Overview
Rocket Communications is an enterprise UX design firm based in San Francisco that helps large organizations, government agencies, and tech startups improve the usability and efficiency of complex, mission-critical software. The company delivers specialized UX design and strategy services, including designing new apps, modernizing legacy systems, and building comprehensive UX design systems. It operates on a project basis as a service business and has worked with clients like Oracle, HP, Autodesk, and Thermo Fisher Scientific. A key achievement is developing and maintaining AstroUXDS, the Astro User Experience Design System created for the US Space Force’s Space Systems Command. AstroUXDS is an open-source, platform-agnostic design system with UX guidelines, a component library, UI kits, and HTML/CSS frameworks to standardize space-ground interfaces, reduce operator training time, and speed up development for satellite operations and command-and-control apps.
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What believers are saying
- Rocket launched Astro NOVA in October 2026, adding AI-ready mission components.
- GitHub activity updated October 2026 across Astro repos shows active product maintenance.
- SHIELD award extends Rocket's defense access through December 2035, supporting long-term pipeline.
What critics are saying
- Astro depends on USSF stewardship; contract concentration leaves Rocket exposed to one customer.
- Astro Legacy is archived October 2026, forcing upgrades or churn for existing users.
- GovTribe shows only $500 obligated on SHIELD, signaling thin recent federal revenue.
What makes Rocket Communications unique
- Rocket Communications owns Astro NOVA, updated October 2026, for space mission interfaces.
- AstroUXDS underpins US Space Force and DoD ground systems, not generic enterprise software.
- Rocket combines UX design with public open-source components across React, Angular, and AI workflows.
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