spacecraft design

Black Foundry builds an AI-powered spacecraft design platform that turns mission requirements into spacecraft concepts, trade evidence, and review artifacts. Its workflow spans mission framing, bus and payload design, constellation and ground architecture, proposal comparison, and tradespace decision support, producing review-ready packages with traceable engineering rationale for proposal teams, chief engineers, and program leads.

architecture generationdesign review supportmission analysisPareto analysisproposal comparisontradespace analysis

Capella builds and operates SAR satellites delivering all-weather, high-resolution Earth observation imagery and intelligence. Founded in 2016, it was the first U.S. commercial SAR satellite company and designs, builds, and operates its own satellite systems and ground infrastructure. Its SAR constellation, including Acadia satellites, provides sub-0.25 m resolution imagery with revisit times under 3 hours. Capella was acquired by IonQ in 2025.

automated taskingcloud-based data processingground infrastructureSAR satellite design and manufacturingsatellite operationssignals intelligence

FAST Space Corporation is a Florida-based space technology company focused on redefining space exploration through propulsion systems, spacecraft design, and sustainable resource utilization. Its stated vision is to fuel scientific discovery, drive global growth, and pave the way for an interplanetary society. The company lists planned missions including a Mars landing platform, asteroid sampling, and a Mars human landing.

docking systemslife support systemsoff-world manufacturingoff-world miningpropulsion systemsradiation shieldingspace power generation