ADVANCED SPACE LLC

Westminster, CO · Aerospace · Private

Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System (CAPS) for navigation and communications relay in cislunar space

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · advancedspace.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Westminster, CO
Total capital: $123M

Federal grants: $14.3M; 24 awards · 2015–2026; Rank in peer group#11 of 89
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $109M; 33 awards · NASA, Defense; Rank in Aerospace#42 of 1335
Granted patents: 0; 9 pending

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2026Federal grantNASA · Phase II · SBIR Phase II Lunar Sentinel$1.3M
Sep 2026Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Trajectories Computed For Mission Design (tcmd)$225K
Sep 2026Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Swarm Health-integrated Executive For Layered Diagnostics$225K
Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I Relative Navigation And Mapping Using Visual Point Clouds & Neural View Synthesis$156K
Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · STTR Phase I Deep-space Risk Assessment For Non-gaussian Operations And Navigation$156K
Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR I Lunar Sentinel$156K
Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · Phase III SBIR 80NSSC25C0411 Planetary Defense Rapid Recon Study$150K

Show 50 earlier federal awards

Sep 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR I Lunar Sentinel$156K
Sep 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase I · STTR Phase I Deep-space Risk Assessment For Non-gaussian Operations And Navigation$156K
Sep 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Relative Navigation And Mapping Using Visual Point Clouds & Neural View Synthesis$156K
Jul 2025Federal contractNASA · Phase II SBIR - Advanced Transfer And Relay Stage$849K
Jul 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phase II SBIR - Advanced Transfer And Relay Stage$849K
May 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Multi-object Behavior Modeling Of Space Systems - To Create A Software Tool To Anticipate And Mitigate Threats To Satellites On A Constellation Scale To Defend Capabilities In The Event Of Hostile Action Against Them.$1.9M
May 2025Federal contractDefense · Multi-object Behavior Modeling Of Space Systems - To Create A Software Tool To Anticipate And Mitigate Threats To Satellites On A Constellation Scale To Defend Capabilities In The Event Of Hostile Action Against Them.$1.9M
Dec 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Cislunar Uncertainty, Surveillance, Tracking, And Orbit Determination Evaluator - To Refine And Implement Methods To Characterize Uncertainty Propagation Of Non-standard Threats In Beyond Geostationary Orbit Space, Integrated Into A Software Tool.$1.8M
Dec 2024Federal contractDefense · Cislunar Uncertainty, Surveillance, Tracking, And Orbit Determination Evaluator - To Refine And Implement Methods To Characterize Uncertainty Propagation Of Non-standard Threats In Beyond Geostationary Orbit Space, Integrated Into A Software Tool.$1.8M
Sep 2024Federal contractNASA · Phase III - Capstone Extended Mission$66.5M
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Low Latency Space Object Maneuver Detection$180K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Low Latency Space Object Maneuver Detection$180K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · F241-0020-0084 Advanced Space, Llc. The Proposed Work Plan Focuses Primarily On Addressing 1 The Assessment Of Current Tools And Internal Capabilities, And Their Application Or Required Modification. A$180K
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · F241-0020-0084 Advanced Space, Llc. The Proposed Work Plan Focuses Primarily On Addressing 1 The Assessment Of Current Tools And Internal Capabilities, And Their Application Or Required Modification. A$180K
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Conceptual Spaces For Space Event Characterization$1.7M
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Conceptual Spaces For Space Event Characterization$1.7M
Aug 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY21 Spir Phase I- Advanced Transfer And Relay Stage$150K
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · FY21 Spir Phase I- Advanced Transfer And Relay Stage$150K
Jun 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase II · SBIR Phase II - Satellite Collision And Risk Assessment Using Machine Learning (scram)$900K
Jun 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase II · SBIR Phase II - Contingency Analysis For Low-thrust Missions (calm)$900K
Jun 2024Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase II - Contingency Analysis For Low-thrust Missions (calm)$900K
Jun 2024Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase II - Satellite Collision And Risk Assessment Using Machine Learning (scram)$900K
Apr 2024Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III Mission Design Analysis For Exploration Systems$3.2M
Apr 2024Federal contractDefense · Multi-object Behavior Modeling Of Space Systems$190K
Sep 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Cislunar Navigation$180K
Aug 2023Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I - Contingency Analysis For Low-thrust Mission (calm)$150K
Jul 2023Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Satellite Collision and Risk Assessment using Machine learning (SCRAM)$150K
Mar 2023Federal contractDefense · Conceptual Spaces For Space Event Characterization$150K
Aug 2022Federal contractNASA · Neural Net Control For Electric Propulsion In 3-BODY Orbits (nnep)$50K
May 2021Federal contractNASA · Neural-inspired Computing Has Significant Implications For Spacecraft Onboard Processing. The Same Innovations That Currently Allow Consumer Devices To Process Large Data Streams In Real-time Will, In The Future, Enable Spacecraft.$125K
