LUNAR RESOURCES, INC.
Orbital debris removal and recycling system using in-space welding and metal joining technology
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX
- Total capital
- $24.9M
- Federal grants
- $10.3M
- 17 awards · 2019–2025
- Rank in peer group#15 of 89
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $14.6M
- 24 awards · Defense, NASA, Commerce
- Rank in Aerospace#185 of 1335
- Granted patents
- 3
- 16 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#23 of 89
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · Sundown Project For Development Of The Helix Hpm Autocannon (hac)$1.0M
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Direct To Phase II: Helix High-power Pulsed Electromagnetic Microwave Power Supply (hemps)$2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Direct To Phase II: Helix High-power Pulsed Electromagnetic Microwave Power Supply (hemps)$2M
- Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase II 80NSSC25C0086 Immortal Molten Regolith Electrolysis Anode For Oxygen And Metals Extraction From Lunar Regolith (immortal)$850K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · SBIR Phase II 80NSSC25C0086 Immortal Molten Regolith Electrolysis Anode For Oxygen And Metals Extraction From Lunar Regolith (immortal)$850K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Direct To Phase II Topic A244-072, Lighter, Low-cost Family Of Bidirectional Inverters$2M
- Federal contractDefense · Direct To Phase II Topic A244-072, Lighter, Low-cost Family Of Bidirectional Inverters$2M
Show 33 earlier federal awards
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phase Ii-ignite - Silicon And Iron Extraction On The Moon$890K
- Federal contractNASA · Phase Ii-ignite - Silicon And Iron Extraction On The Moon$890K
- Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Lunar Joining Of Elementary Structures (lujes)$150K
- Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Immortal Molten Regolith Electrolysis Anode For Oxygen And Metals Extraction From Lunar Regolith (immortal)$150K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Lunar Joining Of Elementary Structures (lujes)$150K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Immortal Molten Regolith Electrolysis Anode For Oxygen And Metals Extraction From Lunar Regolith (immortal)$150K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$1.9M
- Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I - Ignite Silicon And Iron Regolith Extraction On The Moon (sire)$150K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I - Ignite Silicon And Iron Regolith Extraction On The Moon (sire)$150K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Project$250K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Project$250K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Proposal FX237-PCSO1-1268 - Defeat Of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Via Pulse Power Systems At Scale$75K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Proposal FX237-PCSO1-1268 - Defeat Of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Via Pulse Power Systems At Scale$75K
- Federal contractNASA · P1 -processing And Extraction Of Metal Oxide Slag On The Moon$150K
- Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I: In-situ Casting Of Standard Structural Elements On The Moon (icse)$150K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Removal, Recycling and Reconstitution of Orbital Debris Enabled by Welding in Space$1.5M
- Federal contractNASA · FY23 SBIR Phase II - Ultra-electrical-efficient Process To Perform Regolith Additive Manufacturing Of Complex Structures$850K
- Federal contractCommerce · Transformer Replacement.$31K
- Federal contractDefense · In-space Joining And Welding Of Metallic Materials For Satellite Servicing Applications$250K
- Federal contractNASA · EO14042 SBIR Phase I Ultra-electrical-efficient Process To Perform Regolith Additive Manufacturing Of Complex Structures$150K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II:Protoflight Design and Validation of Molten Regolith Electrolysis Facility For Lunar In-Situ Resource Utilization$1M
- Federal contractNASA · EO14042 Molten Regolith Electrolysis Reactor Definition And Process Control.$1.3M
- Federal contractNASA · Prototype Development Of A Molten Regolith Electrolysis Oxygen Capturing, Filtering And Storage System$750K
