Exploration & Deep Space

Lunar landers, Mars missions, deep-space probes, asteroid prospecting, and ISRU — companies and agencies pushing humanity beyond LEO.

74 companies · 19 countries

Top operators 12

Intuitive Machines

LUNR
United States · 2013
$4.00B market cap

Intuitive Machines is a leading commercial lunar services company providing spacecraft, landers, and space infrastructure supporting NASA's return to the Moon. In February 2024, the company achieved a

ispace

9348.T
Japan · 2010
$400M market cap

ispace is a Japanese lunar exploration company developing commercial lunar landers and transportation services. The company's Hakuto-R Mission 2, named Resilience, launched on SpaceX Falcon 9 on Janua

AI SpaceFactory

United States · 2017

AI SpaceFactory is a space architecture and technology company that won NASA's 3D Printed Habitat Challenge ($500K). The company develops autonomous 3D printing technology using lunar regolith and bio

Airbus Space Exploration

Germany · 2000

Airbus Space and Defence develops spacecraft, satellites, and space exploration systems. Building the European Service Module for NASA's Orion spacecraft.

Aquarian Space

United States · 2021

Aquarian Space, founded in 2021 and based in Los Angeles, is a space company focused on developing communications solutions for lunar and deep space environments. The company’s core business centers a

Arizona State SESE

United States · 2006

Arizona State University’s School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE), founded in 2006 and located in Tempe, Arizona, is a leading academic and research institution dedicated to the study of Earth,

Asteroid Mining Corporation

United Kingdom · 2016

Asteroid Mining Corporation, founded in 2016 and based in London, United Kingdom, is a space-resource company focused on the development of technologies for asteroid prospecting and mining. The compan

Astrobotic

United States · 2007

Astrobotic Technology is a Pittsburgh-based lunar logistics company providing delivery services to the Moon through NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. The company's Griffin Missi

Astrobotic Technology

United States · 2007

Astrobotic develops lunar landers and delivery services as a NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) provider. Carnegie Mellon spinoff founded in 2007. Peregrine lander launched January 2024, Gr

AstroForge

United States · 2022

AstroForge is developing asteroid mining technology to extract platinum group metals from near-Earth asteroids. The company launched its first test mission in 2023 and is developing spacecraft for pro

Astrolab

United States · 2019

Founded in 2019 and based in Hawthorne, California, Astrolab is a space robotics company focused on developing lunar rovers for cargo and crew transportation. The company’s primary product is the FLEX

Astroport Space Technologies

United States · 2020

Astroport Space Technologies develops construction materials and infrastructure for lunar and planetary surface operations. The company is pioneering technologies to build landing pads, habitats, and

All 74 companies

CAST
China · 1968
Ceres Robotics
United States · 2017
CesiumAstro
United States · 2017
CisLunar Industries
United States · 2021
Cornell Space Sciences
United States · 1865
Crescent Space Services
United States · 2023
Deep Space Industries
United States · 2013
Dereum Labs
Mexico · 2019
Draper
United States · 1932
Dymon
Japan · 2018
EXOS Aerospace
United States · 2014
Firefly Blue Ghost
United States · 2021
Firefly Defense
United States · 2023
For All Moonkind
United States · 2017
Frontier Aerospace
United States · 2006
Helios Israel
Israel · 2018
ICON
United States · 2017
Interlune
United States · 2022
ispace Europe
Luxembourg · 2017
ispace Lunar
Japan · 2010
Kall Morris Inc
United States · 2020
Karman+
United States · 2021
Karman+
Netherlands · 2021
Lockheed Martin Habitation
United States · 2018
Lunar Outpost
United States · 2017
Lunasonde
United States · 2023
Maana Electric
Luxembourg · 2018
Mars Institute
United States · 2002
Masten Space Systems
United States · 2004
Moon Express
United States · 2010
Moon Village Association
Austria · 2017
MoonDAO
International
Northrop Grumman HALO
United States · 2019
NPO Lavochkin
Russia · 1937
Offworld
United States · 2016
Open Lunar Foundation
United States · 2018
Orbit Beyond
United States · 2018
Orbital Space
United Arab Emirates · 2019
Origin Space
China · 2017
Physical Research Laboratory
India · 1947
Planetary Resources
United States · 2010
Planetoid Mines
United States · 2003
PTScientists
Germany · 2008
Space Nuclear Power Corporation
United States · 2001
Spacebit
United Kingdom · 2019
SpaceIL
Israel · 2011
Spaceth
Thailand · 2018
SpaceX Starship
United States · 2012
Spartan Space
France · 2021
Surrey Satellite Technology
United Kingdom
Tauri
United States · 2023
Thales Alenia Space Gateway
Italy · 2019
TransAstra
United States · 2015
Turkish Space Agency
Turkey · 2018
UAE Space Agency
United Arab Emirates · 2014
UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab
United States · 1959
UCLA Institute for Planets and Exoplanets
United States · 2015
Universe Today
Canada · 1999
University of Arizona LPL
United States · 1960
University of Colorado LASP
United States · 1948
Venturi Astrolab
United States · 2020
Volta Space Technologies
Canada · 2020