Argo Space

Water-powered space tugs refueled from the Moon.

Founded
Not disclosed
Headquarters
Hermosa Beach, CA
Disclosed funding
$10M
Status
Operating
Sector
Space
Latest round
—
Reported valuation
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Website
argospace.com

Overview

Argo is developing reusable orbital transfer vehicles that run on water, with the long-term plan of refueling from lunar ice. It was founded by three brothers who together spent 18 years at SpaceX.

Funding

More than $10M per Business Insider.

Disclosed funding is the sum of publicly reported rounds found in the sources below. It is a floor, not a complete total.

Founders

Robert Carlisle, Co-founder
At SpaceX: Commercial & defense sales director · 5 years
Ryan Carlisle, Co-founder
At SpaceX: Engineering director · 9 years
Kirby Carlisle, Co-founder
At SpaceX: Integration engineer · 4 years

Topics

Sources

  1. TechCrunch: Three brothers after SpaceX
  2. Business Insider via Yahoo: The SpaceX Mafia is here

Last verified September 30, 2026.