OUTPOST TECHNOLOGIES CORP
GasPak, a low-mass gas generator system for inflating hypersonic aerodynamic decelerators on spacecraft
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Santa Monica, CA
- Founded
- 2021
- Latest Form D
- $7.1M, Sep 2022
- Total capital
- $33.4M
- Federal grants
- $14.4M
- 20 awards · 2023–2026
- Rank in peer group#12 of 89
- Private capital raised
- $7.1M
- 1 Form D · last Sep 2022
- 49 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $11.9M
- 11 awards · NASA, Defense
- Rank in Aerospace#208 of 1335
- Granted patents
- None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Metal Fluoride Purification And Microgravity Fiber Preform Manufacturing For Fiber Memory Loops In Quantum Computing$225K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phase II SBIR$1.3M
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Metal Fluoride Purification And Microgravity Fiber Preform Manufacturing For Fiber Memory Loops In Quantum Computing$225K
- Federal contractNASA · SBIR I Autonomous Paragliders For Martian Landings$150K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR I Autonomous Paragliders For Martian Landings$150K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR II Research And Development$1.9M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Mobile Raven Observatory Telescope For Autonomous And Remote Universal Surveillance (taurus)$1.9M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$7.1M
Show 24 earlier federal awards
- Federal contractDefense · Strategic Funding Increase (stratfi) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Sequential Phase Iib Award: Joint Precision Orbital Carryall (j-poc) Space Vehicle$5.2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Strategic Funding Increase (stratfi) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Sequential Phase Iib Award: Joint Precision Orbital Carryall (j-poc) Space Vehicle$2.1M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Orbital Earth Return Vehicle With Alt-gps Landing Capabilities In Contested Environments$75K
- Federal contractDefense · Orbital Earth Return Vehicle With Alt-gps Landing Capabilities In Contested Environments$75K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Innovative Cargo Exoatmospheric Delivery Technology$1.8M
- Federal contractDefense · Innovative Cargo Exoatmospheric Delivery Technology$1.8M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Space Garage: Global Asset Resupply And Gear Enhancement$1.2M
- Federal contractDefense · Space Garage: Global Asset Resupply And Gear Enhancement$1.2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development 873 Authority$750K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Proposal FX245-PCSO2-0132 - Reusable Space Debris Removal (sdr) System$75K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Proposal FX245-PCSO2-0132 - Reusable Space Debris Removal (sdr) System$75K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Proposal Number: F233-0018-0253 - SBIR Phase I - Telescope For Autonomous And Remote Universal Surveillance (taurus) Statement Of Work Is Hereby Incorporated As Attachment 1, See Section J.$190K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I - Topic SF233-0022 Fast-response Ascent Fueling$190K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Defense Health Agency Small Business Innovation Research Program, Medical Research And Development Contract Awarded From Proposal H23C-003-0019, Title Wearable For Litter - Carry Mission Assistance$250K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Weather Ferry: Reusable Space Vehicle To Support Department Of The Air Force Weather And Space Operations$110K
- Federal contractDefense · Weather Ferry: Reusable Space Vehicle To Support Department Of The Air Force Weather And Space Operations$110K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Outpost Cargo Ferry: Rapid Cargo Downmass Vehicle$850K
- Federal contractNASA · Outpost Cargo Ferry: Rapid Cargo Downmass Vehicle$1.2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite UV Mirrors for Small Sats$140K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · GasPak: A High Output, Clean Gas Generator for Large Volume Deployable Aerodynamic Decelerators$850K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Global Delivery Ferry: A Reusable Air/Space Transportation Vehicle to Support Point-to-Point Earth Delivery$75K
- Federal contractDefense · Equipment Ferry: Manufacturing And Robotics Space Vehicle To Support In-space Servicing, Assembly, And Manufacturing (isam)$1.7M
- Federal contractNASA · Outpost Cargo Ferry: A Rapid Cargo Downmass Vehicle$150K
- Federal contractNASA · EO14042 SBIR Phase I Gaspak: A High Output, Clean Gas Generator For Large Volume Deployable Aerodynamic Decelerators$150K
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.
Federal first
2months
from OUTPOST TECHNOLOGIES CORP’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jul 2022
- NASA · $150K
- First Form D · Sep 2022
- $7.1M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 89 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Orbital_ops · System
- Federal grants#12 · top 13%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Aaron KemmerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Craig CummingsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jason DunnExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael VergallaExecutive OfficerNamed 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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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.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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