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The Moon List
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The Moon List

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first human landing on the Moon. In honor of this event, and in recognition of recently announced plans to return, SpaceFund is proud to present the Moon List.

In recent months our SpaceFund Reality (SFR) rating databases have drawn much attention in the field, quickly becoming a standard reference for those interested in the rise of a new space industry. While some of the firms listed below do appear in past SFRs and some will appear in future databases, The Moon List is not an SFR and does not rate the companies listed. Rather, it is intended to provide a database of who is doing what, where, and how – as part of this new effort. 

Members of the SpaceFund team helped start the movement to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon. We believe that an enlightened partnership between governments and a strong, vibrant commercial sector is exactly what is needed to make it happen. The Moon List is our way to both support and celebrate what we hope is at last the beginning of humanity’s Return to the Moon – this time To Stay.

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This database was a special one-of-a-kind project for 2019 and will not be updated on a regular basis, however new editions may be released in the future as the commercial race to the Moon continues to accelerate.    

SpaceFund Special Database

The Moon List

Moon (2019)

wdt_ID Company Country HQ Location Sector Sub-Sector Major Moon-focused Gov't Contracts/Partnerships Description
142 Bigelow Aerospace USA Las Vegas, NV Human Factors In-Space Habitat, Surface Habitat NextSTEP Appendix A: Habitation Systems Developing "First Base", a habitat for the lunar surface
148 Cislunar Space Development Company USA Annandale, VA Supply Chain; Transportation Distribution & Storage; In-Space Transportation, Lander - Providing commercial transportation and propellant depots from Low Earth Orbit to the Moon’s surface and all points in between
149 Commstar Space Communications USA Reston, VA Communication BEO Communication - Deploying an advanced data relay satellite for communications between the Moon and the Earth
150 Dynetics (Leidos) USA Huntsville, AL Transportation Lander Artemis Human Landing System (NASA); NextSTEP Appendix E: Human Lunar Landers Designing the Dynetics Human Landing System, to provide lunar surface ascent and descent capabilities
151 EaglePicher USA St. Louis, MO Energy Energy Storage Providing power for spacecraft that will transport astronauts to the Moon
152 Elysium Space USA San Francisco, CA Other - - Delivering a symbolic portion of human remains to the surface of the Moon
153 Exobotics United Kingdom Cambridge, England Transportation Rover - Building a modular roving platform to offer low-cost, high-performance solutions for lunar operation
154 Exolife USA - Human Factors Surface Habitat - Establishing life on the Moon via a 3D printed lunar base
155 Exploration Architecture Corporation USA San Antonio, TX Human Factors Surface Habitat - Leading LEAP2, a commercial lunar settlement program that addresses space architecture issues in lunar exploration, economic development, mining, and sustainment
156 Firefly Aerospace USA Cedar Park, TX Transportation Launch, Lander Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery Services (NASA) Firefly launch vehicles enable ambitious commercial and exploration missions to the Moon; also developing Lunar landers for NASA
157 Genereal Atomics USA San Diego, CA Transportation Lander Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery Services (NASA) Building lunar landers for ispace
158 Giner USA Newton, MA Energy Energy Storage - Designing regenerative fuel cell systems for lunar exploration
159 Goonhilly Earth Station United Kingdom Helston, England Communication BEO Communication Commercial Lunar Mission Support Services (ESA); Study of Lunar ISRU Mission (ESA) Collaborating on the Lunar Pathfinder mission to develop communications, navigation and operations services for use at the Moon, to support both orbiting and landed lunar assets
160 Helios Israel - Supply Chain Raw Materials & ISRU - Developing technologies to extract and utilize metals and oxygen from lunar soil
161 Honeybee Robotics USA Pasadena, CA Supply Chain Raw Materials & ISRU NextSTEP Appendix D: In Situ Resource Utilization Developing systems for scientific inquiry and human exploration of the Moon
162 Indicium Canada - Communication BEO Communication - Deploying a fully independent data center on the Moon for future lunar infrastructure and space missions as well as for terrestrial purposes
163 Infinity USA Windsor, CT Energy Energy Capture & Creation; Energy Storage - Developing a flexible power and energy product for lunar surface applications
