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ACME Electric
A low-cost, US alternative to SAFT and Eagle Picher for missions needing NiCad batteries, from folks who know their technology and the application, but are not overly interested in the applicable NASA Standards.  From personal ground testing experience, their cells generally perform as well as any other published data we could find but over a much wider than usual temperature range.

528 W. 21st Street
Tempe, AZ 85282
Phone: (480) 894-6864 
Fax: (480) 921-0470
web: http://www.acmeelec.com/aerospace/ 

AMSAT
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/Amsat.html 

Auspace
Auspace Limited is an Australian engineering company serving the needs of science, commercial and defence communities in space engineering and associated technologies and systems.  Past projects include the recently launched FEDSAT

Web: http://www.auspace.com.au/ 

AeroAstro
Leaders in nanosatellites, communications, and miniaturized technologies.  Engineering cost-effective missions since 1988, AeroAstro has built three microsatellites and numerous space systems which are now functioning on orbit.

Headquarters:
20145 Ashbrook Place
Ashburn, VA 20147
Phone: (703) 723-9800
Fax: (703) 723-9850

Business Development Office:
327 A Street 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: (617) 451-8630
Fax: (617) 451-8625
E-mail: info@aeroastro.com
Web: http://www.aeroastro.com  

Alliance Spacesystems Inc.
ASI has a deep background in spacecraft structure design and analysis capability, including dynamics and mechanism design, analysis, and fabrication.  ASI also provides expertise in systems engineering, propulsion systems, and MGSE.

1250 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 100
Pasadena, CA 91103
Phone: (626) 296-1373
E-mail: info@asi-space.com
Web: http://www.asi-space.com/ 

Baja Technology
An electronics engineering company for all your instrumentation needs.  Also expert at satellite power system design and troubleshooting.

1040 E. 4th Street
Gould-Simpson Building Room 235
Tucson, AZ 85721-0077
Phone: (520) 621-4771
Fax: (520) 621-6333
E-mail: jchen@baja.uric.arizona.edu 
Web: http://baja.uric.arizona.edu/ 

Battel Engineering
Steve Battel is one of the preeminent authorities in space power system engineering, as well as analog and digital system designs.  He has served as a consultant in key roles in a myriad of small space missions and his opinion is extremely well respected in both industry and government.

10020 N. 58th Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85253
Phone: (602) 991-9747
E-mail: bateng@earthlink.net 

Billingsley Magnetics
Billingsley Magnetics is the world leader in fluxgate magnetometer technology.  Our staff has vast magnetic instrumentation engineering experience.  Our areas of expertise include the design, development and manufacture of low noise fluxgate magnetometers for space applications.  Billingsley Magnetics has supplied magnetometers for numerous space programs, large military programs, as well as laboratory and commercial applications.

2600 Brighton Dam Rd.
Brookeville, MD. 20833
Phone:  (301) 774-7707
Fax:      (301) 774-0745
Web site:  www.magnetometer.com 

Dynacon
Dynacon is a privately held company applying automation and robotics technology for the space and laboratory automation markets.  Dynacon's capabilities are systems integration, analysis and simulation, software and hardware design and fabrication.  In space, Dynacon develops satellite control systems products and constructs complete microsatellites.  They recently developed and launched the MOST satellite and provided ACS systems to CHIPSat and FEDSAT.

3565 Nashua Drive
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada
Phone: (905) 672-8828
Fax: (905) 672-8829
E-mail: kac@dynacon.ca 
Web: http://www.dynacon.ca/  

Ecliptic Enterprises
Ecliptic Enterprises provides integrated, end-to-end imaging and information services for systems operating in space and other extreme environments.  They also provide RocketCam's (TM) for launch vehicles and other similar activities.

398 W. Washington Blvd., Suite 100
Pasadena, CA, 91103
Phone:(626) 798-2436
Fax:(626) 798-2251
Web: http://www.eclipticenterprises.com/ 

Jim French
Jim French is a leading consultant in launch vehicle and spacecraft system engineering and management.