- Federal contractDefense · Novel Additive Manufacturing Of High-temperature Refractory Alloys For Hypersonic And Aircraft Applications$750K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · In-Space Manufacturing and Servicing of High Emissivity Coatings for Satellite Servicing and Spacecraft Life Extension Applications$50K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Pulse Power Based Additive Manufacturing of Functional Aircraft Parts from Refractory and Ceramic Materials$150K
- Federal contractNASA · Molten Regolith Electrolysis: The Extraction Of Oxygen From Lunar Regolith$125K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · In-Space Vacuum Deposition Joining$125K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Protoflight Design and Validation of Molten Regolith Electrolysis Facility For Lunar In-Situ Resource Utilization$225K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · In-Salvo: In-Space Deposition of Optical Coatings for Directed Energy Defeat of Cruise Missiles$50K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · In-Silico: In-Space Deposition System for Dielectric Optical Coating Development$700K
- Federal contractDefense · Brass-board In-space Chemical Vapor Deposition System And Dielectric Optical Coatings On Large Substrates$701K
- Federal contractDefense · FA864919PA255 - SBIR I F192-001-$50K
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Standing among 89 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Components · System
- Federal grants#15 · top 17%
- Granted patents#23 · top 26%
- Linked publications#2 · top 2%
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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
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 3 granted of 19- GrantedMethod And System For Vacuum Vapor Deposition Of Functional Materials In SpaceUSPTOUS 12,662,727
- GrantedMethod And System For Vacuum Vapor Deposition Of Functional Thin Film Coatings Onto An Elongate Substrate In SpaceUSPTOUS 12,612,690
- PendingMethod And System For Molten Oxide ElectrolysisUSPTOApplication 18614387
Show all 19 patent records
- Method And System For Vacuum Vapor Deposition Of Functional Materials In SpaceJun 23, 2026 · US 12,662,727Granted
- Method And System For Vacuum Vapor Deposition Of Functional Thin Film Coatings Onto An Elongate Substrate In SpaceApr 28, 2026 · US 12,612,690Granted
- Method And System For Molten Oxide ElectrolysisMar 13, 2025 · Application 18614387Pending
- Solid State Fusion Wire Additive ManufacturingJan 2, 2025 · Application 18754566Pending
- System And Method For Space Resource Mining And ManeuveringJul 9, 2024 · US 12,031,434Granted
- Method And System For Vacuum Vapor Deposition Of Functional Materials In SpaceJun 23, 2022 · Application 17601156Pending
- Pulsed Power System And Associated MethodsApplication 63593178Pending
- Solid State Fusion Wire Additive ManufacturingApplication 63523441Pending
- Method And System For Molten Regolith Electrolysis Of Regolith On The Moon In The Vacuum Of SpaceApplication 63454911Pending
- Method And System For Vacuum Vapor Deposition Of Functional Thin Film Coatings Onto An Elongate Substrate In SpaceApplication 63179714Pending
- Method And System For Vacuum Vapor Deposition Of Functional Materials In SpaceApplication PCTUS2020026899Pending
- Method And System For Vacuum Vapor Deposition Of Functional Thin Film Coatings In SpaceApplication 62829464Pending
- Method And System To Perform Molten Oxide ElectrolysisApplication PCTUS2025026982Pending
- Power System And Associated MethodsApplication 19582064Pending
- Deployable Compact Electromagnetic Pulse Generator Munition System Based On Spiral GeneratorsApplication PCTUS2025021586Pending
- Power System And Associated MethodsApplication PCTUS2024052252Pending
- Power System And Associated MethodsApplication 63649090Pending
- Method And System To Perform Molten Oxide ElectrolysisApplication 63641325Pending
- Deployable Compact Electromagnetic Pulse Generator Based On Spiral GeneratorsApplication 63570561Pending
Recent research by its founders
- Biomass nanoarchitectonics of hierarchically porous activated carbon prepared from palm waste fibers for high-performance supercapacitor20256 cites
- Enhanced power density in solid oxide fuel cells using nickel-assisted gadolinium-doped ceria anodes20250 cites
- FarView: An in-situ manufactured lunar far side radio array concept for 21-cm Dark Ages cosmology202425 cites
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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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