164 Instarz Puerto Rico Mayaguez Human Factors Surface Habitat - Developing Remnant, a fully self-sustainable home on the Moon
165 Intuitive Machines USA Houston, TX Communication; Transportation BEO Communication; Lander Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery Services (NASA); Artemis Science & Technology Payload Delivery (NASA) Providing payload delivery to the lunar surface and data communications/power services
166 ispace Japan Tokyo Supply Chain; Transportation Raw Materials & ISRU; Lander, Rover Commercial ISRU Demonstration Mission (ESA); Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery Services (NASA) Implementing space resources to construct a sustainable Earth and Moon ecosystem
167 Kepler Shipyards USA Austin, TX Human Factors; Transportation Life Support, Surface Habitat; Lander - Developing an outpost and aquaponics module for deployment on the lunar surface, as well as lunar landers
168 LiftPort Group USA Seattle, WA Supply Chain Distribution & Storage - Creating a reusable, replaceable and expandable Lunar elevator to open up the resources present on the Moon
169 Lockheed Martin USA Littleton, CO Human Factors; Transportation In-Space Habitat; In-Space Transportation, Lander Orion Crew Module (NASA); Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery Services (NASA); NextSTEP Appendix A: Habitation Systems; NextSTEP Appendix E: Human Lunar Landers Providing the Orion Crew Module, developing a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module habitat concept, and developing various lunar descent element prototypes
170 Lunar Outpost USA Littleton, CO Supply Chain Raw Materials & ISRU - Creating technology to enable an extended presence on the lunar surface
171 Lunar Resources USA Houston, TX Energy; Supply Chain Energy Capture & Creation; Manufacturing & Production, Raw Materials & ISRU - Focusing on manufacturing and energy generation to facilitate the large-scale commercialization of the Moon
172 Lunar Station USA Cambridge, MA Supply Chain Raw Materials & ISRU - Helping organizations survey, navigate, and prospect the Moon for scientific and business opportunities
173 Maana Electric Luxembourg Luxembourg City Energy Energy Capture & Creation - Aiming to build power infrastructure on the Moon, allowing customers to buy power on the Moon as easily as they do on Earth
174 Masten Space Systems USA Mojave, CA Transportation Lander Lunar CATALYST (NASA); Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery Services (NASA); NextSTEP Appendix E: Human Lunar Landers Developing vehicles to reliably deliver customer payloads to the lunar surface
175 Maxar Technologies (Space Systems/Loral) USA Palo Alto, CA Communication; Transportation BEO Communication; In-Space Transportation, Lander NextSTEP Appendix E: Human Lunar Landers; Lunar Gateway PPE Developing power, propulsion and communications capabilities for the lunar Gateway, as well as a refueling element prototype
176 Moon Express USA Cape Canaveral, FL Supply Chain; Transportation Raw Materials & ISRU; Lander Lunar CATALYST (NASA); Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery Services (NASA) Expanding Earth’s economic and social sphere to our 8th continent, the Moon
177 NanoRacks USA Webster, TX Human Factors In-Space Habitat NextSTEP Appendix A: Habitation Systems Refurbishing and repurposing a spent rocket propellant tank into a habitat
178 NGK Spark Plug Japan Nagoya Energy Energy Storage - Testing a solid-state battery on the Moon’s surface
179 Northrop Grumman USA Dulles, VA Human Factors; Transportation In-Space Habitat; Lander, Launch Lunar Gateway HALO; Space Launch System (NASA/Boeing); NextSTEP Appendix A: Habitation Systems; NextSTEP Appendix E: Human Lunar Landers Developing HALO, habitat prototypes, and lunar refueling/descent elements, and providing solid rocket boosters for the SLS
180 OffWorld USA Pasadena, CA Supply Chain Manufacturing & Production, Raw Materials & ISRU - Developing robots to extract/process resources and construct structures on the Moon
181 OrbitBeyond USA Edison, NJ Transportation Lander, Rover NextSTEP Appendix E: Human Lunar Landers; Artemis Science & Technology Payload Delivery (NASA) Providing reliable, repeatable and affordable payload delivery services to the Moon
182 OxEon Energy USA North Salt Lake, UT Supply Chain Raw Materials & ISRU - Developing a system to process ice and separate the hydrogen and oxygen
183 Paragon Space Development Corporation USA Tucson, AZ Supply Chain Raw Materials & ISRU NextSTEP Appendix D: In Situ Resource Utilization Developing a purification and H2/O2 production subsystem for extracted lunar water
184 Project Moonrise Germany Hannover/Braunschweig Supply Chain Raw Materials & ISRU - Melting moon dust with a laser in order to make it usable as building material; partnership between Laser Zentrum Hannover and TU Braunschweig
