Space mission software and flight dynamics services for lunar and cislunar operations
Advanced Space builds mission-enabling software and autonomy systems for commercial, civil, and national security space operators. The tech stack—AWS, Kubernetes, Python, C++, plus domain-specific tools like FreeFlyer and STK—reflects a hybrid infrastructure: cloud-native DevOps paired with aerospace simulation and flight dynamics expertise. Active projects span spacecraft navigation, multi-agent reinforcement learning, and full-stack flight dynamics modernization, while documented pain points center on legacy navigation methods and office scaling—suggesting both technical debt in core algorithms and operational growth constraints.
Advanced Space, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, provides mission-critical software and services to space operators pursuing lunar, cislunar, and Martian objectives. The company operates across three lines of business: Mission Enabling Services (mission design, flight optimization, and systems engineering), Technology Solutions (AI/ML and autonomy applications), and Mission Solutions (turnkey missions and data products). Advanced Space owns and operates CAPSTONE for NASA and serves as Prime contractor for AFRL through Oracle, anchoring revenue across government and commercial segments. The 51–200 person organization is heavily engineering-focused, with active hiring concentrated in senior and mid-level technical roles.
AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Python, C++, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, FreeFlyer, and STK. Infrastructure is modern cloud-native (Terraform, Helm, GitLab/GitHub), paired with specialized aerospace simulation and flight dynamics tools.
CAPSTONE and Oracle missions for NASA and AFRL; lunar infrastructure for commercial/civil/security missions; multi-agent reinforcement learning; spacecraft navigation modernization; and a full-stack rebuild of flight dynamics analysis tools.
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