Best New Space Tools (2026)
The top new space tools on Flux, ranked by Flux Score and community signal. 18 tools compared — vote to move them up the board.
Astrobotic
Lunar landers, rovers, and Moon delivery services
Axiom Space
Private astronaut missions and a commercial space station
Firefly Aerospace
Small-to-medium launch, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles
Gravitics
Mass-produced space-station modules and orbital structures
Intuitive Machines
Commercial lunar landers and cislunar infrastructure
K2 Space
Ultra-large, low-cost satellite buses for the heavy-lift era
Relativity Space
3D-printed reusable medium-heavy lift rockets
Starlab Space
Free-flying commercial research station (Voyager + Airbus)
Stoke Space
Fully and rapidly reusable Nova rocket
Vast
Commercial space stations starting with Haven-1
Vaya Space
Hybrid-rocket small launch with green propellants
Apex
Productized satellite buses delivered like an off-the-shelf catalog item.
Blue Origin New Glenn
Heavy-lift reusable rocket from Jeff Bezos's space company
Impulse Space
Maker of orbital transfer vehicles that move satellites from drop-off to their final orbit.
Planet Labs
Daily satellite imagery of the entire Earth
Rocket Lab Neutron
Medium-lift reusable rocket for constellation deployment
Sierra Space Dream Chaser
Runway-landing spaceplane for cargo and crew
Varda Space Industries
Manufacturing pharmaceuticals in microgravity