What r3SpACE Consulting does

r3SpACE Consulting is a privately held Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that delivers specialized consulting services to the commercial and defense space industry. Founded in 2013 by Carl Frushon—a retired USAF Colonel and Space Mission Area veteran—and headquartered in Redondo Beach, California, the firm markets a unified suite of twelve consulting service modules covering space innovation, technology development, business development, space operations, program management, customer intimacy, intellectual property monetization, systems engineering and integration (including MBSE), strategic planning, commercial applications, test and evaluation, and process improvement. Services are delivered exclusively through expert human engagements; no proprietary software, products, or technology platforms are documented. The company positions itself around responsive, rapid, and resilient space solutions, intending to advance clients' Pwin (Probability of Win) on space contracts and to accelerate monetization of untapped intellectual property into emerging commercial, defense, and international space markets.

The business model is straightforward professional services. The firm runs an enterprise field sales motion, targeting defense contractors and government agencies through executive relationships and senior leadership connections cultivated during the founder's USAF career. Engagements are quote-based and customized per client—no pricing is publicly disclosed, and there is no software, subscription, or productized revenue. Customer concentration sits in aerospace and defense; visible named clients include Orbital ATK, Maryland Aerospace Inc., and Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, all of which leverage r3SpACE for Air Force business development support, proposal content, customer intimacy, and strategic positioning assistance. Geographic reach spans California, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Northern Virginia, Washington D.C., Maryland, New Jersey, and the United Kingdom.

The go-to-market relies on a company website, the founder's LinkedIn profile, a Facebook page, direct phone and email outreach, and selective industry event participation. No funding rounds, parent company ownership, or external institutional investment is indicated; the founder appears to retain full ownership and operational control. The SDVOSB certification provides preferred positioning on certain federal set-aside contracts, and the firm's value proposition rests primarily on the depth of USAF and National Intelligence Community expertise available through the founder and his strategic partner network.

Name

r3SpACE Consulting

Legal name

r3SpACE Consulting LLC

Website

https://r3space.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

r3SpACE Consulting is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business founded in 2013 that delivers twelve categories of space industry consulting—including business development, program management, and systems engineering—to defense contractors and government space organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerospace and Defense Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Innovation, Product & R&D Consulting (BPAHACAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Customer, Marketing & Sales Consulting (BPAHACAG), Digital & Technology Transformation Consulting (BPAHACAH)

Keywords

• Space industry consulting
• Defense space services
• Program management consulting
• Systems engineering consulting
• Business development consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Redondo Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services providing space industry advice, business development support, program management, and strategic direction to commercial and defense space clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

r3SpACE Consulting is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business that provides space industry consulting services to commercial, defense, and government clients. Its service suite spans space innovation, technology development, business development, space operations, program management, customer intimacy, IP monetization, systems engineering, strategic planning, commercial applications, test and evaluation, and process improvement. Engagements are delivered by senior consultants with decades of USAF and intelligence community space experience and are tailored to advance client edge in responsive operations, rapid development and test, resilient architectures, program management, and strategic direction.

