BLUESHIFT LLC

Broomfield, CO · Aerospace · Acquired by BlueConic (2026)

Solar On-Orbit Welder for in-space repair, assembly, and manufacturing of satellites and spacecraft using concentrated solar energy

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · outward.tech

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Broomfield, CO
Total capital: $17.5M

Federal grants: $8.9M; 15 awards · 2019–2026; Rank in peer group#32 of 155
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $8.6M; 22 awards · NASA; Rank in Aerospace#254 of 1335
Granted patents: 1; 1 pending · first 2021; Rank in peer group#60 of 155

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2026Federal grantNASA · Phase II · SBIR Phase II - Physics-based Numerical Framework For Large-scale Lunar Terramechanics Applications$1.3M
Sep 2026Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Subscale Lunar Articulating Mirror Array$225K
Aug 2026Federal contractNASA · Phase III - Matching Funds For Phase Ii-e 80NSSC23CA075$275K
Jul 2026Federal contractNASA · Phase II STTR - T7.04-1011 Optimization Of Lunar Materials For Launch And Landing Pads$900K
Jun 2026Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phase II STTR - T7.04-1011 Optimization Of Lunar Materials For Launch And Landing Pads$900K
Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR 1 Physics-based Continuum Numerical Framework For Large-scale Lunar Terramechanics Applications$156K
Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · STTR Phase I Precision Regolith Emplacement Compaction And Integrated Smoothing Equipment$157K

Show 30 earlier federal awards

Sep 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR 1 Physics-based Continuum Numerical Framework For Large-scale Lunar Terramechanics Applications$156K
Sep 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase I · STTR Phase I Precision Regolith Emplacement Compaction And Integrated Smoothing Equipment$157K
Sep 2024Federal contractNASA · Phase III - Parabolic Flight Testing For The Sintering End Effector For Regolith (seer)$255K
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · Resource Extruder For Continuous Casting Of Constant Cross-section Hardware$156K
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · Optimization Of Lunar Materials For Launch And Landing Pads$156K
Aug 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Resource Extruder For Continuous Casting Of Constant Cross-section Hardware$156K
Jul 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Optimization Of Lunar Materials For Launch And Landing Pads$156K
Jun 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phase II - Multi-stage Oxygen And Regolith Resource Extractor$900K
Jun 2024Federal contractNASA · Phase II - Multi-stage Oxygen And Regolith Resource Extractor$900K
Jun 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phase II - Modeling Plume-surface Interactions For Landing Pads And Untreated Ground$900K
Jun 2024Federal contractNASA · Phase II - Modeling Plume-surface Interactions For Landing Pads And Untreated Ground$900K
Aug 2023Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I Modeling Plume-surface Interactions For Landing Pads And Untreated Ground$156K
Aug 2023Federal contractNASA · Phase I Multi-stage Oxygen And Regolith Resource Extractor$156K
Jun 2023Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Solar On-Orbit Welder for Assembly, Repair, and Manufacturing$898K
May 2023Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Lunar Articulating Mirror Array$900K
May 2023Federal contractNASA · EO14042 - FY23 - SBIR Phase II - Feed And Removal Of Regolith For Oxygen Extraction$900K
Jul 2022Federal contractNASA · EO14042 SBIR Phase I Solar On-orbit Welder For Assembly, Repair, And Manufacturing$156K
Jul 2022Federal contractNASA · EO14042 SBIR Phase I Feed And Removal Of Regolith For Oxygen Extraction$156K
Jul 2022Federal contractNASA · EO14021 SBIR Phase I Lunar Articulating Mirror Array$156K
Apr 2022Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Sintering End Effector for Regolith$790K
Apr 2022Federal contractNASA · Sintering End Effector For Regolith$1M
Aug 2021Federal contractNASA · Modeling Rover Interactions With Lunar Regolith In Permanently.shadowed Regions$760K
May 2021Federal contractNASA · Sintering End Effector For Regolith$131K
Sep 2020Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Solar Concentrator Unit for Low-Cost Metal Additive Manufacturing$1.1M
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · Modeling Rover Interactions With Lunar Regolith In Permanently Shadowed Regions$125K
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · Solar Concentrator Oxygen Reactor With Continuous Heating And Extrusion Of Regolith$125K
Jul 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Solar Concentrator Oxygen Reactor with Continuous Heating and Extrusion of Regolith$125K
Jul 2020Federal contractNASA · Terramechanics Modeling Of Soil-wheel Interactions At The Lunar Poles$750K
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · The Proposed Terramechanics Modeling Software Presents Novel Methods To Simulate Irregular Agglutinate Shapes In Lunar Soil And Evaluate Their Interaction With Wheeled Rovers On The Lunar Surface.$125K
Feb 2019Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Solar Concentrator Unit for Low-Cost Metal Additive Manufacturing$225K

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Standing among 155 peers

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Aerospace · Orbital_ops · Device

Federal grants#32 · top 21%
Granted patents#60 · top 39%

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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 · 1 granted of 2

Nov 2, 2021GrantedLight Concentrator System for Precision Thermal ProcessesUSPTOUS 11,162,713
PendingLight Concentrator System for Precision Thermal ProcessesUSPTOApplication 62780458

BLUESHIFT, LLCShares a founder: Andrew T Brewer
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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

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

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