Tag: Launch Vehicle Engines
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Ursa Major’s Hadley Engine Powers Talon-A2 to Sustained Hypersonic Speeds with Recovery
Ursa Major‘s Hadley liquid rocket engine designed for commercial space and national security needs, successfully achieved sustained hypersonic speeds during two separate tests conducted since late 2024. Both test flights exceeded flight and power objectives for Stratolaunch’s Talon-A2 (TA-2) testbed and also featured the successful recovery of the hypersonic testbed vehicle post-landing for re-use. “With…
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Ursa Major Secures $28.6M AFRL Contract to Advance Propulsion for On-Orbit Missions
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Rocket Propulsion Division at Edwards AFB, has awarded Ursa Major a $28,565,857 firm-fixed price contract for responsive space, hypersonic, and on-orbit propulsion. This new contract will follow-on work completed to mature advanced liquid rocket engines and will culminate in a flight demonstration. “Under this contract, Ursa Major serves as…
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Firefly Aerospace Secures AFRL Contract to Develop Advanced CMC Rocket Nozzle Extension
Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, announced the company was awarded a contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at the Edwards Air Force Base in California to develop a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) nozzle extension for applications in liquid rocket engines. This advanced, lightweight material improves rocket performance by increasing…
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Dawn Aerospace Partners with All Nippon Airways to Bring Spaceplane Payload Services to Japan
Dawn Aerospace and All Nippon Airways Trading, a member of the ANA Group, are proud to announce the signing of a MoU to explore and expand payload services using Dawn’s rocket-powered aircraft, including the Mk-II Aurora vehicle in the Japanese market. The Mk-II Aurora is the first aircraft designed to fly to space, above 100km…
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Venus Aerospace Utilizes NASA Supported Technology for Hypersonic Engine System
Venus Aerospace, the startup building the world’s most advanced engine system for hypersonic flight, announced the successful completion of a NASA-supported technological advancement, one that will outfit Venus’s record-setting hypersonic engine system during an upcoming flight demonstration later this summer. Through a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award, NASA supports high-potential companies building the future…
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Ursa Major to Supply Ten Hadley Engines for Collaboration with Sirius Technologies
Ursa Major and Sirius Technologies, the United States subsidiary of Tokyo-based Innovative Space Carrier (ISC), reached a significant milestone by entering into an agreement for the procurement of ten Ursa Major Hadley, small launch, engines and collaboration on the development of a medium-launch engine scaled from Ursa Major’s Arroway model. The agreement follows the approval…
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Raytheon Awards Dual-Source Contracts for Solid Rocket Motor Development
Raytheon has awarded contracts to Nammo and Northrop Grumman for initial phase work on MK72 solid rocket motor development. “These contracts are an important step toward increasing capacity and source options to meet global demand for critical defense systems, such as Standard Missile,” said Barbara Borgonovi, president of Naval Power at Raytheon. “In addition to…
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L3Harris’ Advanced Large Solid Rocket Motors Power US Missile Defense Test
L3Harris Technologies has debuted an advanced large solid rocket motor to power the company’s air-launched Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) target vehicle. The new L3Harris solid rocket motor, named eSR-19, was part of a recent Missile Defense Agency (MDA) test that powered the target’s first and second stages. The test, designated as Flight Test Other-40…
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Blue Origin: Innovations Shaping the Future of Space Exploration and Commercialization
Founded in 2000, Blue Origin is a private aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company headquartered in Kent, Washington. Blue Origin focuses on developing advanced space technologies to enable safe and affordable access to space. The company specializes in satellite launch services, propulsion systems, payload deployment, and human spaceflight. With partnerships including NASA, and numerous aerospace…
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Ursa Major and Palantir Partners to Enhance Defense and Aerospace Ecosystem
Ursa Major and Palantir announced at AIPCon their partnership to bring Palantir’s Warp Speed manufacturing OS technology to the Ursa Major rocket propulsion manufacturing process. Through full system integration, the partnership will further strengthen Ursa Major’s digital backbone to deliver innovative, cost-effective, and mission-critical hardware using advanced manufacturing methods at higher and faster rates. Ursa…