E-mail: frnchspace@aol.com 

Launchspace
Launchspace Training is a division of Launchspace, Inc. a space technology company that provides training and consulting services to the space industry. Launchspace Training offers the broadest selection of public and client-site, high-quality professional development and continuing education programs and seminars to the space community at locations around the world.  This site used to have a terrific index of industry links, but it stopped offering the service free about 2 years ago.

Suite 400, 2440 Research Boulevard
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Phone: (800) 960-0047
Direct: (301) 258-3227
Fax: (301) 258-3214
E-mail: info@launchspace.com
Web: http://www.launchspace.com/ 

Frank LaRosa
An expert consultant in analog and digital designs for space and other applications.

E-mail: frank@larosa.simplenet.com 

Legacy Learning

Micro Aerospace Solutions
Leaders in miniaturized components and commercial solutions applied to aerospace.

2280 Pineapple Avenue
Melbourne, FL 32935
E-mail: info@micro-a.net
Web: http://www.micro-a.net/ 

Microcosm
Established in 1984, Microcosm is a small business, specializing in reducing space mission cost. Our experience covers commercial, military, and scientific missions from small, low-cost programs to multi-billion dollar, multi-satellite constellations and a family of launch vehicles.

401 Coral Circle
El Segundo, CA 90245-4622
Phone: (310) 726-4100
Fax: (310) 726-4110
E-mail: microcosm@smad.com
Web: http://www.smad.com 

MicroSat Systems
MicroSat Systems designs and builds small satellites, integrates satellite payloads, and provides satellite subsystems to other satellite developers.  MSI's sister companies provide extremely high performance thin film photovoltaics and thin film batteries to various industries.  Current projects include TechSat-21 and Team Encounter's Flight One.

8130 Shaffer Parkway
Littleton CO 80127-4107
Phone:   (303) 285-9899
Fax:   (303) 285-9880
E-mail: info@microsatsystems.com
Web: http://www.microsatsystems.com

One Stop Satellite Solutions
As a full service satellite company, OSSS can provide customers with a one-stop approach to meeting their needs.  OSSS is a technology transfer company based on the research conducted by the Center for Aerospace Technology at Weber State University, in conjunction with support from the Utah Centers of Excellence Program.

1805 University Circl;e
Ogden, UT 84408-1805
Phone: (801) 626-7272
Fax: (801) 626-7951
E-mail: info@osss.com
Web: http://www.osss.com/ 

Satellite Power Corp.
Mark Bower's small company has manufactured very cost effective solar panels for a variety of missions.  They have a full range of capabilities ranging from silicon to at least double junction GaAs/InP/Ge and specialize in low-cost solutions.  At last report SPC was attempting to find a buyer for the business.

Phone: (909) 987-8838
E-mail: mjbspc@earthlink.net

Sinclair Interplanetary
Doug Sinclair has taken the expertise gained designing the ACS Node at Dynacon and on other projects and has launched his own consulting company.  Clients in need of a modern approach to spacecraft avionics design can find no finer source than Sinclair Interplanetary.

E-mail: dns@interlog.com 

SpaceDev
Founded in 1997, SpaceDev is the world's first publicly traded commercial space exploration and development company. SpaceDev designs, assembles and tests affordable space systems including sophisticated micro-satellites, hybrid rocket-based orbital maneuvering and orbital transfer vehicles (MTVs), and safe hybrid rocket motors for sub-orbital space tourism applications. SpaceDev is working with Sea Launch, Boeing and in conjunction with the US Air Force to explore these technologies and the commercialization of space in general.

13855 Stowe Drive
Poway, CA 92056
Phone: (858) 375-2000
Fax: (858) 375-1000
E-mail: info@spacedev.com
Web: http://www.spacedev.com 

Space Dynamics Laboratory
The Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL), a unit of the Utah State University Research Foundation, is a not-for-profit research corporation owned by Utah State University.  SDL conceives and develops state-of-the-art sensor and satellite systems; performs space, air, and ground-based experiments; conducts rapid, experimental development of prototype sensor hardware and associated software; performs concept validation studies and demonstrations; and develops data-fusing technology for passive and active sensors.

