The world’s first AI-driven platform for mission design, simulation, and operations. The platform fully virtualizes all system hardware and software elements, including spacecraft flight software and supporting ground systems. It scales to support constellation operations and enables the seamless integration of satellites from multiple vendors, component providers, payloads, and ground station networks.

By virtualizing every subsystem and element of the mission stack, Antaris provides a foundation that directly supports operational planning, testing, and wargaming at a scale and fidelity not possible with other systems.

GETCHKD

A state-of-the-art blockchain infrastructure platform that revolutionizes system connectivity, user-specific mapping, and has immutable audit trails so you can connect any combination of systems, control access, and ensure accountability.

INFINITY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Infinity Systems Engineering has a 29-year history supporting Space Operations across 70% of Space Operations Command (SpOC) portfolio of missions. The Corporate Head Quarters is located in Colorado Springs with over 275 employees. The Infinity Team provides technical services ranging from Systems Engineering, System Test, Operations, Integration, Software Engineering and Operations-Maintenance Support. The company started focused on Global Positioning System (GPS) ground system and on-orbit support at Schriever Space Force Base. Over the years this support expanded to Satellite Communications, Title 50 Programs and space system training. In 2022, Infinity invested over $1 Million in internal research and development (IRAD) to establish software development tools and infrastructure as part of creating the Digital Engineering Solutions (DES) team.

The DES team has developed secure cloud service applications as part of three Phase II SBIR efforts spanning AI/ML Large Language Models (LLMs), digital thread orchestration, and mesh network topology generation. These efforts have provided a broad foundation to support the digital transformation of the USSF OTTI Team.

LOOKING GLASS FACTORY

After years of technology development, Looking Glass is the market leader in holographic light field displays. Our core competencies lie in optics, hardware production, and software development with specialties in graphics rendering. The company has brought many products to market in the USA and is familiar with compliance requirements for consumer electronics. Looking Glass 65″, Looking Glass 32″, Looking Glass Portrait, and Looking Glass Go have collectively been sold to over 20,000 customers worldwide, spanning industries from aerospace and defense to healthcare, automotive, and design.

Our headset-free, group-viewable displays enable natural collaboration around 3D data and digital twins, eliminating the barriers of traditional 2D screens and VR headsets while supporting open standards for seamless integration with existing workflows.

MSBAI

MSBAI develops GURU, a hybrid-intelligence platform that autonomously drives digital engineering and operations in high-stakes use cases in defense and aerospace, directly responding to the July 23 executive order mandating truth-seeking AI. The platform combines hierarchical neuro-symbolic AI architecture with symbolic automation to create reliable, explainable workflows that scale across complex mission-critical domains, from space domain awareness to computational fluid dynamics simulations. Founded in 2017 and an Air Force Techstars ’20 graduate, MSBAI is headquartered in Los Angeles and has established itself as a leader in applying advanced AI to operational defense challenges through contracts with the Department of Defense, NASA, and Department of Energy.

PICOGRID

Headquartered in El Segundo, California, Picogrid is a venture-backed defense technology company that builds and delivers products to integrate military systems across land, sea, air, and space. Our technology is deployed around the world from Ukraine to the Pacific supporting missions including integrated base defense, electronic warfare, and complex battlefield management scenarios.

At the core of our offerings is Legion, a data integration platform built to connect and command mission assets including sensors, drones, effectors, satellites, and other systems. Our open integration platform bridges fragmented systems, enabling an extensive and growing partnership ecosystem of hardware and software providers.

PROTEUS SPACE

Using our cutting-edge MERCURY™ automated computational engineering system, Proteus Space is revolutionizing rapid satellite bus design, digital modeling, and production to help America win the new space race. By rapidly generating custom, optimized, non-proprietary satellite models using proven components, MERCURY™ drastically reduces costs, slashes timelines, and nearly eliminates non-recurring engineering expenses. Our computational process explores vast design spaces and delivers thousands of optimized design options as digital models in days, not months, offering quantifiable certainty in cost, schedule, and reliability.

