Muon Space, Inc.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA · Founded 2021 · Aerospace · Private

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · muonspace.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
Founded: 2021
Latest Form D: $25M, Jun 2022
Total capital: $38.5M

Federal grants: $3.8M; 4 awards · 2023–2026; Rank in peer group#56 of 89
Private capital raised: $25M; 1 Form D · last Jun 2022; 53 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $9.7M; 8 awards · Defense, Commerce, NASA; Rank in Aerospace#236 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2026Federal contractCommerce · For This Pilot Study, Noaa Will Use Pilot Study Data To Assess The Quality And Impact Of Available Commercial Multi-spectral Imagery Observations And Investigate The Utility Of Radiometric Data Developed By Commercial Vendors To Aid In Wildfire Detec$2.5M
Jul 2026Federal contractNASA · Delivery Of Metadata For Archive, In Accordance With The Instructions Specified Rfp No. 80HQTR25R7003 Section 111.10 Offer Volume.$500
Jul 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · In This Phase II Project, Muon Will Validate Software And Electrical Integration Of A Commercial Oct Into A Muon Firesat Spacecraft Design, Producing A Commercial Space-based Eo/ir Imaging Platform That Is Compatible With The Pwsa Transport Layer.$1.8M
Jun 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Stitching Infrared Camera Arrays For High Performance, Affordable IR Instrument To Meet Defense Needs$75K
Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
Sep 2025Federal contractCommerce · Commercial Weather Data Pilot (cwdp) Ocean Surface Winds Pilot Study$2M
Jul 2025Federal contractDefense · Muon Isproposingtoanalyze,designandtestthemodificationstoprovidenear-persistent Coverage UTILIZINGAMODIFIEDVERSIONOFTHETRL-7FIRESATPAYLOAD.$1.9M
Jun 2022Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$25M

Show 5 earlier federal awards

Jul 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Muon Isproposingtoanalyze,designandtestthemodificationstoprovidenear-persistent Coverage UTILIZINGAMODIFIEDVERSIONOFTHETRL-7FIRESATPAYLOAD.$1.9M
Jan 2025Federal contractDefense · Muon Will Perform A Satellite Architecture Integration Study To Identify And Select Optimal Sda-compatible Octs Specifically Suitable For Integration With Espa-class Satellites, Expanding The Reach Of The Pwsa Transport Layer To This Segment.$180K
Nov 2024Federal contractDefense · F2D-13894 - Muon Space Inc. The Overall Scope Of This Award Is For Multi-mission Eo/ir Instrument Optical Assembly Prototype For Cloud Characterization, Theatre Weather Imagery And Wildfire Detection And Monitoring$3M
Dec 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Modification Of Commercial Eo/ir Instrument For Mission Critical Weather Data$74K
Dec 2023Federal contractDefense · Modification Of Commercial Eo/ir Instrument For Mission Critical Weather Data$74K

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 89 peers

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Aerospace · Satellite · System

Federal grantsBelow median

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

John CowgillDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Paul DayDirector, Executive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Jonathan DyerDirector, Executive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Daniel McCleeseDirector, Executive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Rob ToewsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

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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Press

3 articles · matched on company name

20 Aug 2026Muon Space raises $250M at $1.5B valuation to scale up satellite outputSiliconANGLE News
20 Aug 2026Muon Space raises $250m from backers including Google and SalesforceThe Next Web
20 Aug 2026Muon Space raises $250 million to ramp up satellite productionSpaceNews

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.