SpaceWERX is the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force and a division within AFWERX. Headquartered in Los Angeles, it focuses on inspiring collaboration with innovators to accelerate space capabilities and shape the future in space. SpaceWERX partners with organizations like Space Systems Command and the Aerospace Corporation, and it employs various programs such as SBIR/STTR to invest in emerging technologies and transition them to operational use. Keywords associated with SpaceWERX include: space innovation, technology transition, U.S. Space Force, and AFWERX.
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SpaceWERX is the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force.
SpaceWERX and the U.S. Space Force made investments in 2022 under a $25 million STRATFI contract award that the current OTTI contract builds on.
Muon Space received a 1.9 million dollar SBIR Direct-to-Phase II contract from SpaceWERX in support of the Space Development Agency's missile warning and tracking mission.
LeoLabs expanded its radar architecture in 2025 and finalized the design of two new radar classes, Seeker and Scout, in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command and SpaceWERX through STRATFI and TACFI awards.
The 18-month contract builds on earlier SpaceWERX and Space Force investments in 2022 under a $25 million STRATFI contract.
TrustPoint was awarded two Direct-to-Phase II contracts by SpaceWERX to expedite the transition of its C-band LEO architecture to operational deployment.
The Talos contract builds on earlier SpaceWERX and Space Force investments in 2022 under a $25 million STRATFI contract award.
Arthur Grijalva, the Director of SpaceWERX, emphasized the agency’s commitment to using faster contracting methods for delivering advanced technologies to the warfighter.
ThinKom Solutions, Inc. was awarded a contract by SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force, to develop containerized and transportable ground stations on January 13, 2026.
The contract award is part of a broader effort by the U.S. Space Force and SpaceWERX to operationalize proliferated satellite architectures.
NASA is supporting a rendezvous demonstration for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s SPACEWERX organization using the Low-Cost Multispectral Rendezvous and Proximity Operations Sensor suite.
Funding restoration allowed SpaceWERX to award Muon Space a $1.9 million contract to adapt its Quickbeam climate sensors for missile tracking.
SpaceWERX manages the effort to transition commercial technologies into operational military capabilities.
Muon Space secured a $1.9 million Direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract from SpaceWERX to adapt its commercial remote sensing technology for the Space Development Agency's missile defense architecture.
Momentus is helping shape the future of orbital innovation through its ongoing work with NASA, DARPA, SpaceWERX, and the Air Force Research Labs.
SpaceWERX and Turion Space reached a STRATFI agreement in August, with the formal contract award occurring on 2024-12-18.
SpaceWERX operates with an annual budget exceeding $400,000,000 sourced from the Small Business Innovation Research program and other sources.
SpaceWERX awarded a $71,000,000 contract to California-based startup Inversion Space to develop orbital warehouse capability.
In September, Inversion Space secured a Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) agreement with the Space Force’s SpaceWERX valued at $71,000,000 to support work on reentry vehicles tailored for military customers.
ExLabs received a $1,700,000 SpaceWERX Small Business Innovation Research contract in 2023 for autonomous capture and acquisition technology.