REBEL SPACE

Rebel Space is Defense tech startup founded in 2019 in Long Beach, CA. Our focus is on developing advanced observability and cybersecurity solutions for air and space operations. Our focus areas include AI, Electronic Warfare, and Cyber. Our Rebel Platform is an AI-native autonomy support stack built for mission assurance across air and space operations. The Rebel Platform combines real-time observability (Stargazer), synthetic data generation (Muse), and intelligent threat simulation (Nemesis). The goal of the Rebel Platform is to deliver real-time awareness, mission ready data, and adaptive threat simulation to reduce operator cognitive load, enable human-AI teaming, and train operators on real-world threats.

SCHEMATA

Schemata is pioneering spatial intelligence with tech that connects AI and the physical world. As our first product, we build photorealistic 3D assets paired with an AI instructor, enabling our DoD and commercial clients to modernize work instructions, operating manuals, courseware, and other ineffective training; while there are other virtual solutions, we can deliver at 10% of the time and cost.

SILOTECH GROUP

Silotech Group is a veteran-led technology integrator with over 16 years of experience supporting the Department of Defense, federal agencies, and commercial clients. With a cleared, diverse workforce and a Top Secret Facility Clearance, Silotech delivers secure digital transformation solutions across data integration, AI/ML, cybersecurity, and mission systems. The company is CMMC 2.0 Level 2 (3CPAO certified), ISO 9001/20000/27001, and CMMI DEV-3 certified, underscoring its disciplined approach to quality, compliance, and security.

2023

2023 Hyperspace Summit | 2023 Problem Statements

Dawn AeroSpace

Dawn Aerospace is building a space transportation network, providing scalable and sustainable ways to access and move around in space. We’re the fastest-growing supplier of green, satellite propulsion globally, with an ever-growing amount of hardware on orbit. We’re also building a spaceplane – a launch vehicle that takes off and lands on a runway, combining the performance of a rocket with the rapid reusability and economic model of an aircraft.

High Earth Orbit Robotics

HEO is a satellite-to-satellite imagery and intelligence provider that enables assessment of the status, operation, and anomalous behaviour of targets in orbit, so that decision-makers can confidently act in space and on earth. HEO conducts its operations by modifying ConOps of partner Earth observation satellite constellations through proprietary software as well as launching HEO’s own non-Earth imagery (NEI) sensors as hosted payloads on a range of partner platforms. The goal of this hybrid approach is to achieve proliferation of NEI sensors on all orbits in the Earth-Moon system.

HEO is headquartered in Sydney, Australia with offices in the UK and USA. HEO currently provides data and analytics to government and commercial customers in the USA, UK, Australia and Japan.

Lexset.ai

Founded by a team of generative design, AI, and data rights experts, Lexset has finally cracked the code on making world class visual data easy to make and use. Co-located in Brooklyn, NY and Gig Harbor, WA, the company serves leading commercial and government customers. Lexset’s Seahaven platform allows users to quickly and easily set up and run simulations to create and iterate on data for computer vision applications.

Magdrive

Magdrive is developing next generation spacecraft propulsion for satellites. The Magdrive delivers a high thrust, with a high and variable specific impulse. This enables cheaper access to space by improved fuel efficiency, enabling efficient de-orbiting and avoidance, and enabling entirely new business models for satellite operators and manufacturers based on new capabilities.

Phase Four

Phase Four is a disruptive provider of next generation electric propulsion (EP) solutions for small satellites. The company was founded in 2015 to address the demands of the rapid proliferation of satellite constellations and to accelerate the advancement of its radio-frequency thruster (RFT). The Phase Four RFT represents a new architecture that realizes lower cost, mass-manufacturability, miniaturized power electronics and propellant agnosticism over incumbent technologies without compromising performance.

TRL11

TRL11 is the pioneer in low-delay, full-motion video platforms exclusively tailored for space operations. Spearheaded by visionary experts with accolades including Technical Oscars® and Emmy® awards, our commitment is to make low latency video in space not only possible but easily accessible. Our approach addresses the challenge holistically, seamlessly merging advanced sensors, cutting-edge AI/ML edge processing, sophisticated compression, and robust recording and transmission technologies. All this is achieved while meticulously adhering to the stringent SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power) demands of space. With TRL11’s innovations, space video is set to transition from a luxury to a must have.

