Index

United States civil space agency. Operator of Artemis, ISS programmatic lead, CLPS buyer.

First crewed Artemis mission — lunar free-return.

European civil space agency. Operator of Ariane 6 procurement, Copernicus, Galileo.

NASA/Lockheed crew capsule for Artemis.

Vertically integrated launch + broadband provider. Operates Falcon 9/Heavy, Starship, Crew Dragon, and the Starlink constellation.

NASA crewed lunar-return programme.

Reusable two-stage medium-lift launcher; Merlin engines.

Space Symposium is a premier event for leaders in the space community to share insights and strategies.

Defense is a sector focused on providing solutions and technologies for military and security applications.

International Space Station is a multinational program for scientific research and technology development in low Earth orbit.

Redwire is an integrated space and defense tech company focused on advanced technologies.

ISS — 2000–present crewed LEO platform.

Operates Alpha (1,000 kg class), builds the Elytra OTV, and delivers lunar payloads with Blue Ghost.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a leader in robotic space exploration.

U.S. Department of Defense oversees national security and military operations.

UK Space Agency sets the national direction for the United Kingdom's civil space programme.

Lunar Outpost builds robotic infrastructure for future lunar exploration and commerce.

European Space Agency is an international organization devoted to space exploration.

Commercial space station developer (Haven-1, Haven-2); targeting artificial gravity.

Canadian robotics / satellite-systems prime (Canadarm, CHORUS).

Universal Aerospace Systems specializes in unmanned aircraft systems.

Voyager 1 is a robotic space probe launched by NASA to explore the outer planets and interstellar space.

ARTES is a program focused on NASA's Artemis missions to explore the Moon and beyond.

CLPS lunar-lander provider (Nova-C).

Haven-1 is a single-module commercial space station designed for microgravity research and manufacturing.

Firefly lunar-lander line under CLPS.

Mars Sample Return is a NASA and ESA program to bring Martian samples to Earth for scientific analysis.

Stalker UAS is a small, silent unmanned aerial system providing long-endurance imaging capabilities for Special Forces.

On-orbit servicing + active-debris-removal pureplay.

Ispace is a private lunar robotic exploration company developing micro-robotic technology for lunar transportation and resource delivery.

Moog, Inc. designs and manufactures systems and components for aerospace and defense applications.

Gabriela Ligeza is an ESA Research Fellow at the European Space Agency.

Michael Lucas is associated with Lucas Aerospace, a company providing industrial solutions for aerospace and defense.

Portfolio Acquisition Executive Robotic Autonomous Systems oversees the development and acquisition of autonomous platforms for the Navy.

Athena is a family of expendable launch vehicles developed by Lockheed Martin.

DART is a NASA program testing asteroid deflection methods for planetary defense.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offers a top-ranked aerospace engineering program.

Microscopic Imager develops scientific instrumentation for space exploration.

U.S. Marine Corps is a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces responsible for amphibious and expeditionary warfare.

Northrop Grumman CRS-24 is a cargo resupply mission using the Cygnus XL spacecraft.

Raman Spectrometer companies develop and provide advanced Raman spectroscopy solutions for various applications.

Stalker is a hand-launched, electrically powered unmanned aerial vehicle.

UK Ministry of Defence oversees national defense and military operations, including space capabilities.

University of Notre Dame offers programs in aerospace and mechanical engineering, focusing on research and innovation.

Quantum Key Distribution Satellite program focuses on secure communication using quantum technology.

Defense Logistics Agency manages the Pentagon’s global supply system for military logistics.

C. elegans is a model organism used to study the effects of spaceflight on biological processes.

Cedars-Sinai conducts pioneering research in space medicine and biomedicine.

University of Central Florida is a key player in aerospace research and education.

University of Leicester specializes in aerospace engineering and space-related research and education.

Mars Ascent Vehicle is a lightweight rocket designed to transport samples from Mars to orbit.

Farming develops advanced technology for food production in space and on Earth.

SPACE2 is a program focused on lunar exploration and habitation.

Yufeng Ge is a Senior System Engineer at GE Aerospace.

NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services — small-lander delivery contract vehicle.

Santosh Pitla is a mechanical engineer and academic at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Dimorphos is a moonlet asteroid targeted by NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) for asteroid deflection.

Didymos is an asteroid that serves as the parent body for the moonlet Dimorphos, targeted by NASA's DART mission.

Perseverance is a NASA rover exploring Mars as part of the Mars 2020 mission.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln is an educational institution involved in aerospace research and development.

Blue Ghost Mission 1 is a lunar lander program delivering payloads to the Moon.

Italian in-space logistics firm operating the ION Satellite Carrier.

Orbital pharmaceutical manufacturing + hypersonic reentry capsule.

Space infrastructure + digitally engineered subsystems and in-space manufacturing.

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE) is a joint NASA-Italian Space Agency payload for lunar navigation technology.

LuGRE is a lunar GNSS receiver payload developed for NASA's lunar exploration missions.

SSC Space is a leading global provider of advanced space services in science, ground segment, rocket test and launch services.

Flexible Robot is a space vehicle designed to change shape on command for enhanced control and efficiency.

Conference is a company organizing events focused on aerospace and defense industries.

VIPER is NASA's lunar rover designed to explore the Moon for ice and other resources.

Space Farming develops advanced technology for sustainable food production in space and on Earth.

IM-2 is a lunar mission by Intuitive Machines under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.

LEXI is a satellite designed for life extension services in geostationary orbit.

GNSS focuses on Global Navigation Satellite Systems technology and applications.

Sample Return Lander is a NASA vehicle designed to retrieve Martian samples for return to Earth.

Agriculture focuses on developing innovative solutions for efficient farming and food production.

Nullspace, Inc. develops next-generation electromagnetic simulation software for RF and quantum computing applications.

VIPER is NASA's lunar rover designed to explore the Moon for ice and other resources.

Chris Edmunds is the Chief Financial Officer at Redwire.

Lunar Trailblazer is a lunar exploration spacecraft designed to search for water on the Moon.