers and manufacturers Spaceliner companies See also References External links Commercial astronauts Association of Spaceflight Professionals[1][2] — Astronaut training, applied research and development, payload testing and integration, mission planning and operations support (Christopher Altman, Soyeon Yi)[1][3] Manufacturers of space vehicles Cargo transport vehicles Dry Launch Return Company Launch Length Payload Diameter Generated Automated Spacecraft mass mass Payload (kg) payload S name system (m) volume (m3) (m) power (W) docking (kg) (kg) (kg) 10.0 (pressurized), 3,310 plus 14 2,500 Falcon 9 pressurized or (unpressurized), Dragon 6.1 4,200[4] 10,200 capsule 3.7 2,000[8] No Block 5 unpressurized, in or 34 return[7] any mixture[5] (unpressurized SpaceX with extended trunk)[6] 10.0 De Falcon 9 (pressurized), Dragon 2 8.1 6,400 3,310 2,500 3.7 Yes Block 5 plus 14 (unpressurized) Cygnus Antares Orbital 5.14 1,500[9] 2,000[9] 18.9[9] None 3.07 3,500[10] No Re (standard) 1x0 Northrop Antares Grumman Cygnus 230 O 6.34 1,800[11] 3,500[11] 27[11] None 3.07 No Innovation (enhanced) Atlas V Systems 401 Dream Sierra 5,000 De Chaser Atlas V Nevada pressurized, 500 1,750[13] Yes Cargo Vulcan[12] Corporation unpressurized[13] System Crew transport vehicles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_private_spaceflight_companies 1/13 6/18/2020 List of private spaceflight companies - Wikipedia Orbital Company Launch Crew Length Diameter Launch Power Generated First Spacecraft Range Status name system size (m) (m) mass (kg) system power (W) spaceflight* Biconic Space Planned date Blue Origin LEO New Glenn Development Vehicle not known Multiple, Planned: 2021 Solar Operational Boeing CST-100 LEO initially Atlas [14] [15] [15] (20 December 7 5.03 4.56 panels (1/1) V 2019) Multiple, Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser 7 Planned date LEO initially Atlas [18] [19] Development Corporation Space System [16][17] 9 11,300 not known V May 30 2020 Falcon 9 Solar Operational Dragon 2 LEO [note 1] [20] [21] (2 March Block 5 7 8.1 3.7 panels (2/2) SpaceX 2019) Super Solar Planned: 2020 Starship Mars[22][note 2] <=100 48[22] 9[22][note 3] 1,335,000[22] Development Heavy panels (Q2 2020)[22] * - Format: Crewed (Uncrewed), includes failures 1. Number of seats will be 4 for crew member rotations for the ISS 2. Although designed to be capable of flying to anywhere in the solar system, this vehicle's intended maximum range is Mars 3. Plus fins/legs Suborbital Launch Company Launch Crew Length Diameter First Spacecraft Range mass Status name system size (m) (m) spaceflight* (kg) Scaled White Retired SpaceShipOne 100 km (62 mi) 1 8.53 8.05 3,600 21 June 2004 Composites Knight (3/3)[note 1] Planned date not New Shepard 114 km (71 mi) (capsule, using New Testing Blue Origin 6 3.6 known (23 Crew Capsule the launch escape system motor) Shepard (9/9)[note 2] November 2015) White The Spaceship Planned date not SpaceShipTwo 110 km (68 mi) Knight 1 18.3 8.3 9,740 Testing Company known Two Copenhagen Tycho Deep Planned date not 105 km (65 mi) Spica 1 13 0.955 4,000 Development Suborbitals[note 3] Space known 8 (6 Planned date not PD AeroSpace (Unknown) [23] (Unknown) passengers, [24] >6,000 Development 110 km (68 mi) 14.8 known 2 pilots) * - Format: Crewed (Uncrewed), includes failures 1. Does not include crewed atmospheric flights 2. Does not include flights not reaching the Kármán line 3. Denmark's amateur human space program. Launch vehicle manufacturers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_private_spaceflight_companies 2/13 6/18/2020 List of private spaceflight companies - Wikipedia Launcher Launcher No. of Maximum Launcher Maiden Company name Ref name type stages reach status flight Haas 2b Suborbital crewed rocket 1 Suborbital Development [25] ARCA Space Haas 2CA Light rocket 1 LEO Development [26] Super Haas Medium rocket 2 LEO Proposed [27] Australian Space AUSROC Nano Light rocket 2 LEO Development [28] Research Institute Rocket 1 Sounding rocket 2 Suborbital Retired (0/1) 2018 [29][30][31] Operational Rocket 2 Sounding rocket 2 Suborbital 2018 [32] Astra Space (0/1) Astra Light rocket 2 LEO Development [33] SALVO Light rocket 2 LEO Cancelled — [34][35][36] Operational New Shepard Suborbital crewed rocket 1 Suborbital 2015 (12/12) Blue Origin 2021 New Glenn Heavy rocket 2 or 3 GTO Development [37][38] (planned) Canadian Arrow