Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
Los Angeles, California
11-50 employees
Founded 2015
About TransAstra
TransAstra's mission is to enable sustainable space exploration and development through innovative technology. The company develops revolutionary space propulsion systems and in-space resource utilization technologies like Optical Mining™ for extracting resources from asteroids and the Moon. Its primary customers are government agencies like NASA and the U.S. Space Force, as well as commercial space ventures.
Company Classification
Customer Types
B2BB2G
Business Models
ProductsServices
Product & Service Types
Space propulsion systemsIn-space resource utilization (ISRU) technologyOn-orbit servicing spacecraft
Funding
Total Funding
$7.03M
No. of Funding Rounds
4
Customers
| Customer | Success Story | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Awarded multiple SBIR and STTR contracts to TransAstra for development of the Worker Bee space tug, advancement of the Omni-lith water-based propulsion system, testing and development of Optical Mining™ technology for resource extraction, and creation of an autonomous orbital propellant transfer system for in-space refueling. | ||
| Awarded a series of SBIR contracts and a DoD Orbital Prime contract to mature water-based propulsion, develop an on-orbit propellant depot, advance space traffic management with Optical Debris Collection, and create Optical Mining™ technology for lunar and asteroid resource extraction. |
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