2021

2021 Hyperspace Summit | 2021 Pitches | 2021 Problem Statements

Startup Teams

ASTROPORT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Astroport Space Technologies Inc. is a space construction and materials manufacturing company turning planetary resources into durable feedstock for autonomous 3D construction printing of lunar surface infrastructure and in-space construction of orbital structures.

ATOMIONICS

Atomionics is building atom-interferometry based sensing systems for navigation and exploration. It aims to make the most reliable and accurate navigation system which work everywhere – including underwater, underground and other GPS-denied areas. Atomionics systems enable precisely pinpointing resources.

G-SPACE, INC

G-SPACE, Inc. is an industrial AI company that offers a SaaS platform, ATOM for the design and manufacturing of unique gravity-independent materials and optimized in-space manufacturing processes to improve the cost-to-market by a factor of 10 or more.

KNIGHT AEROSPACE

Knight Aerospace is an OEM and the world’s leading provider of the custom quick-change/roll-on roll-off medical module, as well as palletized systems for cargo aircraft, including C17 and C130. We make patient air transport safer and more comfortable.

LUNAR OUTPOST

Lunar Outpost is an advanced technology company with a focus on developing technologies that have both Earth and space applications. Lunar Outpost plans on filling an important role in the expanding space industry and is currently using its technical expertise to solve a variety of technological challenges.

NEUTRON STAR SYSTEMS USA CORP.

Neutron Star Systems is developing Superconductor-Based Electric Propulsion Systems, which provide greater efficiency, scalability, and operational flexibility, so that you can perform more advanced space missions and cut costs by billions of dollars.

O ANALYTICS INCORPORATED

O Analytics Incorporated is a West Virginia based company providing timely analytical solutions to support government and commercial space innovation.

OBRUTA SPACE SOLUTIONS

Obruta Space Solutions is your roadside assistance in space. We are an orbital services provider delivering on-orbit refueling, maneuverability, and hardware upgrade services to expand the operational capabilities and lifespan of satellites by decades—exponentially increasing a space assets value.

QUATERNION CONSULTING INC (QCI)

QCI’s modeling and simulation capabilities are highly specialized, but can be applied to many disciplines. Our award-winning team uses sophisticated custom-developed to simulate physical dependencies from satellite orbital configurations to system performance forecast analyses.

SCOUT

SCOUT is providing in-space situational awareness, scalable beyond what is possible from the ground, to make space operations safer and more transparent. SCOUT-Vision enables tracking of spaceborne threats with up to 1000x improved fidelity.

TURNROCK LABS

TurnRock seeks to provide greater control and optimization between fleets of robots and the people who operate them. Our vision for automation is a collaborative relationship that utilizes human skills and problem solving to supplement abilities and learning for robots.

VARDA SPACE INDUSTRIES, INC.

Varda is moving industry into space and bringing real products back to Earth. SpaceX, NASA, and the rest of the space industry have laid the proverbial railways to orbit. The team at Varda is building on top of this prior work to produce materials in space for use back on Earth.

VEGAMX

A Newspace technology entity with a dual commercial-government orientation, which addresses infrastructure, food, energy, and national security needs through the combination of air and space borne platforms, using variety sensors (optical, HSI, Radar etc ), weather and ground data sets.

University Teams

EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is the largest educator of aerospace engineers in the country. The university focuses on aerospace and aviation, and faculty have specialization in initial orbit determination algorithms.

NORRIS HIGH RESOLUTION RESEARCH GROUP IN THE PHYSICS DEPT. AT NEW MEXICO TECH

The Norris High Resolution Research Group utilizes compressed sensing, machine learning, and other advanced techniques to solve challenge imaging problems in sparse data conditions. We work in astrophysics and space domain awareness and aim to maximize science output with minimal resources.

SFLUOR INC., UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

SFluor specializes in thermally and chemically robust coatings that can be fine-tuned for aviation and aerospace applications– ideal for engineer and business managers in firms seeking a high productivity and performance.

STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Stevens has seven thousand students and 300 faculty. It hosts two National Research Centers of Excellence – Systems Engineering Research University Affiliated Research Center (SER-UARC) and Maritime Security Center.

SUNY POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

SUNY Polytechnic Institute is an intellectually vibrant, creative, and stimulating environment for education, innovation, entrepreneurship and economic development that prepares students to apply knowledge and learning to challenges, complexities, and opportunities to improve our modern technological society.

TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Texas State University is a public research university in San Marcos, Texas. with over 38,000 students and ten colleges and fifty schools and departments.

THE AEROSPACE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO

The UTEP’s Aerospace Center (cSETR) is a NASA-funded center of excellence in aerospace and exploration. cSETR owns research and development capabilities on propulsion, space robotics, small satellite development, lunar surface exploration, missile systems, and hypersonic technologies.

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORY, ELECTRO-OPTICS DIVISION

The Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State ARL supports national security, economic competitiveness, and quality of life through education, scientific discovery, technological demonstration, and successful transition to application.

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI

The University of Cincinnati offers students a balance of educational excellence and real-world experience. UC is a public research university with an enrollment of more than 46,000 students and has been named “Among the top tier of the Best National Universities,” according to U.S. News & World Report.

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO COLORADO SPRINGS

The UCCS College of Engineering and Applied Science produces highly qualified undergraduate and graduate students with technical depth and competence to satisfy workforce needs.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

2020

2020 Pitches | 2020 Problem Statements

Startup Teams

HELM.AI

Helm.ai is pioneering a breakthrough in unsupervised learning for Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Technologies.

IDEAS ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, LLC

IDEAS Engineering and Technology, LLC provides innovative and cost-effective electronic and embedded solutions for mission-critical systems with a focus on the rapidly-growing space market.

INFRALYTIKS

InfraLytiks is an engineering-based complex data analytics and automation firm specializing in machine learning and artificial intelligence custom software development for image-based data including HD, 3D, IR, LiDAR and telemetry from telescopes, satellites, aircraft, drones and vehicles.

KAYHAN SPACE

Kayhan’s Satellite Collision Avoidance software analyzes incoming potential satellite collision events data and delivers timely notifications through various messaging channels, such as Slack. Our direct messaging integrations reduce operator response efforts by 95%.

PERSPECTIVE COMPONENTS INC.

Perspective Components is an artificial intelligence company developing advanced enterprise applications. Perspective Components’ goal is to redefine the standard of computer vision systems while providing unique solutions with standalone edge computing.

PIERCE AEROSPACE

Pierce Aerospace is a Remote ID service provider focused on practical and robust integration of Remote ID services into the UAS ecosystem. As an industry leader, Pierce Aerospace serves on the Unmanned Aircraft Safety Team, ASTM F38 UAS Remote ID Committee, and the FAA’s Remote ID Cohort.

RESILIENT SOLUTIONS (RS21)

RS21 is a data science, artificial intelligence, and visualization company tackling humanity’s biggest challenges. Blending domain knowledge, advanced computational capabilities, and visualization expertise, we develop intuitive and interactive analytics products that provide actionable insights.

SPACE DOMAIN AWARENESS INC.

Space Domain Awareness Inc. (SDA) is a mission-driven pre-seed startup working to develop a Space Object Tracking Unit (SOTU), as the integral component of an affordable automated identification and tracking service for cubesats and intentional debris in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

SPACE PRODUCTS AND INNOVATION (SPIN)

SPiN is a space company specialized in spinning technology from other industries into the space sector. Its core solution is a plug and play adapter to integrate satellites like lego and reduce cost and time of satellite manufacturing.

STARFISH SPACE INC.

Starfish Space is building an on-orbit transportation service to enable the evolving space mission.

WILLOWVIEW CONSULTING, LLC

Willowview Consulting’s experience with hardware and software-based systems enable us to design and build systems with cognitive abilities that mimic the biological brain, making a faster, more effective, scalable, lower-power solution, capable of learning from its own experience.

UNIVERSITY Teams

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

The Institute for Assured Autonomy at Johns Hopkins University’s Whiting School of Engineering focuses on ensuring that autonomous systems are safe, secure, and reliable, and do what they are designed to do. The institute takes a holistic approach to this objective. In addition to focusing on the technology itself, it takes into consideration the ecosystem in which the technology operates, and the policies needed to ensure its effective implementation.

NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY

The Robotics, Unmanned Vehicles, Intelligent Systems and Control Laboratory (or RUVICON Lab) is part of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at New Mexico State University. It develops rapid optimization methods, real-time guidance and control algorithms, and power management control systems for advanced autonomous vehicles and robots.

