This article is a list of non-governmental, or privately owned, entities focused on developing and/or offering equipment and services geared towards
spaceflight
Spaceflight (or space flight) is an application of astronautics to fly spacecraft into or through outer space, either with or without humans on board. Most spaceflight is uncrewed and conducted mainly with spacecraft such as satellites in or ...
, both
robotic
Robotics is an interdisciplinarity, interdisciplinary branch of computer science and engineering. Robotics involves design, construction, operation, and use of robots. The goal of robotics is to design machines that can help and assist human ...
and
human
Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, culture, ...
. The list includes both inactive and active entities.
Commercial astronauts
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Association of Spaceflight Professionals —
Astronaut training
Astronaut training describes the complex process of preparing astronauts in regions around the world for their space missions before, during and after the flight, which includes medical tests, physical training, extra-vehicular activity (EVA) tra ...
, applied research and development, payload testing and integration, mission planning and operations support (
Christopher Altman,
Soyeon Yi)
[Seedhouse, Erik. ]
Astronauts for Hire: The Emergence of the World's First Commercial Astronaut Corps
'' Springer-Verlag: New York (2012).
Manufacturers of space vehicles
Cargo transport vehicles
Crew transport vehicles
Orbital
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Suborbital
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Launch vehicle manufacturers
Landers, rovers and orbiters
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
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List of government space agencies
This is a list of government agencies engaged in activities related to outer space and space exploration.
As of 2022, 77 different government space agencies are in existence, 16 of which have launch capabilities. Six government space agencies ...
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List of spacecraft manufacturers
History
During the early years of spaceflight only nation states had the resources to develop and fly spacecraft. Both the U.S. space program and Soviet space program were operated using mainly military pilots as astronauts. During this perio ...
including the "traditional space" companies
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NewSpace
Private spaceflight is spaceflight or the development of spaceflight technology that is conducted and paid for by an entity other than a government agency.
In the early decades of the Space Age, the government space agencies of the Soviet Unio ...
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Private spaceflight
Private spaceflight is spaceflight or the development of spaceflight technology that is conducted and paid for by an entity other than a government agency.
In the early decades of the Space Age, the government space agencies of the Soviet Unio ...
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Robert Truax
Captain Robert C. Truax (USN) (September 3, 1917 – September 17, 2010) was an American rocket engineer in the United States Navy, and companies such as Aerojet and Truax Engineering, which he founded. Truax was a proponent of low-cost rocket ...
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Space industry
Space industry refers to economic activities related to manufacturing components that go into Earth's orbit or beyond, delivering them to those regions, and related services. Owing to the prominence of the satellite-related activities, some sour ...
References
External links
CubeSat Database & NanosatellitesNewSpace Index
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Lists of aviation organizations
Spaceflight, private
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Companies, private
Space lists