Personal Spaceflight Companies
COMPANY CURRENT ACTIVITIES TARGET MARKET ASSOCIATED VEHICLE(S) INVESTMENT SOURCE(S)
AirLaunch Vehicle development Military responsive space, ISS resupply QuickReachGovernment
Armadillo AerospaceVehicle developmentNASA Lunar Lander challengeQuad, PixelPrivate
Benson Space CompanyMarketing, sales, and operationsSuborbital travelBSC SpaceshipPrivate
Bigelow AerospaceVehicle development (expandable modules)Orbital travel, in-orbit manufacturing, astronaut training, etc.Genesis I, Genesis II, Galaxy, SundancerPrivate
Blue OriginVehicle developmentSuborbital travelNew ShepardPrivate
Excalibur AlmazVertically integratedSuborbital/orbital travelNAPrivate
Rocketplane KistlerVertically integratedSuborbital travelK-1, Rocketplane XPPrivate / Government
Scaled CompositesVehicle developmentSuborbital travelSpaceShipOne, SpaceShipTwoPrivate
Space AdventuresSales and marketingOrbital/SuborbitalSoyuz, Cosmopolis XXI, ExplorerPrivate
SpaceDevVehicle developmentSuborbital travelDreamChaserPrivate
The SpaceShip CompanySpacecraft manufacturingSuborbital travelSpaceShipTwoPrivate
SpaceXVertically integratedOrbital flights/military launches/ISS resupplyFalcon 9Private / Government
t/SpaceVehicle developmentISS resupplyCrew Transfer Vehicle (CXV)Private / Government
Virgin Galactic Sales and marketing Suborbital travel SpaceShipTwo Private
XCOR Aerospace Vehicle development Suborbital travel Xerus Private / Government