Space jobs corner

Names on the board

These are the companies flying rockets or riding on them soon. Tap a name to read what they do.

Each name is a public profile with a stable id. Nobody has claimed one. There is no company login on this site.

• Agency for Defense Development

  The Agency for Defense Development (ADD) is the South Korean national agency for research and development in defense technology, funded by the Defense Acquisit…

  The Agency for Defense Development (ADD) is the South Korean national agency for research and development in defense technology, funded by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).

• Amazon

  Project Kuiper is Amazon’s group of internet satellites.

  Amazon’s Project Kuiper is building a satellite internet constellation.

• Arianespace

  Ariane rockets launch from the jungle in South America and carry satellites for Europe and the world.

  Builds and flies the Ariane rockets from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana.

• China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

  This is China’s state space team. They fly the Long March rockets.

  China’s main state rocket and spacecraft organizations.

• European Space Agency

  The European Space Agency is how many countries in Europe explore space together.

  The space agency of Europe. It flies science missions and partners on the space station.

• Eutelsat

  Eutelsat and OneWeb fly satellites that share internet and video.

  Operates communications satellites, including the OneWeb low-Earth-orbit internet constellation.

• ExPace

  ExPace is a Chinese space rocket company based in Wuhan, Hubei, China.

  ExPace is a Chinese space rocket company based in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of missileer China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), a Chinese state-owned company, and serves as its commercial rocket division.

• Globalstar

  Globalstar is tied to this flight.

  Globalstar is named on a public launch listing. A plain-language brief was not in our notes.

• Indian Space Research Organization

  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bangalore.

  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bangalore. Its vision is to "harness space technology for national development while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration."

• iQPS

  iQPS is a Japanese company. Their satellites take radar pictures of Earth.

  A Japanese company flying small radar satellites to image Earth.

• Isar Aerospace

  Isar Aerospace is a German aerospace company based in Munich, Germany.

  Isar Aerospace is a German aerospace company based in Munich, Germany. The company was founded in 2018.

• National Reconnaissance Office

  This is a government office. They have not said much about the cargo, and that is normal for this kind of mission.

  A United States government agency that builds and flies spy satellites.

• Planet Labs

  Planet flies lots of small satellites that take pictures of Earth.

  Operates a fleet of small satellites that photograph Earth every day.

• Rivada Space Networks

  In March 2022, Rivada announced the formation of Rivada Space Networks GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary that was land to launch 600 low earth orbit satellites i…

  In March 2022, Rivada announced the formation of Rivada Space Networks GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary that was land to launch 600 low earth orbit satellites interconnected with laser links to form a single global mesh network in space.

• Rocket Lab

  Rocket Lab flies a smaller rocket called Electron, often carrying one special satellite.

  Flies the Electron small rocket and is building the larger Neutron rocket.

• Roscosmos

  Roscosmos is Russia’s space agency. Soyuz rockets are theirs.

  Russia’s state space corporation. It flies Soyuz rockets and crew missions.

• Space Development Agency

  The Space Development Agency (SDA) is a United States Space Force direct-reporting unit tasked with deploying disruptive space technology.

  The Space Development Agency (SDA) is a United States Space Force direct-reporting unit tasked with deploying disruptive space technology. A primary focus is space-based missile defense using large global satellite constellations made up of industry-procured low-cost satellites.

• SpaceX

  SpaceX builds the rockets, and the Starlink satellites that bounce internet down to Earth.

  Designs and flies reusable rockets and the Starlink satellites that share internet from low Earth orbit.

• Synspective

  Synspective flies radar satellites that can see the ground through clouds.

  A Japanese company building a constellation of radar satellites.

• United States Space Force

  The Space Force is the part of the U.S. military that works on space.

  The United States military service responsible for space operations.