The space startup class of 2018
24 companies in the directory were founded in 2018, across earth observation, lunar, satellites and more, with $95.1M in disclosed funding between them. With hindsight: 24 still active.
Nanosatellite constellation
Producing resources from lunar soil
3D cubesat models powered by AI
High accuracy space surveillance and tracking
Reusable horizontal space vehicles
Software for aerospace manufacturing
Shielding technology for modern spacecraft
Space services marketplace
Interstellar LabBioPods, controlled-environment capsules growing plants for space and Earth
Isar AerospaceSpectrum, the first orbital launch vehicle developed in continental Europe by a private company
Space medicine technology
ISRU technology for solar panels
Education about Mars
Morpheus SpaceModular electric propulsion giving small satellites agile maneuverability
Satellite collision avoidance software
Gas stations in space
Computing and analytics in space
Rocket Factory AugsburgRFA One small launcher built with automotive-style serial production
Fighting wildlife fires with intelligence
Space ForgeReturnable ForgeStar satellites manufacturing semiconductors in microgravity
Shielding for satellite electronics
Starfish SpaceOtter servicing vehicles that dock with satellites to extend or end their lives
Time tagging for satellites
Analogue missions
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