MOTIV SPACE SYSTEMS, INC.

Pasadena, CA · Aerospace · Private

CrossLink, a modular robotic arm system for on-orbit servicing, assembly, and manufacturing with high-bandwidth communication architecture and plug-and-play connectivity

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · motivss.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Pasadena, CA
Total capital: $40M

Federal grants: $10M; 12 awards · 2016–2025; Rank in peer group#26 of 155
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $30M; 26 awards · NASA, Interior; Rank in Aerospace#117 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

May 2026Federal contractNASA · Phase III - Motiv Space Systems, Inc. - Cryogenic Avionics & Motor Driver Asic Design Study$249K
Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR I Clean Orbital Robotic Arm - Cobra$149K
Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR 1 Rad-tolerant Avionics & Mechanisms For The Modern Space Economy- Rammse$150K
Sep 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR 1 Rad-tolerant Avionics & Mechanisms For The Modern Space Economy- Rammse$150K
Sep 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR I Clean Orbital Robotic Arm - Cobra$149K
Aug 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase II 80NSSC25C0101 "safe Persistent Operations With Cobots In Space (spocs)"$849K
Aug 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase II · SBIR Phase II 80NSSC25C0101 "safe Persistent Operations With Cobots In Space (spocs)"$849K

Show 31 earlier federal awards

Aug 2025Federal contractNASA · Phase II SBIR 80NSSC25C0056 Robotic Actuators For Cryogenic Environments (race)$849K
Aug 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phase II SBIR 80NSSC25C0056 Robotic Actuators For Cryogenic Environments (race)$849K
Aug 2025Federal contractNASA · Delta Motor Controllers$85K
Jun 2025Federal contractNASA · Phase III - Fly Foundational Robots (ffr) Development And Demonstration Mission$11.3M
Nov 2024Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III - Delta Motor Controller ROS2 Enablement Additional Functions And Thermal Characterization For Tvac$124K
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I, Safe Persistent Operations With Cobots In Space (spocs)$149K
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I, Robotic Actuators For Cryogenic Environments (race)$150K
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · Xwalker - Enhanced Inspection And Manipulation For Lunar Assembly$4M
Jul 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I, Robotic Actuators For Cryogenic Environments (race)$150K
Jul 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I, Safe Persistent Operations With Cobots In Space (spocs)$149K
Jul 2024Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase III - Dirty Vacuum Rated Robotic Arm For Directed Energy Deposition Of Lunar Regolith$321K
Jun 2024Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase II "low-gravity Robotic Arm System (l-gras)"$849K
Jun 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase II · SBIR Phase II "low-gravity Robotic Arm System (l-gras)"$849K
Aug 2023Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III Dirty Vacuum Rated Robotic Arm For Directed Energy Deposition Of Lunar Regolith$839K
Aug 2023Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I Low-gravity Robotic Arm System (l-gras)$149K
Aug 2022Federal contractNASA · Cold Environment Space Motor Drive$36K
Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · xLink Debris Removal System (xDRS)$250K
May 2022Federal grantNASA · Phase II · CrossLink$749K
May 2022Federal contractNASA · EO14042 SBIR Phase II Robotic Arm Force Torque Sensing System (raftss)$749K
Sep 2021Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Distributed Extreme Environments Drive System (DEEDS)$5M
May 2021Federal contractNASA · Robotic Arm Force Torque Sensing System (raftss).$124K
May 2021Federal contractNASA · Crosslink$125K
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · Lunar Automatic Tool Changer And Holder (latch)$125K
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · Kinematic Assembly In Space Mount (kasm)$125K
Jul 2020Federal contractNASA · Cryogenic Focus Mechanism$750K
Jul 2020Federal contractNASA · The Robotic Manipulator Configuration (&#87762 M, 4 Degrees Of Freedom (dof)) And Design Elements Will Be Based On Flight Heritage Designs Of The Insight And Phoenix Robotic Arms. By Utilizing Bulk Metallic Glass (bmg)$6.6M
Aug 2019Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Fast Advanced Scout Terrain Rover (FASTR) Mobility Architecture for Lunar Missions$125K
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · Cryogenic Focus Mechanism$125K
Apr 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Dual Axis Controller for Extreme Environments$749K
Sep 2015Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf Baa 14-25 Advanced Integrated Rendezvous Sensor Suite (airss)$909K
Jun 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Nasa's Exploration Road Map Contains An Expanded Portfolio Of Destinations Including Asteroids, Comets, Phobos And Deimos, Titan, Ganymede, Mars And The Moon. The Environmental Volatility Of These Locations Is Extreme, Yet The Fiscal Challenges To Explore These Remote Celestial Landmarks Suggests That Traditional Support Systems And Spacecraft Architecture Are Not Available And Only Through The Development Of More Environmentally Robust And Survivable Subsystems Can These Exploratio$124K

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Standing among 155 peers

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Aerospace · Orbital_ops · Device

Federal grants#26 · top 17%

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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.

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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.