CompanyUnited StatesActive

AeroFly LLC

U.S. company listed in Brookings, South Dakota in federal award records, developing lunar-regolith conveyance and auger-based water-vapor extraction through NASA SBIR work. Two Phase II contracts establish funded technology development; the sources reviewed do not establish a lunar flight or completed extraction result.

Targeted

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Resources and evidence

Each resource shows the highest step primary sources support. How the ladder works.

Resource	Evidence	Meaning
Regolith	Targeted	work aimed at it
Water ice	Targeted	work aimed at it

Demonstrated

The reviewed award records establish contracts and proposed technology scope; no completed extraction test, flight or resource delivery is established by these sources.

Claimed or planned

Federal contract descriptions identify Phase II work on vertical lunar-regolith conveyance (80NSSC25C0087) and continuous auger-based water-vapor extraction from icy lunar regolith (80NSSC26C0090). The described use case is lunar resource handling and extraction, not a demonstrated lunar operation.

Facts

Headquarters: United States
Type: Company
Status: Activeas of 2026-09-28. A recipient-specific federal record lists NASA Phase II contract 80NSSC26C0090 signed 2026-09-28, with a reported period of performance from 2026-09-30 to 2028-09-29. This supports recent funded development activity, not a corporate-register or flight-readiness check.
Roles: Extraction, Processing / ISRU
Targets: Moon
Also known as: AEROFLY LLC

Dated events

Amounts are shown one at a time as each source states them. They are never added together.

2026-09-28
AeroFly NASA Phase II contract for auger-based lunar water-vapor extraction
Government awardAeroFly LLCWith National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The federal record identifies NASA SBIR Phase II contract 80NSSC26C0090, signed 2026-09-28, for sbir phase ii continuous auger-based water vapor extraction from icy lunar regolith. As captured on 2026-10-31, the record reports USD 1,274,996 in total obligations; this is not a payment total or an amount established as newly obligated on the signing date.
Sources (5) and evidence gaps
1. [1]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0090
  U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: summary, resources, name
  SBIR PHASE II CONTINUOUS AUGER-BASED WATER VAPOR EXTRACTION FROM ICY LUNAR REGOLITH
  Quote matched the source text when accessed.
2. [2]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0090
  U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: name, summary
  AEROFLY LLC
  Quote matched the source text when accessed.
3. [3]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0090
  U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: summary
  "total_obligation":1274996.0
  Quote matched the source text when accessed.
4. [4]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0090
  U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: date, status explanation, summary
  "date_signed":"2026-09-28"
  Quote matched the source text when accessed.
5. [5]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0090
  U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: status explanation, open evidence gaps
  "start_date":"2026-09-30","end_date":"2028-09-29"
  Quote matched the source text when accessed.
- The structured amount is left unset because the captured value is cumulative total_obligation, not the amount newly awarded or paid on the original signing date. The attributed snapshot value is preserved in the summary.
- Contract performance and completed technical outcomes are not established by the award record.
2025-08-01
AeroFly NASA Phase II contract for vertical lunar-regolith conveyance
Government awardAeroFly LLCWith National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The federal record identifies NASA SBIR Phase II contract 80NSSC25C0087, signed 2025-08-01, for phase ii sbir vertical lunar regolith conveyance for in-situ resource utilization. As captured on 2026-10-31, the record reports USD 898,925 in total obligations; this is not a payment total or an amount established as newly obligated on the signing date.
Sources (5) and evidence gaps
1. [1]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC25C0087
  U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: summary, resources, name
  PHASE II SBIR VERTICAL LUNAR REGOLITH CONVEYANCE FOR IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATION
  Quote matched the source text when accessed.
2. [2]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC25C0087
  U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: name, summary
  AEROFLY LLC
  Quote matched the source text when accessed.
3. [3]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC25C0087
  U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: summary
  "total_obligation":898925.0
  Quote matched the source text when accessed.
4. [4]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC25C0087
  U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: date, status explanation, summary
  "date_signed":"2025-08-01"
  Quote matched the source text when accessed.
5. [5]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC25C0087
  U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: status explanation, open evidence gaps
  "start_date":"2025-08-05","end_date":"2027-08-05"
  Quote matched the source text when accessed.
- The structured amount is left unset because the captured value is cumulative total_obligation, not the amount newly awarded or paid on the original signing date. The attributed snapshot value is preserved in the summary.
- Contract performance and completed technical outcomes are not established by the award record.

Open evidence gaps

Founding year, independently verified company website and corporate-register status were not established in this batch.
The specific relationship to the South Dakota State University Break the Ice challenge team was not established; no partnership or university-team link is asserted here.
Hardware maturity, test outcomes, flight manifest and completed extraction results are not established by the reviewed award records.

Sources

10 excerpts from 2 publications

One web address counts as one publication.

[1]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC25C0087
U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: summary, role, target bodies, resources, resource activity
PHASE II SBIR VERTICAL LUNAR REGOLITH CONVEYANCE FOR IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATION
Quote matched the source text when accessed.
[2]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC25C0087
U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: name, aliases, summary
AEROFLY LLC
Quote matched the source text when accessed.
[3]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC25C0087
U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: status explanation, summary
"date_signed":"2025-08-01"
Quote matched the source text when accessed.
[4]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC25C0087
U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: status explanation, resource activity, open evidence gaps
"start_date":"2025-08-05","end_date":"2027-08-05"
Quote matched the source text when accessed.
[5]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC25C0087
U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: headquarters country
"country_name":"UNITED STATES"
Quote matched the source text when accessed.
[6]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0090
U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: summary, role, target bodies, resources, resource activity
SBIR PHASE II CONTINUOUS AUGER-BASED WATER VAPOR EXTRACTION FROM ICY LUNAR REGOLITH
Quote matched the source text when accessed.
[7]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0090
U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: name, aliases, summary
AEROFLY LLC
Quote matched the source text when accessed.
[8]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0090
U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: status explanation, summary
"date_signed":"2026-09-28"
Quote matched the source text when accessed.
[9]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0090
U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: status explanation, resource activity, open evidence gaps
"start_date":"2026-09-30","end_date":"2028-09-29"
Quote matched the source text when accessed.
[10]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0090
U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: headquarters country
"country_name":"UNITED STATES"
Quote matched the source text when accessed.

Cite this record

SpaceMiningData, “AeroFly LLC”, dataset version a00fa2c68a45, built 2026-11-11, https://spaceminingdata.com/organizations/aerofly.html. Record checked 2026-10-31.