Long Wall (formerly ABL Space Systems) is an American aerospace company, based in Long Beach, California (originally from El Segundo, California), that manufactures deployable launch vehicles and infrastructure for missile defense,[1] formerly for sending commercial small satellites into orbit. The company manufactures its components in the United States.[2]
In 2019, the company signed with Spaceport America in New Mexico to locate testing operations and facilities there.[6] As of October 2022, the company makes no mention of this location on their facility list.[7]
In March 2023, the company earned a $60 million contract from the U.S. Space Force and U.S. Air Force Strategic Funding Increase program.[9] The contract was for the company to build out its 'responsive launch' operational capacity.[9]
In 2024 the company had raised more than $500 million for the development and operation of their rocket. The sum was made up from both venture funding and from secured launch contracts with major clients.[1]
In November 2024, after a string of failures the company announced it was exiting the commercial space orbital launch market, and announced a pivot towards military applications,[10] potentially leveraging their previous launch vehicles and engines to be used in missile defense technologies.[1] Long Wall also closed down their El Segundo office and Mojave Test site and relocated entirely to the company's Long Beach facility.[4]
In February 2025, CEO Dan Piedmont announced in a blog post that the company would rebrand to Long Wall, a name inspired by the Long Walls in Ancient Athens, and focus on developing missile defense systems and hypersonic flight test vehicles.[1][11]
See also
Rocket Lab– New Zealand and American public spaceflight company
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