Tag: Propulsion Systems
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NASA Selects Six Companies to Provide Orbital Transfer Vehicle Studies
NASA has selected six companies to produce studies focused on lower-cost ways to launch and deliver spacecraft of various sizes and forms to multiple, difficult-to-reach orbits. The firm-fixed-price awards comprise nine studies with a maximum total value of approximately $1.4 million. The awardees are: Arrow Science and Technology LLC, Webster, Texas Blue Origin LLC, Merritt…
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Vaya Space Selected for $1.2 Million AFWERX Phase II Contract for Hypersonic Propulsion
Vaya Space announces it has been selected by AFWERX for an SBIR Phase II in the amount of $1,236,406 focused on the development of the Hybrid-Fueled Ramjet, a throttleable and restartable hypersonic missile propulsion system, to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The Air Force Research Laboratory and…
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Europe Space’s Power Supply Market Expected to Reach USD 954.66 Million by 2034
The “Europe Space Power Supply Market: Focus on Application, Product, and Country Level Analysis – Analysis and Forecast, 2024-2034” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The European space power supply market is estimated to reach $954.66 million by 2034 from $639.58 million in 2024, at a growth rate of 4.09% during the forecast period…
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Dawn Aerospace Completes Qualification Of Radiation-Tolerant Electronics
Dawn Aerospace has completed the development and qualification of radiation-tolerant electronics for its SatDrive propulsion systems, paving the way for missions beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to Geostationary (GEO) and Cislunar space. This milestone follows a rigorous testing campaign, including radiation test campaigns at leading facilities in the Netherlands and NASA’s Space Radiation Laboratory. Since…
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General Atomics Drives Innovation in Propulsion Systems and Satellite Platforms
General Atomics was founded in 1955 as a division of General Dynamics and has its headquarters in San Diego, California. General Atomics is a diversified technology leader operating across defense, energy, aerospace, and electronics. Its core mission is pioneering advanced technologies to meet national security, commercial and scientific needs. The General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (EMS)…
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SpaceWERX Selects New Frontier Aerospace to Develop Bifröst Orbit Transfer Spacecraft
New Frontier Aerospace, a leading innovator in advanced propulsion, hypersonics, and orbital transfer technologies, announced it has been selected for a Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Tactical High Orbit Fast Transfer (THOFT) award by SpaceWERX. This award will enable NFA to further develop its revolutionary Bifröst Orbit Transfer Spacecraft (OTS), specifically…
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Pale Blue: Pioneering Sustainable Future in Space with Water-Based Thruster Innovation
Pale Blue was founded by four members who have been engaged in basic research on propulsion machines, and the development and operation of the satellite-mounted actual machine together for more than 7 years. Pale Blue is striving every day to realize sustainable space development and utilization, centering on the technology of ultra-small propulsion systems with…
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Dawn Aerospace Joins €10M European Defence Agency-Backed LEO2VLEO Consortium for Satellite Mobility
Dawn Aerospace had the official kick-off of the LEO2VLEO project, a European Defence Agency-backed program to develop the continent’s first maneuverable military satellite constellation operating between Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO). Co-funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence and the Austrian Armed Forces, the project includes the development of three…
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Blue Origin’s First Blue Ring Mission to Showcase Space Domain Awareness with Scout Space Sensor
Blue Origin announced an agreement with Scout Space to integrate one of its flagship next-generation space domain awareness (SDA) Owl sensors onboard the first mission of Blue Ring, our highly maneuverable multi-mission spacecraft for payload delivery, hosting and infrastructure services. Blue Ring’s first mission is expected to launch in spring 2026 with initial injection into…
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ThrustMe, Marble Imaging and Reflex Aerospace Partner to Demo World’s First Iodine Hall Thruster
ThrustMe, Marble Imaging, and Reflex Aerospace have formed a strategic three-way partnership for an in-orbit demonstration (IOD) of the JPT150, the world’s first low-power iodine Hall thruster system. The propulsion system will be integrated into MIRI, a high-performance Earth observation satellite developed by Reflex Aerospace for Marble Imaging, where it will provide the precise orbit…