{"list":"Space 100","list_slug":"space","facet":"category","value":"Infrastructure","edition":"November 2026","published_at":"2026-11-01T13:18:02.499959+00:00","count":9,"of":100,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/leaders/space/category/infrastructure","members":[{"rank":25,"name":"Varda Space Industries","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/varda-space-industries","category":"Infrastructure","segment":"In-space manufacturing","country":"United States","score":79.5,"positioning":"Varda develops and operates W-series spacecraft for manufacturing and pharmaceutical processing in microgravity, then returns the resulting products to Earth."},{"rank":37,"name":"Kepler Communications","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/kepler-communications","category":"Infrastructure","segment":"In-space compute & data","country":"Canada","score":77,"positioning":"Kepler sells optical data-relay connectivity from its satellite network to commercial and government customers, including hosted-payload users."},{"rank":45,"name":"Sierra Space","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/sierra-space","category":"Infrastructure","segment":"Stations & habitats (orbital)","country":"United States","score":75,"positioning":"Sierra Space develops and manufactures spacecraft platforms including the reusable Dream Chaser orbital vehicle and satellites for SDA missile-warning and missile-defense programs."},{"rank":51,"name":"Vast","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/vast","category":"Infrastructure","segment":"Stations & habitats (orbital)","country":"United States","score":73.5,"positioning":"Vast is developing and operating commercial orbital space stations, including Haven-1 and the planned Haven-2, with facilities for astronaut missions, biotech experiments, and plant-growth research."},{"rank":62,"name":"Starcloud","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/starcloud","category":"Infrastructure","segment":"In-space compute & data","country":"United States","score":70.5,"positioning":"Starcloud develops and operates orbital data centers that host GPUs and provide cloud, edge-compute, and AI workloads in space. Its planned constellation is explicitly designed as in-space computing infrastructure."},{"rank":64,"name":"Axiom Space","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/axiom-space","category":"Infrastructure","segment":"Stations & habitats (orbital)","country":"United States","score":70,"positioning":"Axiom Space is developing and operating infrastructure for the post-ISS ecosystem, including commercial space-station modules and a planned free-flying commercial station."},{"rank":65,"name":"Orbit Fab","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/orbit-fab","category":"Infrastructure","segment":"Stations & habitats (orbital)","country":"United States","score":70,"positioning":"Orbit Fab sells NEST orbital fuel depots to spacecraft operators, enabling in-orbit propellant storage and repeated refueling."},{"rank":69,"name":"Voyager Technologies","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/voyager-technologies","category":"Infrastructure","segment":"Stations & habitats (orbital)","country":"United States","score":68,"positioning":"Voyager is developing and expanding solid-rocket-motor production, including throttleable propulsion systems and onshoring critical chemicals for manufacturing."},{"rank":98,"name":"Space Forge","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/space-forge","category":"Infrastructure","segment":"In-space manufacturing","country":"United Kingdom","score":64,"positioning":"Space Forge develops and operates orbital manufacturing capabilities, including ForgeStar satellites and high-temperature plasma processes for producing semiconductor materials in microgravity."}]}