LOADPATH, LLC

Albuquerque, NM · Aerospace · Acquired (2020)

OBELISC: origami-based retractable lunar solar array column with single-axis vertical deployment mechanism

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · loadpath.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Albuquerque, NM
Total capital: $56.2M

Federal grants: $6.6M; 9 awards · 2014–2020; Rank in peer group#57 of 155
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $49.6M; 24 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Aerospace#75 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2024Federal contractDefense · Star - Advanced Laboratories, Algorithms, Collaborative Research And Development Innovations, And Technology (alacrity)$7.6M
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · Development Of Deployable Boom 1 Requirements Meeting The Needs Of The Of A Solar Coronagraph$315K
Oct 2021Federal contractNASA · Veritrek Software$13K
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · Collaborative And Rapid Engineering System-modeling Toolkit (crest)$125K
Aug 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Origami-Based Extendable Lunar Innovative Solar Column (OBELISC)$125K
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · This Purchase Order Is For Veritrek Software License: Perpetual Along With The First Year Of Maintenance And Support Starting On The Date Of Purchase(quantity 3) Per Quote Number 200008 - Reva Dated 07/31/2020.....START Date Is Date Of Purchase.....$24K
Jul 2020Federal contractNASA · Improved Veritrek Rom Software To Support Future Missions$600K

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Jun 2020Federal contractNASA · This Is Veritrek Software License: Perpetual, 6 Tokens.$43K
Dec 2019Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$140K
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · Qty 2 1/2U, 0.5KG Gravity Gradient Boom For Cubesats - 2.0M Deployed Length$30K
Feb 2019Federal contractDefense · Call 002- Assist - Space Structures, Integrated Sensing, Thermal Technologies, And Agile Manufacturi$19.9M
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · Thermal Control For Resilient Spacecraft$2.1M
Jun 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Phase I SBIR Research$100K
Mar 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Drag Removal by Autonomous Grapple (DRAG)$150K
Nov 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$125K
Nov 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Sbir/sttr Phase I Research&development,proposal Number: B172-006-0218, Proposal Title: Loadpath Enhanced Gimbal System$100K
Jun 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Multi-Object Deployment System (MODS)$1.0M
Jun 2017Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Modular Extendable Terrestrial Array$125K
Mar 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Next-Generation Marine Atmosphere Observing Instrumentation$1.0M
Jun 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Structural Origami Array (SOAR)$125K
Dec 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Multi-Object Deployment System (MODS)$140K
Jun 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Future Small-spacecraft Thermal Engineers And Integrators Will Contend With Increasing Spacecraft Power And Temperature Variations Resulting From Challenging New Missions In Extreme Environments. The Loadpath High Heat Flux Enhanced Acquisition And Transport System For Small Spacecraft (heats) Is An Innovative, Passive, Two-phase Thermal Transport System That Will Help Realize These Missions Of Tomorrow. Unlike State-of-the-art Thermal Transport Systems (e.g. Heat Pipes And Loop Hea$125K
May 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Thermal Control for Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Satellites$3.2M
Dec 2014Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Flexible and Enhanced Active Thermal Strap (FEATS) for Satellite Thermal Management$737K
Jul 2014Federal contractNASA · A Purchase Order For Three Composite Booms.$9K
Apr 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf For Spacecraft Design And Development Teams Concerned With Cost And Schedule, The Quick Spacecraft Thermal Analysis Tool (quickstat) Is An Innovative Software Suite That Will Significantly Reduce Labor Costs And Effort Associated With The Design, Analysis, And Optimization Of Spacecraft. Unlike Traditional Analysis Where Highly-trained Engineers Spend Days To Months Developing, Running, And Evaluating High-resolution Models, Quickstat Provides The Similar Results In Near Real-time $875K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Feats$150K
May 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf For Spacecraft Developers Who Spend Millions To Billions Of Dollars Per Unit And Require 3 To 7 Years To Deploy, The Loadpath Reduced-order (ro) Modeling Thermal Design Tool Is An Innovative Software Tool That Will Significantly Reduce Labor Costs And Effort Associated With The Design And Analysis Of Spacecraft Thermal Control Systems. Unlike Traditional Approaches That Take Weeks To Months To Develop And Obtain Results, Our Approach Can Provide Results In Seconds To Minutes. This $125K
Aug 2012Federal contractDefense · Thermal Control For Operationally Responsive Space (ors) Satellites$3.4M
Jan 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR 1 - Thermal Control For Operationally Responsive Space (ors) Satellites$100K
Nov 2010Federal contractDefense · Baa VS-07-03 Call 0020 - Integrated Design Analysis&testing Of Space Structures$10.9M
Jun 2010Federal contractDefense · Canisterized Satellite Development For Operationally Responsive Space$2.6M
Jan 2010Federal contractDefense · Canisterized Satellite Development For Operationally Responsive Space$99K

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Standing among 155 peers

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Aerospace · Orbital_ops · Device

Federal grants#57 · top 37%

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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

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

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.