List of private spaceflight companies

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A list of private companies offering or planning spaceflight services for non-governmental use.

1 Full List
2 Lift Vehicles
3 Satellite launchers
4 Spacestation manufacturers
5 Spaceliners
6 References

[edit] Full List

Ad Astra Rocket Company
AERA Corporation
Andrews Space
ARCASPACE
Arianespace
Armadillo Aerospace
Beal Aerospace (now defunct)
Benson Space Company
Bigelow Aerospace
Blue Origin
Canadian Arrow/PlanetSpace
Da Vinci Project
Frontier Astronautics
International Launch Services
Interorbital Systems
JP Aerospace
Kistler Aerospace (merged with Rocketplane)
Masten Space Systems
Orion Propulsion Incorporated
Pioneer Rocketplane (merged with Rocketplane)
Rocketplane Limited, Inc.
Rotary Rocket (defunct)
Scaled Composites/Mojave Aerospace Ventures/The Spaceship Company
Space Adventures
SpaceDev
SpaceQuest, Ltd.
SpaceX
Starchaser Industries
Starsys (merged with SpaceDev)
T/Space
UP Aerospace
Thortek Laboratories, Inc.
Venturer Aerospace
Virgin Galactic
XCOR
Reaction Engines Limited

[edit] Lift Vehicles

[edit] Suborbital vehicles

Company	Craft	Passenger capability	Craft status
AERA Corporation	Altairis	yes	development
ARCASPACE	Stabilo	1	development
ARCASPACE	Orizont	2	development
Armadillo Aerospace	Pixel & Texel	no	testing
Blue Origin	New Shepard	yes	testing
Canadian Arrow & PlanetSpace	Canadian Arrow	3	testing
Da Vinci Project	Wild Fire	3	development
EADS Astrium	TBA (project page)	4
Interorbital Systems	Neutrino	?	development
Interorbital Systems	Tachyon	?	development
Masten Space Systems	XA-2.0	2-5	development
Rocketplane	Rocketplane XP	4	development
Scaled Composites & The Spaceship Company	SpaceShipOne	1-3	successful spaceflight
Scaled Composites & The Spaceship Company	SpaceShipTwo	2-8	development
Space Adventures	C-21	yes	development
Space Adventures	Explorer	5	development
SpaceDev	Dream Chaser	6-8	development
Starchaser Industries	Nova & Churchill & Skybolt& Thunderstar	yes	development
UP Aerospace	SpaceLoft XL	no	testing
Reaction Engines Limited	LAPCAT	300	development
XCOR	Xerus	2	proposed

[edit] Orbital vehicles

Company	Craft	Passenger capability	Craft status
Armadillo Aerospace	OTRAG Rocket derivative	?	proposed
Bigelow Aerospace	Genesis I	no	on orbit
	Genesis II	no	on orbit
	Galaxy	no	canceled
	Sundancer	3	development
	BA 330	6	proposed
Blue Origin	TBA	?	proposed
Canadian Arrow & PlanetSpace	Silver Dart	8	proposed
Excalibur Almaz	TKS spacecraft derivative	circa 3	development
Interorbital Systems	Sea Star MSLV	?	development
Interorbital Systems	Neptune	?	development
Kistler Aerospace	K-1 launch vehicle	yes	development
Scaled Composites & The Spaceship Company	SpaceShipThree	yes	proposed
SpaceDev	Dream Chaser derivative	circa 6-8	development
SpaceX	Falcon 1	no	testing
	Falcon 5	no	canceled
	Falcon 9 & Dragon	7	development
t/Space	CXV	6	development
Venturer Aerospace	S-550	?	?
Reaction Engines Limited	Skylon	none	development
XCOR	Xerus derivative	circa 2	proposed