Middleton Space Ltd — Est. 2084

Earth orbit.
Lunar surface.
Beyond.

We build the launch vehicles, orbital shipyards, lunar transports, and autonomous robotics that are opening the space between Earth and the Moon to permanent industry.

L4 Middleton Primary Shipyard
LEO Low Earth Orbit H3 Transfer Station
1700+ Orbital & Lunar Missions Flown
950 Employees in Solar System
What We Do

Six divisions.
One supply chain from Earth to the Moon.

From cargo launches out of low Earth orbit to helium-3 harvesting on the lunar surface, every Middleton Space division feeds the next — built, crewed, and serviced by our own shipyards and robotics.

L4 Shipyard Facility

Built at the Earth–Moon Lagrange point.

Every Middleton Space vehicle is designed, assembled, and refit at our L4 orbital shipyard — a permanent gravitationally-stable facility positioned between Earth and the Moon, purpose-built for zero-g construction at scale.

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Our Mission

Make the Earth–Moon system a working neighborhood, not a destination.

Middleton Space exists to make the quarter-million miles between Earth and the Moon routine: reliable cargo lanes, crewed and robotic surface operations, and the industrial base to keep building further out. We don't just fly missions — we build the ships, the yards, and the machines that fly them.

HeadquartersAdAstra, Texas
Orbital HQL4 Shipyard Facility
Founded2086
DivisionsLEO Cargo, Lunar Ops, Ship Building, Robotics, Colony
Flagship VehicleLEO-5 Shuttle
Flagship RoboticsCA17-Class AII Unit
Careers at Middleton Space

Help us build the way out.

We're hiring engineers, pilots, technicians, and mission planners across every division — on Earth, in orbit, and on the surface.

The Books

The Promise Series

The stories of the first three colony ships to a newly discovered exoplanet and the struggle to make that happen. Behind it all, a forboding turn for all humanity lies beyond.

Get In Touch

Talk to Middleton Space.

Press, partnership, and career inquiries welcome at our Houston headquarters.