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Top 25 Rocket manufacturers based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 121 rocket manufacturers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 41,601 professional contacts across them, including 1,521 with verified work emails. Huntsville is the largest hub.

This list covers rocket manufacturers headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 17, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
121Companies
41,601Contacts tracked
1,521Verified emails
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The 25 largest rocket manufacturers based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 121 rocket manufacturers based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to rocket manufacturers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Strong evidenceHawthorne, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026n/a15,414 contacts →

Strong evidence

“SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2Strong evidenceKent, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202610001+10,934 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Blue Origin manufactures and operates rocket engines, reusable launch vehicles, lunar landers, and satellite systems.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3Indirect evidenceDulles, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202610001+3,399 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Orbital ATK is built on the strong heritage of two great companies, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ATK, with a history of collaboration providing reliable, affordable and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4Partial evidenceCentennial, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0003,119 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ULA is redefining what’s possible in space by providing innovative rocketry solutions for national security, NASA, and commercial space launches.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5Indirect evidenceLong Beach, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0001,663 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Relativity Space is on a mission to make access to space more reliable and routine.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000581 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Barrios Technology is an award-winning, woman-owned and operated small aerospace business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7Partial evidenceMojave, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-500308 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Stratolaunch designs, manufactures, and launches aerospace vehicles and technologies to fulfill several important national needs, including the need for reliable, routine access…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8Indirect evidencePittsburgh, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-500218 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Astrobotic is at the forefront of advancing space exploration and technology development.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9Indirect evidenceMadison, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-200117 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Griffon Aerospace is a small business that’s been making big moves since 1995.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10Indirect evidenceMojave, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-500115 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Spaceship Company (TSC) is Virgin Galactic’s aerospace-system manufacturing organization.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11Partial evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-200104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“GTXR is a team of Georgia Tech students working to become the first collegiate team to fly a two stage solid propellant rocket to the Karman Line.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12Partial evidenceEl Segundo, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-50090 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We build rockets to launch small satellites”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13Partial evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20083 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Venus Aerospace has built the first generational improvement in rocket engine technology since the Apollo missions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14Strong evidenceCocoa, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20081 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Vaya Space develops and manufactures orbital launch vehicles, in-space propulsion systems, and advanced missile engines-all powered by our hybrid rocket engine technology.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15Partial evidencePenrose, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20064 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Estes Industries was founded in 1958 by Vern and Gleda Estes and found a home soon after in Penrose, Colorado (the model rocket capital of the world).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16Partial evidenceHoughton, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20058 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Orbion Space Technology is an AS-9100 certified production company that develops and manufactures revolutionary plasma propulsion systems for small satellites.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17Indirect evidenceNew Orleans, LA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20052 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Spaceflight is our passion.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18Indirect evidenceLanham, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20043 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19Partial evidenceLos Alamitos, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5030 contacts →

Partial evidence

“NovaWurks is a pioneering spacecraft manufacturer offering end-to-end solutions for government and commercial customers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20Indirect evidenceGarden Grove, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5023 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Auriga Space is redefining propulsion with electromagnetic launch technology for hypersonics, missile defense, and space access.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21Partial evidenceDearborn, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5023 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Michigan Aeronautical Science Association of Dearborn (MASA-Dearborn) is the experimental rocketry team at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22Indirect evidenceHauppauge, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5017 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Backed by Billionaire Industrialist Hon.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23Partial evidenceBishop, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5017 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Based in California and Sweden, Pythom develops rockets, spaceships and landers for orbital and interplanetary missions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24Indirect evidenceTempe, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-2008 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Broad Reach Engineering designs and produces spaceflight components and software for aerospace, scientific, commercial and military customers around the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25Partial evidenceHerndon, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-507 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Our mission at Project Caelus is to design, build, test, and launch a bipropellant liquid-fueled rocket to the edge of space, while also fostering workshops that introduce young…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

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Rocket manufacturers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026
3.7%Verified-email coverage
343.8Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
3.3%Largest-city concentration · Huntsville
Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
38
11-50
41
51-200
21
201-500
8
501-1,000
2
1,001-5,000
8
10001+
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 121 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among rocket manufacturers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “rocket manufacturers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names rocket manufacturers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among rocket manufacturers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,521 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 17, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names rocket manufacturers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many rocket manufacturers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 121 rocket manufacturers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Spacex, headquartered in Hawthorne, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most rocket manufacturers?

Huntsville leads with 4 headquartered companies, followed by Mojave (4) and Atlanta (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,521 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 121 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 17, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.