Space Resources & Exploration companies in United States

American asteroid mining startup — builds deep-space spacecraft to prospect and eventually refine platinum-group metals from near-Earth asteroids.

American space construction startup in San Antonio — develops lunar regolith processing and materials to build cislunar infrastructure such as landing pads.

American space startup in Boston — develops technologies to enable swarm exploration of the solar system with fleets of small spacecraft.

American lunar resources startup — developing technology to prospect for, extract and return helium-3 from the Moon for quantum and fusion markets.

Builds environmentally-controlled ETFE modules for sustainable farming on Earth and life-support systems for space — develops EBIOS habitat technology for Moon, Mars and terrest…

Develops lunar rovers and surface mobility systems — the MAPP rover operated at the lunar South Pole in 2025 and the company is a NASA Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicle finalist.

American space resources company — develops molten regolith electrolysis to extract oxygen and metals from lunar soil for off-Earth manufacturing.

American Earth observation startup in Tucson — develops orbital radar sounding satellites to map subsurface resources such as water and minerals.

American lunar resources startup — builds excavation rovers to mine and haul icy lunar regolith for water and propellant production.

American in-space logistics company — develops Worker Bee space tugs, debris capture bags and optical space-object tracking systems.

Developing the first commercial artificial-gravity space station — builds Haven-1 (the world's first commercial space station) in partnership with SpaceX for long-term human hab…

American lunar mobility company — develops the FLEX rover family and lunar terrain vehicles for NASA Artemis and commercial payload delivery.

Develops space-based nuclear power systems using radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) from nuclear waste — provides persistent power for satellites, lunar bases and dee…

American non-profit engineering laboratory — develops guidance, navigation and control systems and avionics for NASA, lunar landers and national security space.

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

US university-affiliated research centre — builds and operates NASA science spacecraft (New Horizons, DART, Dragonfly) and defence space systems.

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

US private non-profit research institute — scientists study Solar System bodies and take part in NASA planetary missions.

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

US non-profit applied R&D organisation — its space science and engineering divisions lead NASA missions and build spacecraft instruments.

University of Colorado Boulder research institute — designs, builds and operates space science instruments and spacecraft for NASA missions.

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

UC Berkeley research unit — designs, builds and operates space science instruments and missions, with roles in over 50 NASA missions.

Texas A&M University space research institute — building a $200M facility next to NASA Johnson Space Center for lunar, robotics and spaceflight research.

America's premier lunar logistics company — builds lunar landers, rovers and surface infrastructure for NASA CLPS and commercial customers. Developed Peregrine and Griffin lunar…

American memorial spaceflight company — flies symbolic portions of cremated remains and DNA to Earth orbit, the Moon and deep space on rideshare launches.

Develops small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers and space tugs — operates the Alpha rocket, Blue Ghost lunar lander and Elytra space tug for government and commerc…

Leads America's return to the Moon — operates Nova-C lunar landers under NASA CLPS, builds the Lunar Data Network, and provides lunar surface access, data relay and space infras…

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