Canopy Aerospace is a startup manufacturer specializing in advanced ceramics and thermal protection systems (TPS) for the space and hypersonic industries. Using additive manufacturing, they produce high-precision ceramic components and develop reusable TPS, including those based on NASA's space shuttle tile technology. Canopy partners with organizations like NASA, the U.S. Air Force, Purdue University, and the University of Colorado, serving both DoD and commercial customers with solutions for extreme environments.
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Dr. Marco Villa is the CEO of Canopy Aerospace and Defense.
Canopy Aerospace and Defense specializes in insulation, absorption, and signal reduction for naval, air, and space platforms.
Canopy Aerospace and Defense is a Dallas-based advanced materials company formed in September 2025 by Trive Capital from Hera Technologies, MSM Industries, and a Canopy R&D center of excellence in Littleton, Colorado.
Simon van den Dries joined a panel with AAC Clyde Space CEO Luis Gomes, Open Cosmos CTO Jordi Barrera Ars, Aerospacelab’s Pierre Wilhelm, and Canopy Aerospace and Defense’s Dr. Marco Villa.
Canopy Aerospace in Denver received a 2022 ACO selection to develop Low-Cost Reusable Thermal Protection System Substrates as an Alternative to Alumina Enhanced Thermal Barrier with NASA Ames.
Canopy Aerospace signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA in March to gain access to NASA TPS material processing, vehicle modeling and simulation, design, entry systems analysis, and testing facilities.
Canopy Aerospace learned about thermal protection system technology developed at NASA Ames Research Center through FedTech.
Canopy Aerospace plans to set up a pilot factory in Denver to produce thermal protection systems for rockets, spacecraft, reentry capsules, and hypersonic vehicles.