1695 North Research Park Way
North Logan, UT 84341
Phone: (435) 797-4600
E-mail: jim.cantrell@sdl.usu.edu (Partnerships, Proposals, Business Opportunities)
Web: http://www.sdl.usu.edu 

Space Exploration Engineering
SEE provides on-call consulting expertise in space systems, specializing in spacecraft operations, space mission design and analysis, and spacecraft systems engineering.

P.O. Box 763
120 2nd Street
Paonia, CO 81428
Phone: (970) 527-7530
Fax: (970) 527-7531
E-mail: webmaster@see.com
Web: http://www.see.com 

Space Exploration Technologies
Some very interesting stuff in the works here.  Look for more info soon as it becomes public.  Hans Koenigsman and Gwynn Gurevich are some of the team members here.  If the rest of the crew are as talented, we should expect some exciting results.

1310 E. Grand 
El Segundo, Ca 90245
Phone: (310) 414-6555 
Fax: (310) 414-6552
Web: http://www.spacex.com

Space Power Electronics Inc.
Space Power Electronics Inc. is a very small company specializing in the development of custom power electronics for spaceflight instruments. SPEI was founded in 1997 following a 15 year career in the power group at NASA/GSFC.

Alan Lukemire
Space Power Electronics Inc.
Email: alan@spacepower.com
Voice: (478) 988-3727
Fax: (478) 218-0208

SpaceQuest
SpaceQuest was founded in 1994 by two satellite technology pioneers, Dr. Dino Lorenzini and Mark Kanawati, to provide users involved with low-Earth orbit satellites with highly sophisticated, but lower cost components.  Today, Space Quest provides viable, state-of-the-art alternatives to the complex, costly systems developed by 'traditional' satellite manufacturers and space companies serving the market.  They build satellite components as well as complete satellites at their facilities in Fairfax, Virginia.

3554 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 103
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: (703) 273-7010
Fax: (703) 273-7011
E-mail: sales@spacequest.com
Web: http://www.spacequest.com

SpaceWorks
A Team of Experienced Space Systems Engineers Dedicated to Providing Project Management, Systems Engineering, Design Engineering, and Spacecraft Systems to Principal Investigators and Their Institutions.

7301 E. Sundance Trail
P.O. Box 2014
Carefree, AZ 85377-2014
Voice: (480) 575-1676
Fax: (480) 575-1677
Mobile: (602) 617-7188 
E-mail: Web: http://www.spaceworksinc.com/index.html 

Stellar Innovations
Tomas Svitek is one of the central figures in the microspace world and a consultant in various spacecraft systems of both renown and talent.  Tomas has a history of impressing his innovative approaches on some of the most well known projects in this field.

Phone: (805) 547-0417
E-mail:

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.
SSTL is a leading research and development company working with the Surrey Space Centre at the University of Surrey's satellite engineering research group to provide rapid and cost-effective satellite missions.

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited
Centre for Satellite Engineering Research
University of Surrey
Guildford
Surrey, United Kingdom
GU2 5XH
Phone: +44 (0)1483 259 278
Fax: +44 (0)1483 259 503
E-mail: sstl@ee.surrey.ac.uk
Web: http://www.sstl.co.uk/ 

Swedish Space Corp.
The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) designs, launches. and operates space systems. The company develops state-of-the-art satellites, sounding rockets and their subsystems as well as airborne systems for maritime surveillance. Sounding rockets and high-altitude balloons are sent aloft from SSC's own rocket launching facility, Esrange near Kiruna in Northern Sweden. At this site our satellite ground station facility provides data reception, TT&C and mission control services.
P O Box 4207 
SE-171 04 Solna, Sweden
Phone: +46 8 627 62 00
Fax: +46 8 98 70 69 
E-mail: info@ssc.se
Web: http://www.ssc.se/ 

Tether Applications
Focused on the identification, development and use of near-term applications of tethers in aerospace environments.

1813 Gotham St.
Chula Vista, CA 91913
E-mail: info@tetherapplications.com 
Web: http://www.tetherapplications.com/index.htm