Long Wall was founded as ABL Space Systems in 2017 by Harry O'Hanley and Dan Piemont, former
SpaceX and
Morgan Stanley employees. In 2018, Long Wall signed a lease with
Camden County, Georgia, for future operations in
Spaceport Camden. In 2019, the company signed with
Spaceport America in
New Mexico to locate testing operations and facilities there. As of October 2022, the company makes no mention of this location on their facility list. In 2021 Long Wall leased facilities at the
Port of Long Beach formerly occupied by
Sea Launch. 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. The contract was for the company to build out its 'responsive launch' operational capacity. potentially leveraging their previous launch vehicles and engines to be used in missile defense technologies. ==See also ==