SPACE INDEX COMPANIES INSIGHTS SECTORS PRODUCTS NEWS BLOG ANSWERS RESEARCH ABOUT FOR COMPANIES BUILD / 2026.06.04
ExPace logo ExPace Operates the Kuaizhou family of solid-fueled small-lift launch vehicles for commercial and government satellite delivery to low Earth orbit vs NASA Conducts civilian space exploration, aeronautics research, and space science across human spaceflight, robotic missions, and Earth observation programs NASA logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
ExPace NASA
Founded 2016 1958
Headquarters Wuhan, China Washington, District of Columbia
Type government government
Status operating operating
Employees 18,000
Total funding $417M
Latest round Series B
Sectors Launch Services, Space Propulsion Planetary Exploration, Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Launch Services, Space Stations & Habitats
Products listed 2 50
Federal contracts
Launches 33 (88%)
Leaders listed Zhang Di, Zha Xiongquan Jared Isaacman, Amit Kshatriya, Casey Swails
News mentions 0 44
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do ExPace and NASA compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. ExPace was founded in 2016 and NASA in 1958.

Which has more launches, ExPace or NASA?

ExPace leads with 33 tracked launches (88% success rate).

Numbers refresh on every render against the live Space Index database. Federal contract data from USAspending.gov; launches from LaunchLibrary2.