Abyom

Abyom builds reusable rockets, launch systems, and testing facilities that lower satellite launch costs and support faster, safer access to space.

Abyom develops reusable launch vehicles, rocket engines, and plug-and-play testing facilities that cut satellite launch costs and reduce space debris. It offers rapid propulsion testing, microgravity and atmospheric research platforms, and infrastructure that supports frequent, on-demand satellite launches for commercial and research users. The company focuses on making access to space more reliable, sustainable, and efficient for satellites, cargo, and experimental missions.

MaiaSpace

Learn about MaiaSpace, a European aerospace company developing reusable rockets powered by liquid biomethane and oxygen for commercial satellite launches.

MaiaSpace is a French aerospace company developing reusable launch vehicles and orbital transportation services for commercial and institutional satellite missions. Its two-stage Maia launcher uses liquid biomethane and liquid oxygen propulsion and is being developed in reusable and expendable configurations. The vehicle is designed to transport satellite payloads into low Earth orbit and other orbital destinations, with a maximum advertised capacity of approximately four metric tons in its higher-performance configuration. MaiaSpace is developing rocket propulsion, launch infrastructure, and recovery technologies, with commercial operations currently targeted for 2028.

VartiX Aerospace

Learn about VartiX Aerospace, an Indian aerospace company researching hybrid rocket propulsion, reusable launch systems, and additive manufacturing for space transportation.

VartiX Aerospace is an Indian aerospace startup focused on hybrid rocket propulsion, launch vehicle development, and aerospace manufacturing technologies. Its research centers on propulsion systems combining solid and liquid propellants, with an emphasis on developing alternatives to conventional rocket propulsion architectures. The company has described plans for reusable launch vehicles and lower-cost space transportation, alongside its work in additive manufacturing and engineering education. VartiX Aerospace also provides technical workshops and training programs covering aerospace engineering and related technologies. Its commercial orbital launch services remain a proposed capability rather than an established operational service.

PLD Space

PLD Space is a company that develops reusable rocket technologies for satellites and defense projects, with a focus on liquid rocket engines.

PLD Space is an aerospace company developing reusable launch vehicles and liquid propulsion systems for commercial space transportation. Its MIURA rocket family includes the MIURA 1 suborbital demonstrator and MIURA 5, a two-stage orbital launch vehicle designed to deploy small satellites into low Earth orbit. The company develops its own rocket engines, structures, avionics, and recovery technologies to support vertically integrated launch operations. Its reusable launch architecture is designed to provide dedicated and rideshare satellite missions with flexible orbital destinations and launch configurations.

Pangea Propulsion

Learn about Pangea Aerospace, a space propulsion company developing aerospike rocket engines and reusable propulsion systems for launch vehicles and spacecraft.

Pangea Propulsion is a space technology company developing chemical propulsion systems for launch vehicles, spacecraft, and hypersonic applications. Its technology focuses on aerospike rocket engines, which use an alternative nozzle configuration to improve propulsion efficiency across different atmospheric pressures. The company develops the ARCOS aerospike engine alongside in-space propulsion solutions and technologies for reusable launch vehicles. Its engineering approach incorporates advanced manufacturing methods, bio-sourced methane propellants, and reusable propulsion architectures to support the development of more efficient space transportation systems.