Bradford Space

Bradford Space is a company that is interested in building spacecraft propulsion systems, avionics, and altitude control systems. The company was founded in 1984, in Heerle, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands.

The company looks to manufacture spacecraft that is capable of operating in deep space. The company has placed over two thousand of its own products into space for various space agencies, aerospace builders and other companies across the globe. They have worked with NASA, the ESA, the Netherlands Space Office, the Luxembourg Space Agency, and the Swedish National Space Agency.

Bradford has over 35 years’ experience developing and manufacturing state-of-the-art in-orbit systems and components. Today, this US-owned company with headquarters in New York City and operations in the Netherlands, Sweden, Luxembourg, and Seattle builds high performance spacecraft propulsion systems, avionics, attitude orbit control systems, microgravity workspaces, and provides Logistics Services for missions beyond LEO.

Bradford is a world-leader in non-toxic propellant systems and technology ranging from cold gas, water, ADN (Ammonium DiNitrimide), and electric propulsion. Bradford is a leading subsystem supplier to aerospace primes, space agencies and venture-backed space companies around the world with over 2000 products in space.

Commercial customers who have used Bradford products include Airbus, Astranis, Astroscale, Blue Canyon Technologies, HawkEye 360, LeoStella / Black Sky Global, Millennium Space, Moog, OHB, Planet, QinetiQ Space, Sierra Nevada Corp, SSL, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Thales Alenia Space, VACCO, and York Space Systems.

Space Logistics Services

Your ride to deep space and destinations around Earth

We offer a paradigm shifting SmallSat logistics service that enables routine and reliable deep space missions. We combine the best of automotive and commercial airline industry models to provide simplified procurement, planning, and operations for deep space missions. Our first service offering uses our Square Rocket spacecraft for missions as far out as 1.5AU encompassing geosynchronous orbit (GEO), low lunar orbit (LLO), and Mars flyby. Square Rocket payload mass capabilities are shown below.