Overview
The Houston Market
Greater Houston is the historic and operational center of US human spaceflight. NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), in the Clear Lake and Webster area of southeast Harris County, anchors the region together with the aerospace contractors that have grown up around it over decades. JSC operations also tie into the Houston Spaceport at Ellington Field.
Directory
Houston Aerospace and Defense Companies
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| Company | Location | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| AECOM (NASA Engineering) | Houston metro | Engineering ServicesNASA Programs |
| Aerojet Rocketdyne (L3Harris) | Houston metro | PropulsionDefense Programs |
| Aerospace Corporation | Houston (NASA support) | Aerospace EngineeringMission Support |
| Axiom Space | Houston (HQ) | Commercial Space Station Development |
| BAE Systems (formerly Ball Aerospace) | Houston metro | Space InstrumentsDefense Systems |
| Barrios Technology | Houston metro | NASA Engineering ServicesMission Support |
| Bechtel National (NASA) | Houston metro | NASA ConstructionEngineering Services |
| Boeing (Houston operations) | Houston metro (NASA Johnson) | SLS ProgramsISS Sustainment |
| Booz Allen Hamilton (Houston) | Houston metro | NASA Mission EngineeringDefense Consulting |
| Cobham Mission Systems | Houston metro | Defense CommunicationsAvionics |
| Collins Aerospace (RTX) | Houston metro | AvionicsDefense Electronics |
| DataStream | Houston metro | NASA Data ServicesMission Support |
| Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base | Ellington Field | Military AviationReserve Operations |
| FlightSafety International | Houston metro | Aviation TrainingSimulators |
| Fugro USA | Houston metro | GeospatialDefense Surveying |
| General Dynamics Mission Systems | Houston metro | Defense ElectronicsC4ISR |
| GMV Innovating Solutions | Houston metro | Space SystemsMission Software |
| Houston Spaceport (Ellington Field) | Ellington Field | FAA-Licensed Commercial Spaceport |
| HoustonAir Industries | Houston metro | Aerospace ComponentsMRO |
| Intuitive Machines | Houston (HQ) | Lunar LandersSpace RoboticsNASA CLPS |
| Jacobs Technology (NASA Engineering) | Houston metro | NASA Engineering ServicesAerospace Programs |
| KBR (Kellogg Brown & Root) | Houston (HQ) | NASA SustainmentDefense Engineering |
| L3Harris Technologies (Houston) | Houston metro | Defense ElectronicsMission Networks |
| Leidos (Houston) | Houston metro | Defense ITNASA Programs |
| Lockheed Martin (Houston / NASA Johnson) | Houston metro | Orion SpacecraftArtemis Programs |
| Lockheed Martin Mission Solutions | Houston metro | Defense Systems Integration |
| MEI Technologies (Astrionics) | Houston metro | Aerospace EngineeringNASA Support |
| NanoRacks (Voyager Space) | Houston (HQ) | Commercial Space OperationsISS Payloads |
| NASA Johnson Space Center | Clear Lake / Webster (1,620 acres) | Human SpaceflightMission ControlAstronaut Training |
| Northrop Grumman (Houston) | Houston metro | Defense ElectronicsCygnus Cargo Operations |
| Oceaneering International (Aerospace) | Houston (HQ) | Spacesuit TechnologyAerospace Manufacturing |
| Peraton (Houston) | Houston metro | Defense ITNASA Programs |
| Pratt & Whitney (RTX) | Houston metro | Aircraft EnginesDefense Aviation |
| RTX (Raytheon) | Houston metro | Defense ElectronicsMission Systems |
| SAIC (Houston) | Houston metro | Defense ITNASA Engineering |
| Sierra Space | Houston metro | Dream Chaser SpacecraftCommercial Space Station |
| SpaceX (Houston operations) | Houston metro | Crew OperationsMission Support |
| Special Aerospace Services | Houston metro | Aerospace EngineeringComponent MRO |
| Strategic Aerospace Solutions | Houston metro | Aerospace ConsultingMission Engineering |
| Teledyne Brown Engineering | Houston metro | Aerospace EngineeringNASA Programs |
| United Airlines (Houston Hub) | Houston Bush Intercontinental | Commercial Aviation Operations |
Record
Dataset Record
- Dataset
- AustinIO Houston aerospace and defense list, 41 companies
- Scope
- Companies headquartered or operating in the Houston metro
- Last verified
- Q4 2026