Community, Education & Networks companies in United States

US volunteer-led non-profit — places undergraduate women and gender minorities in paid aerospace internships with senior mentors.

Arlington-based space entrepreneurship network — supports the creation of startups and scale-ups pursuing commercial opportunities in low Earth orbit.

Albuquerque non-profit innovation hub — supports careers in space and deep-tech development in New Mexico.

US non-profit expanding access to space — runs a sponsored citizen astronaut programme and leadership training on the overview effect.

Austin-based non-profit chapter of the Space Force Association — supports the Texas space industry and national security space community.

Texas non-profit space community organisation in Houston — supports networking, workforce and ecosystem building for the state's space industry.

US non-profit advocating human exploration and settlement of Mars — runs analog research stations, an annual convention and student competitions.

American non-profit space advocacy organisation — promotes planetary science and exploration through public outreach, policy advocacy and research grants.

Huntsville space museum and Smithsonian Affiliate — official visitor centre for NASA Marshall and home of Space Camp education programmes.

US non-profit educational foundation for the GEOINT community — runs the annual GEOINT Symposium, certification and training programmes.

US professional society for space — connects space professionals through national meetings, technical symposia, awards and publications.

US aerospace technical society — runs forums such as ASCEND, publishes journals and Aerospace America, develops standards and advocates policy.

US industry coalition of companies and universities supporting NASA human and robotic deep space exploration, including the Artemis programme.

American commercial space trade association — represents launch, LEO, satellite, lunar and spaceport companies in policy advocacy in Washington, DC.

Non-profit professional association dedicated to national security space — advocates for US space defence capabilities, educates policymakers and connects the defence space indu…

US-based international association for satellite and space professionals — runs awards, chapters, mentoring and workforce programmes.

Global non-profit advocate for the space ecosystem — produces the annual Space Symposium, policy advocacy and education programmes connecting industry, government and academia.

Pacific Northwest space community network in the Seattle area — connects space companies, professionals and students in Washington State.

NASA-funded Arizona university consortium based in Tucson — supports space science education, research and workforce programmes.

US academic space medicine centre — conducts space biomedical research and education and leads NASA's Translational Research Institute for Space Health.

Student-run research lab at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo — co-created the CubeSat standard and has designed and launched over a dozen CubeSats.

NASA-affiliated Michigan university consortium in Ann Arbor — funds space-related education, research and outreach programmes in the state.

Colorado School of Mines graduate programme and Center for Space Resources — education and research on space resources and in-situ resource utilisation.

Georgia Tech aerospace engineering lab — designs, tests and operates small satellites, with thermal vacuum facilities and a mission operations centre.

Orlando-based space research institute of the University of Central Florida — conducts planetary science, space technology and workforce programmes.

Nonprofit research and graduate education institute adjacent to NASA Langley — conducts aerospace research, develops new technologies and inspires the next generation of space s…

NSF's center for ground-based optical/infrared astronomy — manages the Gemini Observatory, Vera C. Rubin Observatory, SOAR Telescope and Kitt Peak National Observatory for the g…

Hawaii space research programme of UH Hilo — develops in-situ resource utilisation technologies using volcanic terrain as a planetary analog.

US non-profit research institute near NASA Ames — studies the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the universe, including SETI searches.

Non-profit consortium of 100+ universities advancing space science and technology — manages research programs, institutes and facilities for NASA and DoD across astrophysics, pl…

Award-winning US Space Force-affiliated accelerator based at Catalyst Campus — supports dual-use space and defense tech startups with government access, mentorship and funding p…

Colorado Springs' premier innovation hub for defence and space tech — hosts the Catalyst Accelerator, BMC3I TAP Lab and 100+ companies serving the US Space Force and DoD ecosystem.

US startup accelerator programme by Techstars for space and dual-use startups, run with NASA JPL, the US Space Force and SpaceWERX.

US space advocacy non-profit — promotes space settlement and exploration through public outreach, policy advocacy and its annual space development conference.

Non-profit advancing women in aerospace — runs leadership programmes, mentoring and advocacy for gender diversity across the global space and aviation workforce.