Spacetime Design creates precision instruments that make journeys through the cosmos tangible, combining science, design, and philosophy in durable objects.
Cosmos Pioneering, LLCFounded by Chattanooga-born electronics hacker Andrew Reed, Cosmos Pioneering makes the Cosmoneer, a programmable desktop spacecraft simulator that brings spacecraft design and mission challenges within reach of classrooms, makerspaces, and home workshops. Its spherical, hackable platform uses open-source hardware and software to mimic spacecraft systems in a simulated zero-gravity setting, letting users build and program missions without the cost or risk of an actual launch.DAMASCUS, MD
DeepSpace Technologies, IncFounded in 2021 by three electrical engineers, minority-owned DeepSpace Technologies develops scientific instruments, spaceflight electronics, and intelligent signal-processing systems for space science and Department of Defense applications. The Columbia, Maryland company draws on more than 60 years of collective NASA and observatory experience, with work ranging from custom scientific radio receivers to detector electronics for astrophysics telescopes.COLUMBIA, MD
Billingsley Aerospace & Defense, IncWith nearly 50 years of fluxgate design behind its work, Billingsley Aerospace & Defense makes high-reliability magnetometers and magnetic-field instrumentation for spacecraft, military systems, and scientific measurement. The small, woman-owned company builds its sensors in-house at its Brookeville, Maryland laboratory, where automated Helmholtz coil systems support calibration and testing. It also develops custom instruments and provides magnetic measurement services for customer programs.BROOKEVILLE, MD
StarrisStarris, the space-systems unit of precision-optics maker Optimax, builds compact electro-optical and infrared payloads for small satellites and responsive space missions. Its work centers on a patented monolithic-telescope design developed with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, adapted into modular systems for space-domain awareness, in-space operations, and proliferated ISR. The Ontario, New York company draws on three decades of space-qualified innovation and a manufacturing ecosystem designed to scale optical payload production.ONTARIO, NY