2019

2019 Problem Statements

Startup Teams

ANALYTICAL SPACE (Hedron)

Analytical Space is building a network of data relay satellites in low earth orbit that will enable high throughput, low latency downlink of data from remote sensing satellites to government and commercial end users. Its constellation will enable orders of magnitude more of aggregated visible, multispectral, synthetic aperture radar, and SIGINT data to be sped to customers, in near real time.

BENCHMARK

Benchmark Space Systems is developing the highest performing chemical propulsion systems specifically made for the small satellite market. These propulsion solutions are designed to support the next-generation of small satellite applications by increasing their safety, reliability, and capability.

COGNITIVE SPACE

Cognitive Space is offering a new paradigm for satellite operations in light of the rapid proliferation of Low Earth Orbit satellites. By leveraging advanced AI technology, they bring an automated dynamic tasking solution to the satellite industry for ultimate responsiveness and streamlined operations.

GRANULAR.AI

Granular.ai is a data science startup that interprets satellite data in real time to deliver insights into the world’s most opaque economies and regions. They enable companies to make data-driven decisions by serving regionally relevant and timely geospatial data at a global scale.

IMETALX GROUP

iMetalx Group is an engineering company focused on advancing extreme environment cross cutting technologies. Principals have developed multidisciplinary projects ranging from Beyond Line of Sight eVTOL Aircraft, Multi MW Renewables, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Wave Energy, Underwater Data Centers as well as Advanced Marine and Aerospace Propulsion Systems.

MORE COWBELL UNLIMITED

More Cowbell Unlimited provides on-demand satellite imagery and on-orbit data process technologies as big as the Information Age. Their petabyte-scale cloud SaaS and explainable AI engine discovers and simulates complex process ecosystems and delivers geospatial visualization insights in support of defense and intelligence requirements, critical infrastructure management, and information operations. Their vision is for process technologies to be as ubiquitous as processes are.

NEARSPACE LAUNCH INC

NearSpace Launch Inc. has 350+ systems and sub-systems in orbit with 100% mission success. NSL provides FastBus CubeSats, EyeStar Globalstar Comm, ThinSats, and Black Box systems.

NOVO SPACE

Novo Space is developing high performance satellite electronics for the new space age. Their products are COTS-based and designed for complex LEO missions with 3-5 year lifespans.

ORBITAL SIDEKICK

Orbital Sidekick’s proprietary analytics platform and satellite payload architecture provides space-based monitoring solutions powered by Hyperspectral Imaging. This unique and persistent chemical speciation and change detection capability enables unparalleled target monitoring services for both commercial and defense users on a global scale.

PHASE FOUR

Phase Four’s electrodeless RF thruster is the highest performing plasma propulsion system of its size available today, and can be scaled for use from small satellites to large traditional satellites. By eliminating the most common failure points in incumbent technologies—electrodes, high-voltage electronics, and complex fabrication. Phase Four has built a system that is reliable and offers high performance with inherent manufacturability.

SMARTCONE

SmartCone Technologies Inc. provides a modular IoT platform for a variety of solutions surrounding safety, security, and asset tracking. They incorporate 3rd party sensors within their devices, pair it with a sensor fusion engine, PATRIoT™, and compute it on the edge to send high quality data to customers.

SPACE INITIATIVES INC

Space Initiatives Inc. specializes in tiny spacecraft, femtosatellites less than 100 grams, and precise PNT (Position, Navigation and Timing) solutions for LEO – reducing the probability of spacecraft collisions – and for HEO, Cislunar, and Deep Space. Past work includes a study for ESA of a swarm of sensors to deposit on an asteroid.

SUMMATION RESEARCH INC (SRI)

Summation Research Inc. (SRI) is a small business located on the Florida Space Coast that designs and produces Satellite Communications and Aerospace Telemetry Ground Receiver and Transmitter systems for the most challenging missions. SRI applies this same aerospace knowhow and technologies to ground transportation systems where reliability and safety are critical.

TESSERACT

Tesseract builds the highest performance chemical propulsion for satellites, spacecraft, and landers. They are committed to green propulsion and are focused on supplying products made with modern materials and manufacturing methods to control cost and provide maximum value to customers.

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