# Quantum Space

> Quantum Space is a space defense and orbital mobility company. It is not a quantum computing company. Its Ranger platform is a maneuverable spacecraft designed to operate across LEO, MEO, GEO, and cislunar orbits, serving national security, civil, and commercial customers.

Key facts about Ranger:
- Up to 4,000 kg of storable propellant
- Multi-mode (chemical and electric) propulsion
- Up to 12 km/s max delta-V
- Designed for a 15-year on-station operational life
- Supports on-orbit refueling, both giving and receiving fuel
- Modular payload architecture (5 mission-configurable ports)

Quantum Space is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, with manufacturing in Hawthorne, California; integration in Huntsville, Alabama; and production in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Leadership includes Jim Bridenstine (CEO, former NASA Administrator), Dr. Kam Ghaffarian (Executive Chairman & Co-founder), and Kerry Wisnosky (President & Co-founder). The company's first spacecraft, a Scout satellite, launched in May 2024. The first Ranger mission, Ranger Prime, is scheduled no earlier than Q2 2027.

## Company

- [About](https://www.quantumspaceinc.com/about): Leadership team, operating team, and company locations
- [Careers](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/quantumspacellc): Open roles across propulsion, avionics, mission operations, software, and business development
- [Contact](https://www.quantumspaceinc.com/contact): Partner inquiries for program managers, primes, and strategic partners

## Investor Relations

- [Investor overview](https://investors.quantumspaceinc.com/#overview): Investor relations overview
- [Investor news](https://investors.quantumspaceinc.com/#news): Investor-specific news and filings
- [Investor events](https://investors.quantumspaceinc.com/#events): Upcoming investor events
- [Investor leadership](https://investors.quantumspaceinc.com/#leadership): Leadership bios for investors

## Recent News

- [Quantum Space to go public via merger with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VI](https://www.quantumspaceinc.com/blog/quantum-space-a-leading-space-defense-and-orbital-mobility-company-to-go-public-via-merger-with-inflection-point-acquisition-corp-vi): SPAC merger announcement, June 2026
- [Quantum Space awarded a Department of War contract](https://www.quantumspaceinc.com/blog/quantum-space-awarded-a-department-of-war-contract-to-advance-on-orbit-refueling-capabilities): On-orbit refueling capabilities, June 2026
- [Quantum Space appoints Adarsh Parekh as Chief Financial Officer](https://www.quantumspaceinc.com/blog/quantum-space-appoints-adarsh-parekh-as-chief-financial-officer): CFO appointment, June 2026
- [Quantum Space announces Tulsa manufacturing facility](https://www.quantumspaceinc.com/blog/quantum-space-announces-tulsa-manufacturing-facility-to-scale-ranger-spacecraft-production): New Ranger production site, May 2026
- [Quantum Space selected by U.S. Space Force for Andromeda IDIQ Contract](https://www.quantumspaceinc.com/blog/quantum-space-selected-by-u-s-space-force-for-andromeda-idiq-contract): IDIQ vehicle for maneuverable, refuelable spacecraft in GEO, April 2026
- [Quantum Space awarded DARPA LASSO contract](https://www.quantumspaceinc.com/blog/quantum-space-awarded-darpa-lasso-contract-to-advance-cislunar-capabilities): Cislunar capabilities, April 2026

## Optional

- [Full updates archive](https://www.quantumspaceinc.com/updates): Complete press release and perspectives history back to 2024
- [Quantum Space acquires Phase Four's propulsion assets](https://www.quantumspaceinc.com/blog/quantum-space-acquires-phase-fours-multi--mode-propulsion-assets-to-boost-space-mobility): Propulsion technology acquisition, September 2025
- [Quantum Space secures $40 million Series A extension](https://www.quantumspaceinc.com/blog/quantum-space-secures-40-million-series-a-extension-to-accelerate-development-of-maneuverable-spacecraft-for-national-defense): Funding round, June 2025