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Private spaceflight companies include non-governmental or privately-owned entities focused on developing and/or offering equipment and services geared towards spaceflight, both robotic and human. This list includes both inactive and active entities.
Private spaceflight refers to spaceflight developments that are not conducted by a government agency, such as NASA or ESA.. During the early decades of the Space Age, the government space agencies of the Soviet Union and United States pioneered space technology in collaboration with affiliated design bureaus in the USSR and private companies in the US.
Pages in category "Private spaceflight companies" The following 162 pages are in this category, out of 162 total. ... I-Space (Chinese company) K. KinetX; Kuiper ...
Conestoga I prepared for launch. 9 September 1982 – Conestoga I, a repurposed Minuteman second stage, is launched from Matagorda Island to an altitude of 309 km (192 miles) by Space Services Inc., becoming the first privately owned and operated rocket to reach space.
Sierra Space, one of the space industry’s most valuable private companies, plans to go public within the next 18 months, according to its CEO. Sierra Space, valued at $5.3 billion, eyes IPO to ...
The global space economy was worth $630 billion in 2023, according to a report by McKinsey & Company and the World Economic Forum, and it could grow to $1.8 trillion by 2035.
First privately funded, fully liquid-fueled rocket to put a commercial satellite in orbit. Falcon 1 Flight 5: 9 December 2010: First private company to successfully launch, orbit, and recover a spacecraft. SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1: 25 May 2012: First private company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). [124] SpaceX ...
On Dec. 2 NASA formally announced funding for three companies planning to build, launch, and operate privately-owned space stations: Blue Origin ($130 million), Nanoracks ($160 million), and ...