Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$ (257,782,000)	$ (68,293,000)	$ (53,179,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows used in operating activities
Stock-based compensation	39,743,000	32,202,000	814,000
Depreciation	3,698,000	3,309,000	2,330,000
Amortization of Intangible Assets	1,629,000	0	0
Inventory net realizable value Write Downs	6,748,000	0	0
Non-cash lease expense	1,113,000	0	0
Deferred income taxes (benefit)	(385,000)	0	0
Gain on fair value of public and private placement of warrants	(25,681,000)	0	0
Gain on change in fair value of contingent consideration	4,700,000	0	0
Gain on forgiveness of PPP note	(4,850,000)	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of convertible notes	131,908,000	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of convertible notes attributable to related parties	(1,875,000)	0	0
Amortization of convertible note discounts	315,000	3,805,000	409,000
Amortization of convertible note discounts attributable to related parties	55,000	659,000	327,000
(Gain) loss on mark to market derivatives	0	6,639,000	(209,000)
(Gain) loss on mark to market derivatives attributable to related parties	0	1,506,000	(255,000)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable	(1,816,000)	0	0
Inventories	12,925,000	649,000	0
Prepaid and other current assets	10,958,000	(280,000)	134,000
Other non-current assets	570,000	(279,000)	(110,000)
Accounts payable	1,327,000	(26,000)	1,440,000
Lease liabilities	(1,156,000)	0	0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	18,835,000	3,741,000	(516,000)
Other non-current liabilities	(779,000)	(12,000)	811,000
Net cash used in operating activities	(114,356,000)	(32,850,000)	(47,124,000)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of Apollo, net of cash acquired	(19,360,000)	0	0
Acquisition of trademark	(3,350,000)	0	0
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(38,349,000)	(2,186,000)	(15,254,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(61,059,000)	(2,186,000)	(15,254,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Settlement of public and private placement of warrants	(59,000)	0	0
Proceeds from business combination and private offering, net of transaction costs of $23,337	463,648,000	0	0
Borrowings on Pendrell bridge loan	10,000,000	0	0
Repayment on Pendrell bridge loan	(10,000,000)	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of Series C preferred stock	30,000,000	0	0
Issuance cost of Series C preferred stock	(94,000)	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes	0	30,352,000	18,235,000
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes to related parties		648,000	10,600,000
Borrowings on term loans	0	0	3,000,000
Repayments on term loans	(2,800,000)	(200,000)	0
Borrowings on equipment advances	0	0	7,000,000
Repayments on equipment advances	(3,636,000)	(1,400,000)	(1,964,000)
Borrowings on economic injury disaster loan	0	500,000	0
Repayments on economic injury disaster loan	0	500,000	0
Borrowings on paycheck protection program loan	0	4,850,000	0
Proceeds from stock issued under equity plans	1,970,000	878,000	34,000
Proceeds from Employee Stock Purchase Plan	782,000	0	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	489,811,000	35,128,000	36,905,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	314,396,000	92,000	(25,473,000)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	10,611,000	10,519,000	35,992,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	325,007,000	10,611,000	10,519,000
Non-cash activities:
Conversion of Series A, Series B, Series C, and Founders' convertible preferred into common stock	330,764,000	0	0
Assets acquired included in accounts payable and accrued expenses	8,693,000	448,000	1,255,000
Public and private placement of warrants acquired as part of merger	56,786,000	0	0
Conversion of public and private placement of warrants into class A common stock	31,047,000	0	0
Change in Redemption Value of Convertible Preferred Stock	1,011,726,000	0	0
Fair Value of Contingent Consideration Provided Upon Acquisition of Apollo Fusion, Inc.	18,400,000	0	0
Kodiak Spaceport financing obligation	0	0	765,000
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	691,000	414,000	359,000
Common Class A [Member]
Non-cash activities:
Issuance of Class A common stock upon acquisition of Apollo Fusion, Inc.	$ 33,008,000	$ 0	$ 0