Founded by aerospace test specialist Shawn M. Smith, PhoeniXperimental LLC develops air-and-space technologies and advances them from early concepts through technology-readiness level 5. The company is distinctive for applying a practical, durability-first approach to space systems, with an emphasis on robust, reusable solutions that can support manufacturing during long-duration travel. Smith brings nearly two decades of military and civilian aircraft inspection experience, including work at Boeing, and holds multiple patents and other intellectual property in areas such as quantum communication and thermoelectrics.
Marhold Space Systems LLCFounded by aerospace engineer Frank Marin, Marhold Space Systems is a young space-technology company developing infrastructure for safer, more sustainable orbital operations. Its work is aimed at helping space missions remain useful longer while supporting a future in which development and manufacturing can take place in orbit.BALLSTON LAKE, NY
Jackson and TullFounded in 1974 by engineer Knox W. Tull Jr., Jackson and Tull grew from a Washington-area civil engineering firm into a technology company serving government, military, and commercial programs. The company is particularly rooted in space work, having designed key components for the Hubble Space Telescope while maintaining an 18,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Beltsville, Maryland. Its Aerospace Engineering Division holds AS9100 Rev. D and ISO 9001:2015 certification.MEMPHIS, TN
Applied Aerospace & DefenseWith more than 120 years of manufacturing heritage, Applied Aerospace & Defense designs and vertically manufactures complex hardware and mission-critical systems for space and defense platforms. Its nationwide operation supports work from rapid prototypes through large-scale production and aftermarket sustainment, with particular depth in spacecraft structures, advanced materials and airborne systems. Applied operates 11 facilities across six states and employs more than 1,300 skilled professionals.CINCINNATI, OH