ASTROPORT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES

Astroport is Headed to the Moon

Check back soon for more details including how you can help shape the future of space exploration and establish a legacy on the Moon with an engraved regolith simulant brick, delivered to the lunar surface as part of Astroport’s payload.

ASTROPORT BUILDS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE MOON

Dust-Free Zones for Operation

Roads for Enhanced Surface Mobility

Landing Pads for Safe Landing

WHO WE ARE

Sam Ximenes

Sam Ximenes

Founder and CEO

Emilio De La Guardia

Emilio De La Guardia

GM Astroport Europe

Vacant

Vacant

GM Astroport Australia

Ron Wells

Ron Wells

Chief Technology Officer

James Johnson

James Johnson

Adv. Eng. Projects

Don Hooper, PhD

Don Hooper, PhD

Lunar Geology

Rey Trevino

Rey Trevino

Program Mgmt.

Louise Cantwell

Louise Cantwell

Government Liaison

Natasha Heidenrich

Natasha Heidenrich

Strategy

Bob Doyal

Bob Doyal

Master Ceramicist

Ken Kinsey

Ken Kinsey

Senior Designer

Mitchell Cox

Mitchell Cox

Computer/Electrical Engineer

Kathryn Bolish

Kathryn Bolish

Mathematician

Noah Kentros

Noah Kentros

Systems Engineer

Enzio Schoffer

Enzio Schoffer

Industrial Engineer

Mobin Mojumder

Mobin Mojumder

Mechanical Engineer

Anastasia Contreras

Anastasia Contreras

Materials Scientist

Tomasz Adach

Tomasz Adach

Space Civil Engineer

William Moore

William Moore

Aerospace Engineer

Gabrielle Ximenes

Gabrielle Ximenes

Environmental Compliance Coordinator

Advisory Board

Oscar Garcia

Oscar Garcia

Air and Space Transportation Executive

John Hines

John Hines

Fmr. NASA Chief Technologist

David Orner

David Orner

Partner GlobalView Capital

Rob Kelso

Rob Kelso

Fmr. NASA Flight Mission Director

John Kucewicz

John Kucewicz

Geologist/Oil & Gas

Chris Packham, PhD

Chris Packham, PhD

Astrophysicist, UTSA

Donna Potter

Donna Potter

Space Technology Dev Exec.

Matt Redling

Matt Redling

Business Dev Exec.

Larry Toups

Larry Toups

Fmr. NASA Space Architect

WHAT WE DO

Space
Materials

Space
Construction

Lunar Landing Port Operations

Astroport Space Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2020 as a technology venture arm and a subsidiary of Exploration Architecture Corporation. Astroport is developing patent-pending regolith solidification technologies for lunar infrastructure construction using 3D printing and autonomous robotics, with an initial focus on lunar landing pad emplacements.

HOW WE DO IT

Regolith Building Materials

Construction Materials

  • Bricks
  • Rebar
  • Fibers
  • Geotextiles/Construction Mesh
  • Glass

Regolith Refining Technologies

Minerals & Volatiles EXTRACTED

  • Metals: Iron, Aluminum, Titanium, Magnesium
  • Minerals: Silicon, Calcium
  • Gases: Oxygen, Helium-3
  • Water

3D Printing and Placement

Lunatron™ Print System

  • TRL 4 – Concept
  • TRL 5 – Prototype
  • TRL 6 – Ground Test Unit Brickbot
  • TRL 7 – Flight Demo Unit Brickbot
  • TRL 9 – Operational Lunatron™

Geotechnical Site Preparation

Civil Engineering Process

  • Lunar Terrain Testbed
  • Interchangeable Construction Implements:
    • Sieving
    • Excavation
    • Grading
    • Compaction

NEWS

Astroport Advances Lunar Site Preparation Operations for Sustained Lunar Return

San Antonio, TX [2024-2025] -- Enabling Fission Surface Power Through Lunar Site Preparation Ongoing Technical Progress Under NASA STTR Phase II (2024–Present) Since 2020, Astroport Space Technologies has built a focused portfolio of lunar surface construction and site preparation capabilities...
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Category: Astroport Milestones

Astroport achieves milestone in Brickbot development as part of its ongoing $1.4M NASA STTR portfolio

San Antonio, TX, January 2026 -- Between 2024 and 2025, Astroport Space Technologies advanced key regolith conveyance and feed system capabilities under its NASA STTR Phase II Brickbot technology demonstration. This effort builds on Phase I feasibility results and focuses on the controlled...
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Category: Astroport Milestones

Astroport Featured by National Geographic

National Geographic, August 15, 2025 -- Astroport Space Technologies has been featured by National Geographic in its September 2025 issue, recognizing the company’s work toward enabling long-duration lunar surface operations and space infrastructure development. Founded in 1888, National...
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Category: In the Media

Sam Ximenes on The Space Show: Lunar Development and Infrastructure Planning

The Space Show, Oct. 20, 2025 -- Astroport Founder and CEO Sam Ximenes recently joined a long-form discussion on The Space Show, a nonprofit webcast produced by the One Giant Leap Foundation. The conversation focused on the evolution of lunar development over the past two decades and the...
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Category: In the Media

Creating a Lunar Economy … A Detailed Discussion with Astroport Space CEO Sam Ximenes

San Antonio, TX, Jul 23, 2024 - Returning humans to the Moon requires capabilities beyond launch and landing. Near-term challenges include site selection and landing safety. The long-term objective is the establishment of a sustainable lunar economy capable of supporting permanent human presence....
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Category: In the Media

Astroport and Orbit Fab Join Forces for Lunar Exploration Breakthrough

MILAN, Oct. 16, 2024 -- Astroport Space Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of advanced space exploration solutions, and Orbit Fab, Inc., a pioneer in in-space refueling and resource utilization, today announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of lunar infrastructure and...
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Category: Press Release; Article by PRNewswire

Contact

info@astroportspace.com

Headquarters

Astroport Space Technologies Inc
110 E. Houston Street, 7th Floor
San Antonio, TX 78205 USA

Astroport Europe

Astroport Space Technologies S.à r.l.
16, Rue de Nassau
L- 2213 Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Astroport Australia

Astroport Space Technologies, Pty. Ltd.
Level 21, 91 King William Street
Adelaide SA 5000