Tag: Propulsion Systems
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Avio and Lockheed Partner for New Plant Establishment for Solid Rocket Motors
Avio and Lockheed Martin have signed a non-binding term sheet to support the establishment of Avio USA’s state-of-the-art solid rocket motor (SRM) facility in the United States, which expects to serve Lockheed Martin and other customers as a vertically integrated merchant supplier. Lockheed Martin will have preferred access to a portion of the Avio USA…
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Impulse Space Prepares to Launch LEO Express 3 Mission
Impulse Space is preparing to launch its third Mira spacecraft mission, LEO Express 3, aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-15 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Celebrating the first flight of Mira’s upgraded design, this mission builds on the success of LEO Express 1 and 2, aiming to validate improved systems for upcoming operations, including GEO flights starting…
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AURA by NewOrbit Space Redefines Propulsion Technology for the Ultra-Low Earth Orbit Missions
Space-technology innovator NewOrbit Space has unveiled AURA, a breakthrough in electric-propulsion technology designed to sustain operations in ultra-low Earth orbit (ULO). This next-generation propulsion engine embodies the company’s vision to open new frontiers in satellite operations and orbital infrastructure. By merging flexible architecture, multi-propellant capability and exceptional energy efficiency, AURA represents a decisive step toward…
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Northrop Grumman and Luminary Cloud Partners on AI-Based Spacecraft Propulsion Design
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Luminary Cloud are applying artificial intelligence (AI) to spacecraft propulsion with a new physics AI foundation model capable of rapidly designing a spacecraft thruster nozzle. “Physics AI is the next level of complexity in AI and Northrop Grumman is bringing this technology to our design engineers to dramatically speed up hardware…
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Voyager Acquires ExoTerra to Support American Propulsion Capabilities
Voyager Technologies acquired ExoTerra Resource, a leading developer of cutting-edge electric propulsion systems. “We bridge innovation with industrial scale, turning technologies into capabilities that fill gaps and actually move missions forward,” said Dylan Taylor, Chairman and CEO of Voyager. “We’re amplifying our collective mission capability with ExoTerra, accelerating delivery across defense and commercial markets. As freedom…
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Quantum Dynamics Secures US Patent for Breakthrough Propellant-Free Drive System
Quantum Dynamics Enterprises announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has officially issued U.S. Patent No. 12,424,887, covering the company’s breakthrough Centrifugal Impulse Drive (CID) — the world’s first patented mechanical propulsion system capable of generating thrust without propellant or exhaust gases. The CID represents a major innovation in the field of…
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Anvil Secure and D-Orbit Announces the White Paper on Satellite Mission Security
Anvil Secure and space logistics and orbital transportation company D-Orbit have announced the publication of a new white paper exploring how cybersecurity principles apply throughout a satellite’s mission cycle. The collaboration highlights the growing importance of cybersecurity in the expanding commercial space industry. The study focuses on D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier, the company’s orbital transfer…
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Rocket Lab Completes Photon Spacecraft for NASA and Eta Space’s Cryogenic Fueling Demonstration Mission
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced the clearance of their Systems Integration Review (SIR) and completion of their Photon spacecraft for Eta Space and NASA’s LOXSAT mission. LOXSAT is an on-orbit technology demonstration of a cryogenic fluid management system, that will inform the design of Cryo-Dock, a full-scale…
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Lockheed Martin Invests in Venus Aerospace’s Hypersonic Propulsion Technology
Venus Aerospace, the startup leader in next-generation rocket engine propulsion, announced a strategic investment in the company by Lockheed Martin through their investment arm, Lockheed Martin Ventures. The investment follows Venus’s historic May 2025 high-thrust test flight of its rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE), an event described by the Houston Chronicle as a “world first”…
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Avio Signs €40 Million Contract With ESA to Develop Reusable Upper Stage Technologies
Developing advanced technologies aimed at the in-flight demonstration of a reusable upper stage: this is the strategic objective of the €40 million contract signed by Avio and the European Space Agency (ESA). The 24-month contract marks a significant step forward in the transition of European launch systems toward full reusability, in line with the most…