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Argo Space

HQ El Segundo, CAFounded 202211-50 employees

We are designing, building, and operating reusable in-space transport and mobility vehicles powered by water.

StartupDevelopment
Website
Total raised
$7.9M
3 rounds
Last round
Undisclosed
Stage undisclosed · Jul 24, 2026
Prime obligations
$7.7M
Since FY2008
Prime awards
4
Every award since FY2008
Systems
4
Most mature: development
Mentions
4
Latest Oct 2, 2026

News4

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Federal Prime Contracts$7.7M obligated · FY2023–FY2026

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Obligated
$7.7M
FY2023–FY2026
Contract actions
10
4 awards
Peak year
FY2025
$1.9M
Top buyer
U.S. Air Force
98% of obligations
Obligations by fiscal yearLast 3 full years avg $1.3MFaded: FY2026 so far; DoD publishes actions about 90 days late.
FY2023: $150K · 1 actionsFY2024: $1.8M · 2 actionsFY2025: $1.9M · 3 actionsFY2026 (to date): $3.9M · 4 actions
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Obligations by fiscal year
Fiscal yearObligatedActionsAwards
FY2026 (to date)$3.9M42
FY2025$1.9M31
FY2024$1.8M22
FY2023$150K11

Top buyers

  1. U.S. Air Force$7.6M 98%
  2. NASA$150K 1.9%
  3. Missile Defense Agency$500 0.0%

What they sell (PSC)

  1. National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; Applied Research$7.6M 98%
  2. General Science & Technology R&D SVCS; General Science & Technology; R&D Administrative Expenses$150K 1.9%
  3. National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Experimental Development$500 0.0%

Industry (NAICS)

  1. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$7.7M 100%

Where the work is done

  1. California$7.7M 100%
  2. Alabama$500 0.0%

Contract pricing

  1. Firm Fixed Price$7.7M 100%

Competition

  1. Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources$7.7M 100%
  2. Full and Open Competition$500 0.0%

Largest awards4

  • Developing Argonaut, A Refuellable, High-deltav In-space Transport Vehicle with A Dual Mode Propulsion System Using Water Propellant.U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
    $7.5MDec 14, 2023
  • Sbir Phase I - the Argonaut: Water-propelled Reusable High Deltav Spacecraft Transfer StageNASA · USAspending ↗
    $150KJul 28, 2023
  • Sbir Phase I Proposal FX237-PCSO1-1262 - Open Propellant Transfer Interface (Opti) for Orbital Refueling with Non-cryogenic PropellantsU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
    $75KDec 14, 2023
  • Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (Shield) Initial Order.Missile Defense Agency · USAspending ↗
    $500Dec 4, 2025

Signed obligations on federal prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending, FY2008 through Oct 9, 2026. Obligations are money the government committed, not company revenue, and include de-obligations. Subcontracts and grants are excluded. Matching is by registered UEI.

Funding3 rounds · $7.9M

Equity raised
$7.9M
Latest
UndisclosedStage undisclosed · Jul 24, 2026

Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.

Systems4

Argonaut

A refuellable space logistics and mobility vehicle that uses water propellant for orbital transportation and in‑space mobility.

Maturity not rated

Chiron

ESPA-class, water-propelled, refuellable maneuver vehicle for space domain awareness and RPO missions.

Development

Freighter

A refuellable orbital logistics vehicle designed to transport large satellites and payloads to and between any orbit.

Maturity not rated

Navigator

The pathfinder vehicle for Argo’s core technologies, demonstrating water propulsion and delivering a commercial payload from LEO to GEO.

Maturity not rated

Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

Supply Chain1 facility

Facilities1

  • Argo Space headquarters
    Headquarters · El Segundo, CA, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed

People6

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Company Metrics

LinkedIn employee profiles
35
Observed Oct 11, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗
LinkedIn followers
18,602
Observed Oct 11, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗

Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.

Sources13

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Profile1

  1. 1
    DatabaseSixth-Domain public startups directory

    Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind

    “{"group": "startups", "id": "bc9209bf-7978-4ce8-a193-2311740d57bb", "name": "Argo Space"}”

Systems4

  1. 2
    CompanyArgo Space Corp

    Argo Space · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System

    “We are designing, building, and operating reusable in-space transport and mobility vehicles powered by water.”
  2. 3
    CompanyIn-Space Transportation

    Argo Space · Supports System

    “Freighter is a refuellable orbital logistics vehicle designed and built by Argo to provide reliable, affordable, flexible transportation of large satellites and other payloads to – and between - every orbit.”
  3. 4
    CompanyOrbital Logistics Infrastructure | Argo Space

    Argo Space · Supports System, System · maturity

    “High-thrust maneuver in an ESPA package. Designed for space domain awareness and space control functions.”
  4. 5
    CompanyOrbital Maneuver & Space Mobility | Argo Space

    Argo Space · Supports System

    “High-deltaV maneuver in an ESPA package. Provides payload hosting, multi-orbit mobility, and RPO capability.”

Funding4

  1. 6
    CompanyArgo Space Corp. Closes Seed Funding Round

    Argo Space · Oct 3, 2024 · Supports Facility, Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership

    “This new location will house design, manufacturing, build, and test of Argo space transport vehicles and lunar surface hardware.”
  2. 7
    DatabaseArgo Space - PitchBook company profile

    PitchBook · Supports Funding round, Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url

    “Series 2 - Argo Space”
  3. 8
    DatabaseArgo Space - CB Insights company profile

    CB Insights · Supports Funding round

    “4/13/2023 Pre-Seed”
  4. 9
    DatabaseArgo Space - Crunchbase company profile

    Crunchbase · Supports Funding round, Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · legal name, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url, Role

    “Series Unknown - Argo Space”

Supply chain1

  1. 10
    CompanyArgo Space and ispace-U.S. Head to the Moon with Finalized Contract for Lunar Satellite Delivery "Mission 2.5"

    Argo Space · Sep 17, 2026 · Supports Facility, Organization · hq city, Organization · status, Role

    “Argo is headquartered in El Segundo, California.”

People2

  1. 11
    CompanyKULR Technology Selected by Argo Space Corp. as Battery Provider for Orbital Transport Space Mission

    KULR Technology Group · May 18, 2026 · Supports Organization · founded year, Role

    “Argo is an El Segundo, CA-based space startup founded in 2022 by SpaceX veterans.”
  2. 12
    CompanyAbout Argo Space

    Argo Space · Supports Role

    “Robert Carlisle Co-Founder // Chief Executive Officer”

Other1

  1. 13
    DatabaseArgo Space - LinkedIn company profile

    LinkedIn · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization metric · employees in linkedin, Organization metric · followers

    “country: US”

Government identifiers1

UEI
XCDRBUPW2EK3
ARGO SPACE CORP
Checked Oct 14, 2026

Identifiers are matched to this legal entity; related companies may hold different registrations.

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