ALTIUS SPACE MACHINES, INC.

Broomfield, CO · Aerospace · Acquired by Voyager Space (2020)

Space domain awareness and satellite servicing systems

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · altius-space.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Broomfield, CO
Total capital: $5.7M

Federal grants: $5.4M; 13 awards · 2016–2023; Rank in peer group#38 of 89
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $249K; 2 awards · NASA; Rank in Aerospace#627 of 1335
Granted patents: 5; 3 pending · first 2021; Rank in peer group#17 of 89

Capital timeline

Latest events

Feb 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · ISA Simplifying Interconnect with Realtime Verification$1.7M
Dec 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Docking Anchoring and Towing Universal Match-plate (DATUM) for DoD Spacecraft$150K
Sep 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Sidelobe Interlink with ModPak for Bi-directional I/O Telecommunications$249K
Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · MR CLAW: Magneto-Rheological Capture, Locomotion, Anchoring, and Workholding$250K
Jul 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Boom Assisted Rendezvous and Capture for Tumbling Targets$250K
Apr 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Magnetic Capture Technology for Affordable Microsat/Nanosat Servicing$750K
Jul 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Autonomous In-space Assembly of Modular Structures$123K

Show 8 earlier federal awards

Jul 2019Federal grantNASA · Phase II · MagTag Modular Interfaces for Palletized Subsystems and Satellites$753K
Jul 2018Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Dust Tolerant Electropermanent Magnetic Tool Interface$123K
Jun 2017Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Robotic Interface DogTags for Autonomous Habitat Outfitting and Logistics$125K
May 2017Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Lightweight, High-Flow, Low Connection-Force, In-Space Cryogenic Propellant Coupling$747K
Jun 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Solar Cube 2U: A Heliogyro Propulsion System for CubeSats$125K
Jun 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase I · ISP3: In-Situ Printing Plastic Production System for Space Additive Manufacturing$125K
Jun 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Altius Space Machines Proposes The Development Of Lightweight Robotic Manipulators, That Utilize Rollable Composite Stem Booms To Provide A Prismatic Extension/retraction Dof, As Robot Arms For Assistive Free-flyers (affs) On The International Space Station. These Low-inertia Stem Arm (lisa) Manipulators Can Provide Comparable Or Better Manipulation Capabilities To Affs Than Traditional Robotic Manipulators, But With Less Mass, Lower Inertial, Better Stowability, And The Ability To $125K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Altius Space Machines And Msnw Llc Propose The Development Of A Cubesat-scale Multipurpose Interplanetary Deployable Aerocapture System (midas), To Provide Cubesats With The Capability To Perform Reliable Aerocapture And Aerobraking Missions. The Midas System Consists Of A Thin, Deployable, Magnetoshell Aerocapture (mac) Electromagnet Coil That Is Deployed Outward From The Cubesat Body Using Multiple Elastically Deployed Composite Stem Booms. The Midas System Also Incorporates Into $125K

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Standing among 89 peers

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Aerospace · Satellite · System

Federal grants#38 · top 43%
Granted patents#17 · top 19%
Linked publications#9 · top 10%

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Founders and team

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 5 granted of 8

Jul 9, 2024GrantedFluid Transfer InterfaceUSPTOUS 12,030,674
Aug 15, 2023GrantedModular Service InterfaceUSPTOUS 11,728,592
Mar 28, 2023GrantedDual Mode Electropermanent Magnet ArrayUSPTOUS 11,615,904

Show all 8 patent records

Fluid Transfer InterfaceJul 9, 2024 · US 12,030,674Granted
Modular Service InterfaceAug 15, 2023 · US 11,728,592Granted
Dual Mode Electropermanent Magnet ArrayMar 28, 2023 · US 11,615,904Granted
Robotic Capture InterfaceSep 13, 2022 · US 11,440,685Granted
Electropermanent Magnet ArrayApr 20, 2021 · US 10,984,936Granted
Electropermanent Magnet ArrayApplication PCTUS2020033344Pending
Fluid Transfer InterfaceApplication PCTUS2021021290Pending
Dual Mode Electropermanent Magnet ArrayApplication PCTUS2021024887Pending

Recent research by its founders

Simulation and Experimental Validation of an Electropermanent Magnetic CaptureSystem20250 cites

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

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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Sources

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.