Phantom Space Corporation, founded in 2019, is a space services company that aims to revolutionize access to space by mass manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. As a launch provider and satellite manufacturer, Phantom Space is developing the Daytona launch vehicle to deliver small satellites to LEO and offers comprehensive satellite design and construction services. They are also developing Phantom Cloud, a data backhaul service for satellites, and have partnered with companies like Ubotica Technologies and Assured Space Access for AI processing and RF communications payloads, respectively. The company aims to provide low-cost and reliable space access to a wider range of customers, including those seeking satellite constellations and data services.
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Jim Cantrell founded Vector in 2016, three years before he co-founded Phantom Space Corporation.
Thermal Management Technologies will continue providing satellite components to its existing customers as a subsidiary of Phantom Space Corporation.
Phantom Space's planned orbital data center constellation is called Phantom Cloud.
TMT will operate as a subsidiary of Phantom Space after the acquisition.
Phantom Space acquired Thermal Management Technologies (TMT), a company that builds advanced satellite thermal components for in-space applications.
Phantom Space plans to begin integration and qualification activities immediately, with stage-level testing and vehicle milestones scheduled throughout 2026.
Phantom Space has conducted successful hot-fire tests of Daytona’s propulsion assemblies.
Phantom Space will integrate the acquired Vector Launch capabilities into its Daytona vehicle architecture to reduce development risk and advance the company’s path to orbital flight.
Phantom Space acquired key assets and intellectual property from Vector Launch Inc.
Jim Cantrell is founder and CEO of Phantom Space and is a Vector co-founder.
Phantom Space’s Daytona launch vehicle is a mass-manufactured, two-stage rocket designed to provide dedicated launch services for small satellites and spacecraft into orbit.
Phantom Space was founded in 2019 by Jim Cantrell, Mike D’Angelo, and Chris Thompson.
Two of Phantom Space’s founders were among the original five members who built SpaceX.
The assets Phantom Space acquired from Vector Launch include flight-proven design elements, engineering data, and proprietary technologies developed for Vector’s small-launch program.
Phantom Space offers end-to-end support from satellite design and production to dedicated launch and is developing future orbital infrastructure capabilities such as the Phantom Cloud constellation.
Phantom Space plans to integrate Vector Launch assets into its Daytona launch vehicle.
Phantom Space was founded by two of the original five members who helped build SpaceX.
Phantom Space was founded in 2019 by Jim Cantrell.
Phantom Space completed successful hot-fire tests of Daytona’s propulsion assemblies and plans stage-level testing and vehicle milestones throughout 2026.
Phantom Space’s broader business vision includes launch, satellite production, and future orbital infrastructure through its Phantom Cloud constellation.