The space startup class of 2022
4 companies in the directory were founded in 2022, across defense & space domain awareness, satellites, space resources & mining, with $2.1B in disclosed funding between them. With hindsight: 4 still active.
Autonomous spacecraft and software for space security and orbital pursuit training
Productized satellite buses on assembly lines instead of one-off builds
Mega-class satellite buses built for the heavy-lift launch era
Asteroid mining missions targeting platinum-group metals, already flying
Other years: 2010 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021
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