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Torres Orbital Mining Inc.

U.S. company that says it develops sealed robotic systems to capture, contain and transfer abrasive material without releasing dust, and describes lunar excavation and ISRU feedstock among its intended uses. NASA awarded it SBIR Phase I contract 80NSSC26C0357, signed 23 September 2026, for a sealed intake design for contamination-controlled lunar and planetary regolith sample handling. The sources reviewed establish funded early-stage development, not a flown system or a test result.

Targeted

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Resources and evidence

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ResourceEvidenceMeaning
RegolithTargetedwork aimed at it

Demonstrated

No hardware test result, flight or lunar operation is established. The NASA Phase I contract funds development of a sealed regolith sample-handling intake.

Claimed or planned

The company describes sealed capture and transfer of abrasive material, dust-free autonomous excavation and ISRU-ready feedstock for lunar industry; ESRIC's listing describes autonomous, dust-preventive excavation systems for extreme environments.

Facts

Headquarters
United States
Type
Company
Status
Activeas of 2026-09-23. The federal record for contract 80NSSC26C0357 (signed 2026-09-23; performance 2026-09-30 to 2027-03-30) supports current funded activity. A Startup Luxembourg (Luxinnovation) article published 19 May 2026, reporting ESRIC's Start-up Support Programme selection, lists the company among seven projects selected for a three-month remote pre-incubation phase (batch 6, Phase I).
Roles
Instrument / drill
Targets
Moon
Also known as
TORRES ORBITAL MINING INC; TOM
Website
orbitaltom.com/

Dated events

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

  1. 2026-09-23

    Torres Orbital Mining NASA SBIR Phase I contract for a sealed regolith sample-handling intake

    Government awardTorres Orbital Mining Inc.With National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    The federal record identifies NASA SBIR Phase I contract 80NSSC26C0357, signed 2026-09-23, for a non-ejective intake bit: a dual-stage sealed architecture for contamination-controlled lunar and planetary regolith sample handling. As captured on 2026-10-31, the record reports USD 214,143 in total obligations and no reported outlay (total_outlay is null); this is not a payment total, a flight or a test result.

    Sources (6) and evidence gaps
    1. [1]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0357
      U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: summary, name, resources
      SBIR PHASE I NON-EJECTIVE INTAKE BIT (NIB): A DUAL-STAGE SEALED ARCHITECTURE FOR CONTAMINATION-CONTROLLED LUNAR AND PLANETARY REGOLITH SAMPLE HANDLING
      Quote matched the source text when accessed.
    2. [2]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0357
      U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: organizations or records involved, summary
      "recipient_name":"TORRES ORBITAL MINING INC"
      Quote matched the source text when accessed.
    3. [3]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0357
      U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: date, summary
      "date_signed":"2026-09-23"
      Quote matched the source text when accessed.
    4. [4]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0357
      U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: status explanation
      "start_date":"2026-09-30","end_date":"2027-03-30"
      Quote matched the source text when accessed.
    5. [5]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0357
      U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: summary
      "total_obligation":214143.0
      Quote matched the source text when accessed.
    6. [6]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0357
      U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: summary, open evidence gaps
      "total_outlay":null
      Quote matched the source text when accessed.
    • The structured amount is left unset because the captured value is the cumulative total_obligation at capture, not an amount established as paid; the attributed snapshot value is in the summary.
    • Contract performance and technical outcomes are not established by the award record.

Open evidence gaps

  • The federal record gives the recipient's address as Denton, Texas and the place of performance as Houston, Texas; these are different fields. No corporate-register record was checked, so no legal headquarters city is asserted.
  • Founding year and corporate-register status were not established.
  • The company's performance and patent statements were not independently verified, and no hardware test result is established.
  • The Startup Luxembourg article reporting ESRIC's selection is dated by its publication (19 May 2026), not by a dated selection decision; the article describes in-kind expert support during Phase I, and no ESRIC funding to the company is stated.

Sources

12 excerpts from 3 publications

One web address counts as one publication.

  1. [1]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0357
    U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: summary, role, target bodies, resources
    SBIR PHASE I NON-EJECTIVE INTAKE BIT (NIB): A DUAL-STAGE SEALED ARCHITECTURE FOR CONTAMINATION-CONTROLLED LUNAR AND PLANETARY REGOLITH SAMPLE HANDLING
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.
  2. [2]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0357
    U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: name, aliases, summary
    "recipient_name":"TORRES ORBITAL MINING INC"
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.
  3. [3]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0357
    U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: status explanation, summary, status date
    "date_signed":"2026-09-23"
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.
  4. [4]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0357
    U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: status explanation
    "start_date":"2026-09-30","end_date":"2027-03-30"
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.
  5. [5]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0357
    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. [6]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0357
    U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: open evidence gaps
    "city_name":"DENTON"
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.
  7. [7]USAspending federal contract 80NSSC26C0357
    U.S. Department of the Treasury (USAspending.gov)Government recordAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: open evidence gaps
    "city_name":"HOUSTON"
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.
  8. [8]The European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC) announces seven selected projects for Phase I
    Startup Luxembourg (Luxinnovation)Government recordPublished 2026-05-19Accessed 2026-10-31Supports: status explanation, summary
    Torres Orbital Mining Inc. (USA)
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.
  9. [9]The European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC) announces seven selected projects for Phase I
    Startup Luxembourg (Luxinnovation)Government recordPublished 2026-05-19Accessed 2026-10-31Supports: status explanation
    seven early-stage ventures from across Europe, Asia, and North America have been selected for a three-month remote preincubation phase
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.
  10. [10]The European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC) announces seven selected projects for Phase I
    Startup Luxembourg (Luxinnovation)Government recordPublished 2026-05-19Accessed 2026-10-31Supports: resource activity
    Developing autonomous, dust-preventive excavation systems for extreme environments, combining robotics and AI.
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.
  11. [11]Torres Orbital Mining — Dust-Free Autonomous Excavation, Earth & Space
    Torres Orbital Mining Inc.Company statementAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: summary, resource activity, aliases
    TOM develops sealed robotic systems that capture, contain, and transfer abrasive material without releasing dust into the surrounding environment.
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.
  12. [12]Torres Orbital Mining — Dust-Free Autonomous Excavation, Earth & Space
    Torres Orbital Mining Inc.Company statementAccessed 2026-10-31Supports: resource activity, target bodies
    ISRU-ready feedstock for lunar industry.
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.

Cite this record

SpaceMiningData, “Torres Orbital Mining Inc.”, dataset version a00fa2c68a45, built 2026-11-11, https://spaceminingdata.com/organizations/torres-orbital-mining.html. Record checked 2026-10-31.