TransAstra
Develops orbital logistics vehicles, asteroid capture systems, and space domain awareness telescopes for cislunar resource utilization
TransAstra develops space infrastructure technologies for orbital logistics, asteroid resource extraction, and space domain awareness. Its core technologies include the Capture Bag, an inflatable system designed to enclose and secure asteroids or orbital debris; the Omnivore solar-thermal propulsion system, which uses concentrated sunlight to superheat propellant; and the Worker Bee family of orbital transfer vehicles. TransAstra also operates the Sutter Telescope Network, a ground-based observatory system for detecting and tracking near-Earth asteroids. The company has received multiple NASA SBIR/STTR and NIAC awards and secured a U.S. Space Force SBIR contract for Omnivore propulsion. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Los Angeles, TransAstra's long-term strategy centers on harvesting water from asteroids and lunar poles for conversion into propellant, supporting a sustainable cislunar supply chain.
Develops cryogenic propellant management systems for in-space storage, transfer, and refueling, and liquid hydrogen infrastructure for terrestrial energy applications
Designs, builds, and operates autonomous spacecraft for space domain awareness, debris removal, and in-orbit servicing using gridded ion propulsion
