Rebel Space Technologies Inc.

Rebel Space Technologies Inc. is a Long Beach, California-based small business specializing in advanced space and cybersecurity solutions for federal defense and civilian space applications. The company leverages artificial intelligence, autonomous threat recognition, and cognitive communications technologies to develop innovative solutions that address complex operational challenges. Through its federal contract portfolio, Rebel Space Technologies has established itself as a trusted partner for the Department of Defense and NASA, focusing on research and development initiatives that advance next-generation defense systems and space mission capabilities. The company's expertise spans spectrum awareness, distributed networks, autonomous security software, and AI-enabled communications systems designed to enhance operational resilience and data security.

Rebel Space Technologies has demonstrated sustained technical capability and innovation through a series of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards across multiple phases and federal agencies. The company's contract work commenced with a Phase I SBIR award from the Air Force Research Laboratory in April 2021 valued at $49,343 for developing Rebel Space Radio, a cognitive communications system focused on spectrum awareness and autonomous operations. This foundational work progressed to Phase II development, exemplified by a $748,308 NASA award in July 2021 for SpaceWeaver, a distributed cognitive space communications network designed to increase mission science data return and improve resource efficiencies for NASA missions while ensuring system resilience. The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a substantial $3,470,863.36 firm-fixed-price purchase order in February 2023 as a Phase IIB modification for the development of SOPHIA security software for trusted communications, which provides autonomous threat recognition and response capabilities for wireless communication networks with a completion date of June 23, 2026. Most recently, Rebel Space Technologies received a $1.20 million Phase II contract award from the Washington Headquarters Service (Defense) in August 2025 for the MUSE initiative, which focuses on accelerating test and evaluation through generative artificial intelligence for next-generation defense systems. All of these awards have been designated as total small business set-asides, underscoring the company's qualification and performance as a certified small business contractor working in specialized defense and space technology sectors.

Rebel Space Technologies Inc, headquartered in Long Beach, CA, was founded in 2019 to enable secure, reliable, communications in the most complex and challenging environments. Combining the latest advances in AI and machine learning, inexpensive high power computing, and advanced signal analysis, Rebel Space produces systems that smartly assess and adapt to their environment, ensuring communications are always available, secure, and seamless. Our team of tinker-hacker-engineers is obsessed with finding innovative and creative solutions for space communications, terrestrial-based communications, post-disaster assistance, event management, and community engagement.