Melagen Labs develops and manufactures MLC1, a proprietary hydrogen-based biomaterial polymer composite that shields space electronics and other assets from cosmic and solar radiation. The New York company is flight-validating the material aboard the International Space Station while building a commercial aerospace environmental-testing platform in Taylor, Texas, with radiation and thermal-vacuum capabilities planned. Its work is aimed at helping commercial off-the-shelf computing hardware operate reliably in orbit and on future deep-space missions.
MelaTechFounded in 2017 by fungal-melanin researchers Dr. Radamés J.B. Cordero and Dr. Arturo Casadevall, Baltimore-based MelaTech is known for turning research on this natural pigment into practical biomaterials. Its work focuses on scalable fungal melanin production for people and equipment exposed to radiation, including in space.BALTIMORE, MD
Martin Materials Solutions LLCFounded by John and Grace Martin in April 2016, Martin Materials Solutions is a minority, woman-owned Ohio manufacturer built by space-industry veterans to strengthen domestic production. The company is known for its SPACEGLASS work, developing radiation-stable materials for satellite customers and supporting missions from low Earth orbit onward. It is ISO 9001:2015 certified.TWINSBURG, OH
Helogen CorporationHelogen Corporation is a New York-based company developing off-world manufacturing for human and planetary health. Its fully automated, AI-enabled factories are intended to produce high-value biomaterials in microgravity, working with public institutions and research partners to move production beyond Earth.NEW YORK, NY
Libration SystemsLibration Systems supports spacecraft from integration and environmental testing through launch operations while also designing and fabricating custom satellite electronics and ground-support hardware. Its aerospace work spans flagship missions such as the James Webb Space Telescope as well as satellite constellations, CubeSats, and scientific balloon projects. Based in Albuquerque and Bowie, the company employs NASA- and IPC-J-certified fabricators and provides training to those standards.BOWIE, MD