185 PTS (w/ Audi & Vodafone) Germany Berlin Communication; Transportation BEO Communication; Lander, Rover Lunar Mission Definition Study (ESA) Sending the ALINA lander to the lunar surface carrying two rovers, and setting up lunar communications infrastrucutre
186 Puli Space Technologies Hungary Budapest Transportation Rover - Developing a low cost, lightweight, high mobility planetary rover platform
187 Redwire (Deep Space Systems) USA Littleton, CO Transportation Lander Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery Services (NASA) Designing a lander to explore the south pole of the Moon
188 Robus USA Portland, OR Transportation Lander - Lowering the cost of lunar access via the Robus robotic lander
189 Rocket Lab USA Huntington Beach, CA Transportation In-Space Transportation, Launch - Launching small spacecraft on deep-space missions to the Moon and beyond
190 SAGA Space Architects Denmark Copenhagen Human Factors Surface Habitat - Building the next lunar home
191 Shackleton Energy Company USA Austin, TX Supply Chain Raw Materials & ISRU - Extracting water from the Moon for production of rocket fuel
192 Sierra Nevada USA Sparks, NV Human Factors; Transportation In-Space Habitat; Lander NextSTEP Appendix A: Habitation Systems; NextSTEP Appendix E: Human Lunar Landers Developing the Large Inflatable Fabric Environment (LIFE) habitat and lunar transfer/lander vehicle prototypes
193 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill USA Chicago, IL Human Factors Surface Habitat Moon Village (ESA) Planning, designing, and engineering the Moon Village in collaboration with ESA and MIT
194 Skyhaven Systems USA Steamboat Springs, CO Supply Chain Raw Materials & ISRU NextSTEP Appendix D: In Situ Resource Utilization Developing systems to support in situ resource utilization on the Moon
195 Skyre USA East Hartford, CT Supply Chain Raw Materials & ISRU - Developing a system to make propellant from permanently frozen water at the Moon’s poles
196 Solaren USA Manhattan Beach, CA Energy Energy Transmission - Delivering megawatt-class electrical power to the Moon
197 SolSys Mining Norway Oslo Supply Chain Raw Materials & ISRU - Developing beneficiation systems to enable refinement of lunar regolith
198 Space Applications Services Belgium Zaventem Communication; Transportation BEO Communication; Rover Lunar Mission Definition Study (ESA) Developing the Lunar Volatiles Mobile Instrumentation (LUVMI) rover family and providing ground control facilities, communications, and associated service operations for ESA mission study
199 Space Engine Systems Canada Edmonton, Alberta Transportation Launch - Providing transportation from Earth to lunar orbit
200 Space Industries Australia Rivervale, Western Australia Supply Chain Raw Materials & ISRU - Developing mining technologies to produce Helium 3 for use on Earth along with other elements to sustain life on the Moon
201 Space Mining Technologies Germany Frankfurt Supply Chain Raw Materials & ISRU - Enabling sustainable space exploration and future settlements on the Moon
202 Space Wilburys Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Supply Chain Raw Materials & ISRU - Creating a lunar drill to explore the Moon in more detail
203 Spacebit United Kingdom London, England Transportation Rover - Sending a "spider" rover small enough to fit in a single cubesat to the Moon
204 SpaceX USA Hawthorne, CA Transportation In-Space Transportation, Lander, Launch Artemis Human Landing System (NASA); Gateway Logistics Services (NASA); NextSTEP Appendix E: Human Lunar Landers Launching paylaods to the Moon and Gateway on Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy, and landing Starship on the lunar surface
205 Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd United Kingdom Guildford, England Communication; Transportation BEO Communication; In-Space Transportation Commercial Lunar Mission Support Services (ESA) Collaborating on the Lunar Pathfinder mission to develop communications, navigation and operations services for use at the Moon, to support both orbiting and landed lunar assets
206 Synergy Space USA San Francisco, CA Transportation Rover - Working on missions and projects for orbiters, exploration modules and rovers
207 TCT Aerospace United Kingdom Edinburgh, Scotland Transportation Lander, Rover MoonPIE is a mission aiming to collect and return 1kg of lunar rock and dust
208 TeamIndus India Bangalore, Karnataka Transportation Lander - Oranizing the Z-01 lunar lander mission
209 Teledyne Energy Systems USA Hunt Valley, MD Supply Chain Raw Materials & ISRU NextSTEP Appendix D: In Situ Resource Utilization Developing systems to generate hydrogen and oxygen from water extracted from lunar environments
