Tag: Propulsion Systems
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LEAP Enhances Space Logistics with Integrated Mission Solutions
LEAP is developing a portfolio of transportation and logistics technologies designed to support the movement of cargo and payloads to, through and from space. The company’s technology portfolio spans reusable flight systems, propulsion technologies, tank manufacturing and future logistics architectures aimed at enabling responsive and scalable transportation operations. A key element of LEAP’s technology roadmap…
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SITAEL Advances Space Operations with New Missions and Enhanced Production Capacity
SITAEL, the Italian private space company and part of Angel Holding, presented its growth strategy at SmallSat Europe Amsterdam, built on ten years of investment in satellite platforms, electric propulsion and production infrastructure. The plan fits within Europe’s new space cycle, in which secure communications, Earth observation, defence and technological sovereignty require robust industrial capabilities.…
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Orbit Fab and Thales Alenia Space Partner on Satellite Refuelling Program
Orbit Fab and Thales Alenia Space are partnering on REEF, a project supported by the UK Space Agency, to design new satellite refuelling architecture that aims to enhance the sustainability and resilience of space operations. Teams from Orbit Fab and Thales Alenia Space in the UK will combine their expertise to collaborate on REEF (Refuellable…
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AeroVironment Secures $20 Million AFRL Contract for Advanced Aerospace Materials
AeroVironment a global leader in defense technology innovation, announced it has been awarded a $20 million Ceramics Advanced Materials and Processes (CAMP) contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Materials and Manufacturing Directorate to advance next-generation ceramic and ceramic matrix composite materials (CMCs) for extreme aerospace and defense applications supporting the U.S. Air and Space…
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L3Harris Expands PAC-3 Rocket Motor Production Through New Propulsion Supply Partnership
L3Harris Technologies has issued a purchase order to Wojskowe Zaklady Elektroniczne S.A., a Polish government defense company, to produce Attitude Control Motors (ACMs) as a certified supplier for the U.S. Army’s Patriot missile (PAC-3). L3Harris, in collaboration with Lockheed Martin, has been working closely with WZE to stand up in-country missile component production for Poland’s…
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Portal Space Secures $50 Million Series A to Advance Maneuverable Spacecraft Capabilities
Portal Space Systems, a next-generation spacecraft manufacturer developing rapidly maneuverable vehicles for operations across and between orbital regimes, announced it has raised $50 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Geodesic Capital and Mach33, with participation from Booz Allen Ventures, ARK Invest, AlleyCorp and FUSE. The financing comes as a broader shift…
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Phantom Space Develops Laguna Rocket for SmallSat Launches
Phantom Space Corporation, a U.S-based space transportation company focused on low-cost launch systems and space infrastructure technologies, is developing the Laguna rocket family to support responsive and scalable small satellite launch operations. The launch architecture is designed to provide dedicated and rideshare launch capability for commercial, government and defense payloads requiring rapid and flexible access…
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Benchmark Space Systems Expands In-Space Mobility Solutions with Modular Orbital Logistics
Benchmark Space Systems, a U.S-based space propulsion company focused on in-space mobility and logistics technologies, is developing a portfolio of propulsion and transportation solutions designed to support orbital maneuvering, spacecraft transfer, controlled reentry and responsive space logistics operations. The company’s mobility architecture combines chemical, electric and hybrid propulsion technologies intended for missions spanning Low Earth…
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Dawn Aerospace Advances Green In-Space Propulsion with Modular Systems
Dawn Aerospace, a space transportation company specializing in green in-space propulsion systems, is expanding satellite mobility capabilities through its portfolio of SatDrive and CubeDrive propulsion architectures. The company’s propulsion technologies are designed for CubeSats, SmallSats, Orbital Transfer Vehicles and larger spacecraft, utilizing scalable nitrous-based propulsion systems intended to simplify spacecraft integration while enabling high-thrust orbital…
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Quantum Space Opens Tulsa Facility to Scale Ranger Spacecraft Production
Quantum Space, a company building the next generation of advanced maneuverable spacecraft for defense and commercial space operations, announced the establishment of a new manufacturing facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The facility will serve as the company’s primary site for large propulsion tank manufacturing and precision spacecraft parts production, initially creating up to 50 high-skill jobs,…