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Bradford Space

Spacecraft propulsion and components company that acquired Deep Space Industries in January 2019.

This organization appears because other records name it as a parent, acquirer, counterparty or launch provider. Its own space-resources activity and status are not researched here.

Named in dated events

  1. 2019-01-02

    Bradford Space acquires control of Deep Space Industries

    AcquisitionDeep Space IndustriesWith Bradford Space

    Bradford Space announced it had acquired control of Deep Space Industries, taking over the Comet thruster line and the Xplorer spacecraft bus and rebranding DSI as Bradford Space, Inc.; terms were not disclosed.

    Sources (2)
    1. [1]Deep Space Industries home page with acquisition release (archived)
      Deep Space Industries / Bradford Space (Internet Archive capture)Company statementPublished 2019-01-02Accessed 2026-09-25Supports: summary
      announced today that it has acquired control over Deep Space Industries, Inc., often known as DSI
      Quote matched the source text when accessed.
    2. [2]Bradford Space Group buys Deep Space Industries, shifting focus from asteroid mining to propulsion
      GeekWirePressPublished 2019-01-02Accessed 2026-09-25Supports: summary
      Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
      Quote matched the source text when accessed.

Open evidence gaps

  • Own status not researched; included only for reference resolution.

Record history

changes to this record's facts, newest first

ChangedFieldWasNowReasonSource
2026-10-17statusActiveUnknownCorrection

Sources

1 excerpt from 1 publication

One web address counts as one publication.

  1. [1]Deep Space Industries home page with acquisition release (archived)
    Deep Space Industries / Bradford Space (Internet Archive capture)Company statementPublished 2019-01-02Accessed 2026-09-25Supports: summary
    announced today that it has acquired control over Deep Space Industries, Inc., often known as DSI
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.

Cite this record

SpaceMiningData, “Bradford Space”, dataset version a00fa2c68a45, built 2026-11-11, https://spaceminingdata.com/organizations/bradford-space.html. Record checked 2026-09-26.