210 Toyota Japan Toyota City Energy; Transportation Energy Capture & Creation; Rover Lunar Rover Study (JAXA) Studying a manned, pressurized, lunar rover that employs fuel cell vehicle technologies
211 TransAstra USA Los Angeles, CA Supply Chain Distribution & Storage, Raw Materials & ISRU - Mining and supply of volatile materials from the Moon
212 Tyvak (Terran Orbital) USA Irvine, CA Transportation Lander Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery Services (NASA) Developing a lander to host payloads to the lunar surface
213 United Launch Alliance USA Centennial, CO Supply Chain; Transportation Raw Materials & ISRU; Launch NextSTEP Appendix D: In Situ Resource Utilization Launching payloads to the Moon and studying techniques for ISRU on the lunar surface
214 United Space Structures USA - Human Factors; Supply Chain Surface Habitat; Manufacturing & Production - Developing a unique construction process to build very large permanent structures within lunar lava tubes
215 XISP USA Cabin John, MD Energy Energy Transmission - Developing power beaming infrastructure for Space-to-Lunar Surface applications
216 Xplore USA Seattle, WA Transportation In-Space Transportation - Flying commercial payloads and science missions to the Moon on XCRAFT
143 Blue Origin USA Kent, WA Supply Chain; Transportation Raw Materials & ISRU; Lander, Launch Artemis Human Landing System (NASA); NextSTEP Appendix D: In Situ Resource Utilization; NextSTEP Appendix E: Human Lunar Landers Developing the Blue Moon lunar lander, studying techniques for ISRU on the Moon, and launching payloads on New Glenn
144 Boeing USA Houston, TX Human Factors; Transportation In-Space Habitat; Lander, Launch Space Launch System (NASA); NextSTEP Appendix A: Habitation Systems; NextSTEP Appendix E: Human Lunar Landers Leading the production of the SLS, developing the Exploration Habitat Demonstrator habitat concept, and developing prototypes for lunar transer, descent, and refueling elements
145 Celestial Germany Berlin Communication BEO Communication - Aiming to deploy a small-satellite relay constellation in lunar polar orbit
146 Ceres Robotics USA San Francisco, CA Supply Chain; Transportation Manufacturing & Production; Rover - Building robots for the construction of facilities and habitats on the Moon
147 CisLunar Industrues Luxembourg Luxembourg City Supply Chain Manufacturing & Production - Industrialising cislunar space to enable the sustainable expansion of humanity to the Moon
131 4th Planet Logistics USA Mundelein, IL Human Factors Surface Habitat - Creating and testing habitats from naturally occurring terrestrial lava tubes analogous to the Moon, in order to allow humans to find a new home in the future
132 ACASA Portugal - Human Factors; Supply Chain Surface Habitat; Manufacturing & Production - Studying technologies for countour crafting of buildings and infrastructure on the Moon
133 ADA Technologies USA Littleton, CO Energy Energy Storage - Developing a rechargable, high specific energy battery for next generation lunar applications
134 Aerojet Rocketdyne USA Canoga Park, CA Transportation Lander, Launch Space Launch System (NASA/Boeing); NextSTEP Appendix E: Human Lunar Landers Studying a Lunar transfer vehicle and providing the RS-25 & RL 10 engines for the SLS
135 AGILE Space Propulsion USA Durango, CO Transportation In-Space Transportation - 3D printing in-space propulsion, optimized for moonshots
136 AGPower92 USA Spring Valley, CA Energy Energy Capture & Creation - Developing efficient power for long-duration lunar applications/missions
137 AI SpaceFactory USA New York, NY Human Factors; Supply Chain Surface Habitat; Manufacturing & Production - 3D printing surface infrastructure and habitats on the Moon
138 Airbus Germany Ottobrunn Human Factors; Supply Chain; Transportation In-Space Habitat; Raw Materials & ISRU; In-Space Transportation Orion Service Module (ESA); Lunar Gateway Study (ESA); Study of Lunar ISRU Mission (ESA) Providing Orion's European Service Module, studying lunar Gateway habitat concepts, and leading a study on lunar ISRU
139 ArianeGroup France Paris Supply Chain; Transportation Raw Materials & ISRU; Launch Lunar Mission Definition Study (ESA) Studying a mission to the Moon using the Ariane 64, with the aim of mining regolith
140 Astrobotic USA Pittsburgh, PA Supply Chain; Transportation Raw Materials & ISRU; Lander, Rover Lunar CATALYST (NASA); Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery Services (NASA); Study of Lunar ISRU Mission (ESA); Artemis Science & Technology Payload Delivery (NASA) Providing practical missions to lunar destinations
141 Atlas Space Operations USA Traverse City, MI Communication BEO Communication - Partnering with Astrobotic to establish the world’s first laser communication link from the lunar surface
Company Country HQ Location Sector Sub-Sector Major Moon-focused Gov't Contracts/Partnerships Description