MASTEN SPACE SYSTEMS, INC.

Mojave, CA · Aerospace · Still private

Distributed cislunar navigation infrastructure providing Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) services to lunar spacecraft and orbital assets

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Mojave, CA
Latest Form D: $2.1M, Jan 2012
Total capital: $4.9M

Federal grants: $2.8M; 7 awards · 2016–2021; Rank in peer group#72 of 89
Private capital raised: $2.1M; 1 Form D · last Jan 2012; 178 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 4; 1 pending · first 2020; Rank in peer group#18 of 89

Capital timeline

Latest events

May 2021Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Low-Energy Additive Construction for the Moon and Mars$125K
Mar 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SkyMage: Lunar Positioning and Navigation Network$750K
Aug 2020Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Agent-based Cognitive Assistant for Enabling Intelligent Space Operations$225K
Jul 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Surviving the Lunar Night Using Metal Oxidation Warming Systems$750K
Mar 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · XERMES: Single Pass Rocket Powered Precision Airdrop$50K
Aug 2019Federal grantNASA · Phase II · PermiAM: Engineered Porosity In-Situ with Fully Dense AM Structure$750K
Jun 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Additive Manufacturing Technology for a 25,000 lbf LOX/Methane Mars Ascent Engine$121K
Jan 2012Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2.1M

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Standing among 89 peers

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Aerospace · System

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#18 · top 20%
Linked publications#8 · top 9%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

David MastenResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $50K in grants as PI
Joel ScotkinExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 4 granted of 5

Jan 13, 2026GrantedLanding Pad And In-flight Methods Of Manufacturing A Landing PadUSPTOUS 12,522,380
Jun 4, 2024GrantedAdditively Manufactured Non-uniform Porous Materials And Components In-situ With Fully Material, And Related Methods, Systems And Computer Program ProductUSPTOUS 11,998,984
Oct 4, 2022GrantedLanding Pad And In-flight Methods Of Manufacturing A Landing PadUSPTOUS 11,459,132

Show all 5 patent records

Landing Pad And In-flight Methods Of Manufacturing A Landing PadJan 13, 2026 · US 12,522,380Granted
Additively Manufactured Non-uniform Porous Materials And Components In-situ With Fully Material, And Related Methods, Systems And Computer Program ProductJun 4, 2024 · US 11,998,984Granted
Landing Pad And In-flight Methods Of Manufacturing A Landing PadOct 4, 2022 · US 11,459,132Granted
Apparatus For Vehicle Launch, Recovery, Storage And TransportNov 10, 2020 · US 10,829,245Granted
Apparatus For Vehicle Launch, Recovery, Storage And TransportApplication 62400549Pending

Recent research by its founders

Cased-Based Imaging Curriculum: Filling an Educa20240 cites
From Presentation to Paper: Assessment of Successful Abstract Publications in Emergency Medicine Over a Five‐year Period20203 cites
79 Assessing the Rate of Successful Abstract Publications in Emergency Medicine20190 cites

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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.