Apr 2021Federal contractNASA · Improved Navigation For Highly Dynamic Environments. Independent Verification And Validation (iv&v) Activities For The Human Exploration And Operations Mission.directorate (heomd) Programs$1.6M
Dec 2020Federal contractNASA · Mission Design Analysis For Deep Space Exploration Systems$75K
Jul 2020Federal contractNASA · Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System (caps)$375K
Jul 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Neural Net Control for Electric Propulsion in 3-Body Orbits$749K
Jul 2020Federal contractNASA · Neural Net Control For Electric Propulsion In 3-BODY Orbits$799K
Mar 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Resilient Flight Dynamics for Cislunar Operations$50K
Sep 2019Federal contractNASA · Capstone - Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations And Navigation Experiment$21.5M
Aug 2019Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Onboard Data Infrastructure for Spacecraft (ODIS)$125K
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · Neural Net Control For Electric Propulsion In 3-BODY Orbits$125K
Aug 2019Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Sustained Low Altitude Lunar Orbital Missions (SLALOMs)$750K
Feb 2019Federal contractNASA · Advanced Space Proposes To Provide The Following Services For Early Human Exploration Missions To The Human Exploration And Operations Mission Directorate To Support Independent Verification And Validation (iv&v) Activities As It Relates To Guidance, Navigation, And Control (gn&c) And Trajectory Analyses$1.1M
Dec 2018Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Efficient cFS-based On-board Lamberts Solution for DSMs$750K
Jul 2018Federal contractNASA · The Grail And Ladee Missions Demonstrated The Inherent Value Of Skimming Low Over The Lunar Surface, Yet They Only Probed Below 10 Km Very Briefly During Periapse Passages. Advanced Space Proposes Developing The Means For Flying Spacecraft In An Orbit That Remains Below 10 Km Altitude For Weeks Or Months, Opening The Door To Breakthrough Scientific Investigations. The Proposed Work Will Study An Innovative System That May Be Used To Achieve Sustained Low-altitude Lunar Orbital Missions (slalom),$125K
Jul 2018Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System (CAPS)$750K
Jul 2018Federal contractNASA · Future Missions Operated By NASA, Commercial Entities, And International Agencies Will Face Increasing Congestion Due To Limited Communication And Navigation Infrastructure.$1.1M
Jun 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Recent Efforts Led By The Pi Of This Proposal Have Studied The Benefits Of A Satellite Navigation Technique Known As Linked Autonomous Interplanetary Satellite Orbit Navigation (liaison). Liaison Makes It Possible To Achieve Absolute, Inertial Navigation Of Two Or More Satellites Using Only Relative Satellite-to-satellite Tracking Data. Liaison Removes The Need For Ground Tracking And Permits A Constellation To Achieve Autonomy With On-board Navigation Software. A Good Example Of L$125K
Jun 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Distributed Spacecraft Missions (dsms) Such As Constellations, Formation-flying Missions, And Fractionated Missions Provide Unique Scientific And Programmatic Benefits. Distributed Mission Architectures Allow For Multipoint In-situ Measurements, Multi-angle Viewpoints, And Considerably Improved Understanding Of The Connections Between Separately Measured Phenomena And Their Time Variations. Dsms Are Particularly Important For Nasa's Efforts To Better Understand Sun-earth Interactio$125K
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Rapid Innovation Funds (rif) For Leveraging Dynamics For Increased Orbit Transfer Efficiency$2.2M
Jun 2015Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Improved Navigation for Highly Dynamic Environments$125K
Jun 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf This Proposal Will Develop An Innovative Architecture And Concept Of Operations That Permits Reliable, Safe, And Repeated Sampling Of Small Bodies. The Lofted Regolith Sampling (lors) Architecture Is Based On Advanced Astrodynamics And Autonomy That Is Robust To Target-body Uncertainties And Is Adaptive During Operations. The Lors Architecture Is Based On Several Key Phases That Ultimately Lead To A Thorough Characterization Of The Target Body And Collection Of Multiple Samples Whil$125K

Federal awards are summed by year (57 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 89 peers

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Aerospace · Orbital_ops · System

Federal grants#11 · top 12%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 9

May 1, 2025PendingAlmanac of Neural Network ModelsUSPTOApplication 18932120
Apr 24, 2025PendingIncremental Neural Network Model InferenceUSPTOApplication 18925394
Nov 21, 2024PendingNeural Network Safety CheckUSPTOApplication 18664743

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Almanac of Neural Network ModelsMay 1, 2025 · Application 18932120Pending
Incremental Neural Network Model InferenceApr 24, 2025 · Application 18925394Pending
Neural Network Safety CheckNov 21, 2024 · Application 18664743Pending
Almanac of Neural Network ModelsApplication 63594182Pending
Incremental Neural Network Model InferenceApplication 63592787Pending
Almanac Of Neural Network ModelsApplication PCTUS2024053640Pending
Neural Network Safety CheckApplication 63502309Pending
Incremental Neural Network Model InferenceApplication PCTUS2024052575Pending
Neural Network Safety CheckApplication PCTUS2024029341Pending

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration

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