Tag: Propulsion Systems
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Ursa Major Opens 3D Printing Lab in Ohio to Support National Security Propulsion Technology
Ursa Major, America’s one of the leading privately funded company focusing solely on rocket propulsion, is establishing a new research-and-development center in Youngstown, Ohio, to advance additive manufacturing and materials development technology for liquid rocket engines and solid rocket motors. The center represents a capital investment of $14.5 million, which includes $4 million in assistance…
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Morpheus Space Opens New Mass Production Facility for Space Systems in Dresden, Germany
Morpheus Space, one of the leading providers of space mobility solutions, opened the first mass production facility for space systems in Dresden, Germany. The new “Reloaded” facility will initially manufacture 100 units of the GO-2 per year, Morpheus Space’s second-generation electric propulsion system aimed at addressing the urgent demand for mobility by the rising number of…
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Orbit Fab Secures £1.3 Million UK Space Agency Grant to Develop High-Pressure RAFTI Refueling Port
The UK Space Agency has awarded Orbit Fab a £1.3 million Major Project grant under their National Space Innovation Program. This grant will fund the design of a high-pressure variant of the RAFTI (Rapidly Attachable Fuel Transfer Interface) refuelling port, set to be available in 2025. This new variant will enable refuelling with pressurised fuels…
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Intuitive Machines Successfully Qualifies its VR900 Engine for IM-2 Lunar Mission
Intuitive Machines, one of the leading space exploration, infrastructure, and services companies, has qualified the VR900 engine for its IM-2 lunar mission, which also advances the development of the Company’s VR3500 engine for larger cargo class landers. Designed, 3D-printed, and tested in-house, the IM-2 VR900 engine completed a full-duration hot-fire test that confirmed increased engine…
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CAA Certifies Dawn Aerospace’s Rocket-Powered Aircraft for Supersonic Flight
Dawn Aerospace, announced that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has awarded it a certificate to fly the Mk-II Aurora at unlimited speeds, including supersonic, up to 80,000 feet altitude. This certification permits operations beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) without the need for restricted airspace. The Mk-II Aurora is a rocket-powered aircraft, designed to be…
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Intuitive Machines Uses Sciaky’s EBAM 3D-Printed Part for Successful Lunar Landing
What do you do when you’re the only company on the planet to have printed large-scale AM parts for land, sea, air and satellite applications? You go to the Moon, of course. And that’s just what Sciaky did by manufacturing a critical part for Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission to the Moon. The part, printed with…
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Amazon’s Project Kuiper Begins Deorbiting its Prototype Mission Satellites
Amazon is preparing to wrap up the prototype mission of Project Kuiper. Project Kuiper is actively deorbiting its two prototype satellites ahead of a full-scale deployment of its production satellite system. Amazon is committed to building a sustainable business for its customers, communities, and the world, and that focus extends to Project Kuiper, its low…
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Northrop Grumman Completes Static Fire Test of First Digitally Designed Solid Rocket Motor
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Common 50 High Performance (C50HP) solid rocket motor successfully completed a static fire test at the U.S. Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Complex. The C50HP is a high-performance upper stage rocket motor that can be adapted to support various missions including flight in the region outside the Earth’s atmosphere or other final…
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ISRO Successfully Conducts Ignition Test on Semi Cryogenic Pre-Burner Ignition Test Article
ISRO is developing a 2000 kN thrust semi-cryogenic engine working on an LOX Kerosene propellant combination for enhancing the payload capability of LVM3 and for future launch vehicles. Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) is the lead centre for the development of semi-cryogenic propulsion systems with the support of other launch vehicle centres of ISRO. The…
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Thales Alenia Space Signs Contract with ESA for Development of ExoMars Mission Rover
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a framework contract divided into different tranches with the European Space Agency (ESA), worth a total of €522m, to continue essential activities for the completion of the ExoMars 2028 mission. The contract includes the development of the Mars Entry, Descent and…