APHELION AEROSPACE INC
Ultra-low-cost rapid response launch system with novel storable propellant and automated ground/launch operations software
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Lakewood, CO
- Founded
- 2019
- Latest Form D
- $390K, Aug 2022
- Total capital
- $538K
- Federal grants
- $148K
- 1 award · 2023
- Rank in peer group#10 of 181
- Private capital raised
- $390K
- 1 Form D · last Aug 2022
- 51 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Automated Ground Test and Launch Operations Using AI and Machine Learning$148K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$390K
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Standing among 181 peers
Line = medianAerospace · System
- Federal grants#10 · top 6%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Matthew TravisResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $148K in grants as PI
- Miguel AyalaExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
No granted patents are on record.
USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.
Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special 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
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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Data freshness
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