SpaceX
SpaceX operates a diverse fleet of custom recovery vessels to support its Falcon 9 and Starship programs in the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf, and the Pacific Ocean.
NASA
NASA operates the 310ft long Pegasus Barge to transport SLS flight hardware. Two recovery ships were previously operated during the Space Shuttle Program.
ArianeGroup
ArianeGroup operates a unique wind-assisted cargo vessel and also charterers other vessels to transport spaceflight hardware.
United Launch Alliance
ULA operates a specialized cargo ship to transport Vulcan hardware from the factory in Alabama to launch sites in Florida and California. A second ship is under construction.
Blue Origin
Blue Origin operates a small fleet of ships based out of Port Canaveral to recover the New Glenn rocket at sea in the Atlantic Ocean.
Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab is developing a droneship for the upcoming Neutron rocket and has previously experimented with recovering the Electron rocket in the Pacific Ocean.
The Spaceport Company
The Spaceport Company owns and operates a former Navy training vessel that has been converted into a mobile sea-based launch platform.
Space Perspective
Space Perspective utilizes a modified platform supply vessel as a launch and recovery platform for high-altitude balloon flights.