Product overview

r3SpACE Consulting is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) offering a unified suite of 12 consulting service modules in the space industry. The core offering combines strategic consulting across space innovation, technology development, and business development, supported by specialized services in space operations, program management, customer intimacy, IP monetization, systems engineering, strategic planning, commercial applications, test & evaluation, and process improvement. These services are delivered by experts with decades of executive management, acquisition, engineering, and operations experience in USAF and National Intelligence Community space organizations. The company capitalizes on this expertise to advance client edge in responsive operations, rapid development & test, resilient architectures & systems engineering, program management, and strategic direction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Space Innovation Consulting Consulting service that leverages strategic space opportunities to increase client revenue rapidly, focusing on cutting-edge continuous innovation and approaches for success. Targeted at clients delivering new space capabilities who need to fast-track innovation, avoid legacy practices, and deliver to market at the speed of innovation.
• Technology Development Consulting Team augmentation service that helps clients develop new product lines, enter new markets quickly, and increase experience without significant overhead. Accelerates opportunity stake in the trillion-dollar new space race, leverages IP, and rapidly develops, prototypes, and commercializes space technology.
• Business Development Consulting Service focused on improving customer intimacy, evaluating competition and opportunities, creating customer call plans, building strategic advantages, solution roadmaps, proposal content, supporting color reviews, and transition planning. Leverages decades of DoD acquisition insight to improve Probability of Win (Pwin) and competitive edge.
• Space Operations Consulting Mission success-focused consulting covering launch, on-orbit checkout, constellation management, new tactics/techniques/procedures, and end-of-life operations. Supports clients integrating operations across the space domain with a focus on 100% mission success.
• Program Management Consulting Expert consultation to manage complex projects and programs, helping clients navigate toughest challenges and get back on target. Provides years of training and experience to drive stakeholder and shareholder progress.
• Customer Intimacy Consulting Relationship development service to establish trust and competency with senior DoD leadership, align capabilities, and enter new business markets across both old and new space regimes.
• Intellectual Property Monetization Consulting Service that helps clients find the missing link to create returns on Intellectual Property investment through special studies, business case development, outsourced research, or teaming with government-developed IP.
• Systems Engineering, Integration & Architecture Consulting Modern MBSE-focused consulting connecting clients to contemporary tools, streamlined enterprise-wide integration, and alternate architectures. Replaces cumbersome legacy systems-V techniques with thought leadership that accelerates time-to-market and profit.
• Strategic Planning Consulting Development of living governance documents and tools needed to run very large and complex enterprise-spanning organizations, keeping teams on target with strategic plans built for ongoing business survival.
• Commercial Applications Consulting Business case development service for entering the trillion-dollar new space economy and expanding opportunity base beyond traditional government customers via FedBizOps and GovWin.
• Test & Evaluation Consulting Mission assurance approach providing balanced evaluation criteria, affordability-focused test discipline, well-established evaluation criteria, and a focus on mission success to avoid engineering failures from cutting corners.
• Process Improvement Consulting Organizational improvement service covering leadership team alignment, strategic direction implementation, governance, and cost-effective value proposition changes to deliver value-added products and close process gaps.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Booz Allen Hamilton: Major management and technology consulting firm with a dedicated national security space practice — competes with r3SpACE for USAF, IC, and NRO strategic advisory engagements as a broad incumbent rather than a niche specialist.
• ICF International: Public-sector consulting firm with deep DoD and federal civilian experience spanning strategy, program management, and technology modernization — overlaps with r3SpACE's systems engineering and BD advisory offering at larger scale.
• SAIC: Large federal services integrator providing systems engineering, space program management, and IT support to USAF, NRO, and IC space customers — overlaps with r3SpACE across the entire space lifecycle but at prime-contractor scale.
• The Aerospace Corporation: Federally funded research and development center serving the national security space community; overlaps with r3SpACE on space systems engineering, program management, and acquisition support, though at vastly greater scale and as an FFRDC.
• Deloitte Federal Consulting: Big-four federal consulting practice covering DoD and intelligence community transformation, including space acquisition and digital transformation — competes for the same enterprise strategic-advisory mandates r3SpACE targets.

Emerging players

• Tyto Athene: Mid-tier federal services firm supporting DoD and intelligence community with systems engineering, network operations, and mission support — competes with r3SpACE for engineering and program management engagements in the same agencies.
• Slingshot Aerospace: Commercial space company providing space situational awareness, analytics, and training to defense and commercial customers — adjacent to r3SpACE's space operations consulting mandate but with a technology-product rather than pure-advisory model.

Direct peers

• Avascent: A specialized management consulting firm focused on aerospace, defense, and space markets — directly comparable in terms of customer base (defense primes and government space agencies), service offering (strategy, BD, M&A advisory), and boutique delivery model.
• Bryce Space and Technology: Space-focused consulting and analytics firm serving both commercial space entrants and government space agencies; highly comparable in vertical specialization on space industry strategy, technology, and program support.
• Analytic Services Inc. (ANSER): Independent, employee-owned public-service organization providing systems engineering, program management, and strategic consulting to DoD and intelligence community customers — closely matches r3SpACE's DoD-focused advisory delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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