IN SPACE, L.L.C.

Defense · Private

Digital solid propellant thruster array using high-performance composite solid propellant for missile interceptors

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · inspacellc.com

Sector: Defense
Total capital: $9.4M

Federal grants: $2.4M; 6 awards · 2015–2025; Rank in peer group#151 of 164
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $7M; 21 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Defense#458 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development$750K
Sep 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$998K
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$240K
Jun 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$240K
Apr 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Advanced Reusable Engine And Flight Testbed$190K
Apr 2024Federal contractDefense · Advanced Reusable Engine And Flight Testbed$190K
Nov 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase 1 Contract Award$139K

Show 20 earlier federal awards

Nov 2023Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1 Contract Award$139K
Mar 2020Federal contractDefense · Rotating Detonation Engines$945K
Aug 2019Federal contractDefense · Slab Burner Test$78K
Mar 2019Federal contractDefense · SBIR I - Novel Engine Cycles For Upper Stage Liquid Rocket$150K
Jan 2019Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I - Pressure-gain Combustion Turbopump Drive System$147K
Nov 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Advanced Digital Solid Propellant Thruster Array for Highly Maneuverable Vehicles$100K
Nov 2017Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research&development$30K
Apr 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Design Tools for Combustion Stability$996K
Dec 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Ph I Research&development Title: Robust And Responsive Dacs For Projectile-based Interceptors$124K
May 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Purpose Of This Purchase Order Is To Procure The Empirical Investigation Of Gas-centered Swirl-coaxial Injector Element Combustion Stability. Oxygen-rich Staged Combustion (orsc) Engine Concepts Are Being Considered By The Advanced Booster Project As Upgrades To The Space Launch System (sls) Under Development By NASA. This Work Derives From The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Contract No: NNM12AE05P And Considered To Be A SBIR Phase III Effort.$150K
Aug 2012Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase III For Empirical Investigation Of Feed System Effects On Oxygen/hydrocarbon Liquid Rocket Element Combustion Stability In Support Of ER42.$100K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · Design Tools For Combustion Stability - A$982K
Mar 2011Federal contractDefense · Mda SBIR Phase 2$1.0M
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · Basic Effort Mda (STTR Phase II)$312K
Jun 2009Federal contractDefense · Rz West SBIR I - Design Tools For Combustion Stability$98K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · Mda-sbir Phase I - Basic Effort$84K
Jul 2008Federal contractDefense · Investigation Of Nanoscale Particle Cloud Combustion$30K
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Osd Topic No. 08-PR3$99K
Nov 2007Federal contractDefense · STTR Ph 2/ Inc. Funding - No Opt. $500K And Below (cpff) Guiding Act$609K
Sep 2004Federal contractDefense · 200412!000294!5700!GP03 !afftc/pkra R&d Contracts Ftc !FA930004C0039 !a!n! !y! ! !20040928!20061227!132073946!132073946!132073946!N!IN Space, Llc !1220 Potter Dr !west Lafayette !IN!47906!82862!157!18!WEST Lafayette !tippecanoe !indiana !+000000479572!N!N!000000479572!AC65!RDTE/ELECTRONICS & Communication Eq-eng/manuf Dev !A2 !missile And Space Systems !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$473K

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space 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.