Manned Spacecraft Equipment and Software
Organisations which supply equipment and software for use in manned spacecraft
Aerojet Rocketdyne
rocket engines for in-space propulsion; reaction control thrusters; reaction control systems; launch abort rocket engines; propellant tanks; propellant valves; developing nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) and nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) systems; solar electric propulsion (SEP) systems; electric propulsion thrusters; developing nuclear power systems for use on the lunar surface; electric power systems; lithium-ion batteries
Aerospace Fabrication and Materials, LLC (AFM)
multi-layer insulation (MLI) blankets; micrometeoroid orbital debris (MMOD) shields; optical solar reflector (OSR) tape
Aerothreads Inc
multi-layer insulation (MLI) blankets; micrometeoroid orbital debris (MMOD) shields; electromagnetic interference (EMI) shields
AirBorn, Inc.
electrical connectors; flexible circuit assemblies; flexible cable assemblies; custom cable assemblies
Airborne Systems
entry, descent and landing systems (EDLS) for manned spacecraft recovery; fabric based parachute systems; inflatable aerodynamic decelerator (IAD) systems; mid-air retrieval (MAR) systems; flotation systems; landing attenuation systems
Airbus Netherlands B.V.
solar arrays
Ampex Data Systems Corporation
file servers; onboard computers; data recorders
Amphenol Aerospace
electrical, electronic and data connectors, media converters, Ethernet switches, fibre optic connectors and cable assemblies
Amphenol CIT
shielding and overbraiding for protection against EMI, abrasion and heat; connectors; filter connectors for EMI protection; high power interconnects; precision RF connectors; RF adapters; fire and moisture resistant RF, microwave, fibre optic, data and power wire and cable; flexible and semi-rigid RF, microwave and fibre optic cable assemblies and harnesses; semi rigid cable; conformable RF cable assemblies
Apcon AeroSpace and Defence GmbH
power supplies
ARDÉ, Inc
composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs)
Argotec
heat pipe performance experiment; esspresso coffee maker
Arquimea
imaging and camera systems
Atec, Inc.
battery adapter plates; crew capsule door assemblies; observation window shutter actuators; frangible nuts
Aubert & Duval
forgings in superalloys, titanium, high performance steels and aluminium for propellant tanks, engines and structural parts
Aviotec
multi layer insulation (MLI) blankets; micrometeoroid and debris protection systems (MDPS)
AZ Technology LLC
thermal control and conductive paints and coatings
Beaver Aerospace and Defense, Inc.
electromechanical actuators
BioServe Space Technologies
incubator/freezers for life science experiments; microscopy systems; life support systems for rodents; freezer/refrigerator/incubators; cell culture hardware; fluid processing apparatus; syringe pump for organs-on-chips; tissue preservation kits; automated imaging systems
Bradford Space
gloveboxes; astronaut workstations
Busek Co. Inc.
Hall thrusters
BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC (BWXT AT)
production of fuel kernels, coatings, design materials and nuclear reactors, as well as the development of manufacturing processes for fuel assemblies and conceptual reactor designs for nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) systems for future long duration manned space missions; development of fission surface power (FSP) systems to provide electrical power to future manned lunar and Martian missions
CDA InterCorp
deployment actuators and dampers; environmental control actuators; capture actuators; brushless DC motors; AC induction motors; stepper motors; rotary transducers; rotary and linear actuators; rotary sensors
COMAT
biological incubators/coolers; experimental modules for mounting on the outside of the ISS; experimental modules for microgravity experiments on the ISS
Craig Technologies
disconnects and umbilical release mechanisms
Dynetics
complete propulsion subsystems, development and manufacture of flight crew equipment hardware and unpressurised extravehicular hardware; astronaut clothing; astronaut personal use equipment; astronaut sleeping bags; spacecraft soft goods (cargo bags, kit pouches, thermal garments); provision of audio/video equipment (digital cameras, HD video systems, audio/video encoders, peripheral hardware) and laptops for astronaut use; manufacture of complete power subsystems, power supplies, dc/dc converters, serial buses, power and data cable harnesses; custom stowage solutions; labels, decals and placards for human spaceflight; development of crew exercise machines; development and supply of astronaut food; radiation monitors
IHI Aerospace Co., Ltd.
internal and external experimental facilities for space stations
L3Harris Technologies
crew audio communication systems
Mitsubishi Electric Space Systems
electronics modules; electrical power subsystem; electrostatic levitation furnace
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
temperature sensors
Johnson Space Center (JSC), USA
development and production of astronaut food, menus, packaging and food-related hardware
Northrop Grumman
propellant tanks; launch abort motors; attitude control motors
Oceaneering Space Systems
robotic systems; tools and crew aids for the repair and maintenance of the ISS; mission critical safety equipment; crew safety tethers; ISS EVA tool stowage devices; tool boxes; cargo bags; logistics platforms; payload facilities; payload latching devices; satellite deployers; ISS nitrogen tank assembly
Parabilis Space Technologies
SpaceShipOne and SpaceShipTwo hybrid rocket motors
SENER Aeroespacial
systems for monitoring and studying human physiology; support for life sciences experiments; equipment for protein cystallisation; equipment for detecting microbes in the air and on surfaces; refrigerators and freezers for preserving pysiological and biological specimens
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)
Li-ion batteries
Sierra Space
docking and berthing systems
Technology Applications, Inc. (TAI)
thermal straps
Teledyne Brown Engineering
Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) for the ISS
United Electronic Industries (UEI)
monitoring and control subsystems
NSF Center for Space, High-Performance and Resilient Computing (NSF SHREC Space Center)
technology demonstrators for externally mounted onboard processors for next generation sensors and applications
