SpaceDev, Inc.

As of December 16, 2008, SpaceDev, Inc. was acquired by Sierra Nevada Corporation. SpaceDev, Inc. manufactures and sells space products and mission solutions. The company offers services ranging from mission design to satellite manufacturing, and on-orbit operations, as well as various satellites. SpaceDev, Inc. also provides hybrid propulsion products and space transportation systems. In addition, the company offers spacecraft mechanical components, including deployable antennas, as well as integrated structural mechanical systems, such as optical barrel assemblies for telescopes. Further, the company provides electromechanical systems, such as actuators, motors, and mechanical systems that drive and position spacecraft components. Furthermore, SpaceDev, Inc. offers clamp band separation systems, hold down release mechanisms, thermal louvers, thermal switches and radiators, high output paraffin actuators, cell shorting devices, cover systems, and deployment hinge systems. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Poway, California. SpaceDev, Inc. has facilities in California, Colorado, and North Carolina.