Canadian Arrow Suborbital crewed rocket 2 Suborbital Cancelled — [39] Datiotec Aeroespacial / JFCR.2000-Pollux Sounding socket 1 Suborbital Development [40][41] INMEU A.C. Operational Exos Aerospace SARGE Sounding rocket 1 Suborbital 2018 [42][43] (0/4) 2020 Firefly Alpha Light rocket 2 LEO Development (planned) Firefly Aerospace 2 + 2 Firefly Beta Light rocket LEO Development boosters General Astronautics Urania Medium rocket 3 LEO Cancelled — [44][45] [46] Gilmour Space Ariel Sounding rocket 1 Suborbital Development Technologies Eris Light rocket 3 LEO Development [46] X-60A (GOLauncher Air-launched sounding rocket 1 + airplane Suborbital Development [47][48] Generation Orbit 1) GOLauncher 2 Air-launch-to-orbit 2 + airplane LEO Development DNLV (Dedicated Independence-X 2023 Nano Launch Light rocket 2 LEO Development [49][50] Aerospace (planned) Vehicle) NEPTUNE N series Light rocket 3–4 LEO Development [51][52] Interorbital Systems NEPTUNE N36 Light rocket 4 TLI Proposed [51][52] Neptune TSAAHTO Medium rocket 2½ TLI Proposed [51] Interstellar Operational Momo Sounding rocket 1 Suborbital 2017 [53][54] Technologies (1/4) Leaf Space Primo Light rocket 2 LEO Proposed [55][56] 2020 Lin Industrial Taymyr Light rocket 3 LEO Development [57][58] (planned) VentureStar Reusable spaceplane 1 LEO Cancelled — [59] Lockheed Martin Athena Medium rocket 2 or 3 TLI Retired (5/7) 1995 M-SV Sounding rocket 1 Suborbital Development [60][61][62] 1 + 6 M-OV Light rocket LEO Development [60][61][63] Mishaal Aerospace Boosters 1 + 8 M-LV Light rocket TLI Development [60][61][64] boosters Operational OS-X Sounding rocket 2 Suborbital 2018 [65] (2/2) Operational OS-M1 Light rocket 3 LEO 2019 [66] (0/1) OneSpace 3 + 2 OS-M2 Light rocket LEO Development [67] boosters 3 + 4 OS-M4 Light rocket LEO Development [68] boosters 2021 Orbex Prime Light rocket 2 LEO Development [69] (planned) Northrop Grumman Operational Antares Medium rocket 3 LEO 2013 [70] Innovation Systems (10/11) Minotaur-C, formerly Operational Light rocket 4 LEO 1994 [71][72][73] Taurus (7/10) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_private_spaceflight_companies 3/13 6/18/2020 List of private spaceflight companies - Wikipedia Launcher Launcher No. of Maximum Launcher Maiden Company name Ref name type stages reach status flight 3-4 + Operational Pegasus Air-launch-to-orbit HEO 1990 airplane (39/44) 3 + 0-6 2021 Omega Medium rocket GEO Development boosters (planned) LEO Orbital Transport & (designed) Retired OTRAG Medium rocket variable 1977 [74] Raketen AG Suborbital (15/18) (achieved) 2020 Perigee Aerospace Blue Whale 1 Light rocket 2 LEO Development [75][76] (planned) Miura 1 Sounding rocket 1 Suborbital Development Unknown [77][78][79][80] PLD Space Miura 5 Light rocket 2 LEO Development Unknown [78] 2020 Relativity Space Terran 1 Light rocket 2 LEO Development [81] (planned) Rocket Crafters Intrepid-1 Light rocket 2 LEO Development [82][83] Ātea-1 Sounding rocket 2 Suborbital Retired (1/1) 2009 [84][85] [86] Rocket Lab Ātea-2 Sounding rocket 2 Suborbital Cancelled Operational Electron Light rocket 2 LEO 2017 [87] (9/10) RocketStar Star-Lord Light rocket 2 LEO Development [88] 2021 Skyroot Aerospace Vikram-1 Light rockets 3 LEO Development [89] (planned) 2020 Skyrora 1 Sounding rocket 1 Suborbital Development [90][91][92] (planned) Skyrora 2021 Skyrora XL Light rocket 3 LEO Development [93][94][95] (planned) Operational Bigos Sounding rocket 1 Suborbital 2015 [96] (5/5) Operational Candle-2 Sounding rocket 1 Suborbital 2016 [97][98][99] (1/1) SpaceForest Operational Perun Sounding rocket 1 Suborbital 2020[100] [101] (1/1) SIR (Suborbital 2022 Sounding rocket 1 Suborbital Development [96][102] Inexpensive Rocket) (planned) Percheron Sounding rocket 1 Suborbital Cancelled — [103] LEO Space Services Inc. (designed) Conestoga 1620 Medium rocket 4 Retired (0/1) 1995 [103] Suborbital (achieved) SpaceLS Prometheus-1 Light rocket 2 LEO Development [104][105] Falcon 1 Light rocket 2 LEO Retired (2/5) 2008 [106] Falcon 1e Light rocket 2 LEO Cancelled — [106] Falcon 5 Medium rocket 2 GTO Cancelled — [107] GTO (designed) Falcon 9 v1.0 Medium rocket 2 Retired (5/5) 2010 [108] LEO (achieved) Retired Falcon 9 v1.1 Medium rocket 2 HCO 2013 [108] SpaceX (14/15) Falcon 9 Full Thrust Medium rocket (first stage reusable) / Retired 2 TMI[109] 2015
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