Lúnasa Space, founded in 2021 and headquartered in Oxfordshire, UK, is a space-tech startup focused on developing reusable and automated miniature orbital maintenance stations. Their flagship product, VIA, offers last-mile delivery and life-extension services for satellites in Low-Earth Orbit.
Location: Harwell Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Reaction Engines, founded in 1989 and headquartered in Oxfordshire, UK, was an aerospace manufacturer renowned for its development of the SABRE engine, a pioneering propulsion system intended to revolutionize space access and high-speed flight. Despite significant technological advancements and substantial investments, the company entered administration in October 2024, ceasing operations due to financial difficulties
Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Puli Space Technologies, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Budapest, Hungary, is a space technology company specializing in developing low-cost, lightweight planetary rover platforms with unique mobility capabilities. The company focuses on exploring lunar resources and supporting In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) activities.
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Growbotics Space Ltd., founded in November 2022 and headquartered in Haywards Heath, UK, is committed to creating a circular economy in orbit by developing technologies and services that promote sustainable space infrastructure. The company offers consultancy in space sustainability and invests in critical technologies to enable serviceability-by-design, aiming to reduce the prevalence of single-use satellites and foster long-term environmental stewardship in space operations.
Location: West Sussex, United Kingdom
Pangea Aerospace, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, is at the forefront of developing advanced propulsion systems and reusable launch technologies. The company achieved a significant milestone in October 2021 by successfully testing DemoP1, the world's first liquid methane and liquid oxygen aerospike engine
Location: Barcelona
D-Orbit, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Fino Mornasco, Italy, is a private aerospace company specializing in space logistics and transportation services. The company develops and operates orbital transfer vehicles, known as space tugs, to facilitate satellite deployment, across.
Location: Como, Italy
DARK Space, founded in 2021 and headquartered in Paris, France, is an aerospace company specializing in space security and protection. The company is developing "Interceptor," an air-launched rocket designed to rapidly capture and remove space debris or unauthorized satellites, thereby enhancing the safety and sustainability of space operations.
Location: Paris, France
ATMOS Space Cargo, founded in 2021 and headquartered in Lichtenau, Germany, specializes in developing space capsules designed to return various types of cargo from orbit.
Location: Lichtenau, Germany