Tag: Propulsion Systems
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Astrobotic Sets Milestone for Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Hot Fire
Astrobotic announced the successful hot fire test of its Chakram rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama. Two Chakram engine prototypes completed eight successful hot-fire tests, accumulating more than 470 seconds of total run time without any discernible damage to the engine hardware. The campaign included a…
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Impulse Space Unveils Rigel Engine to Advance Next Generation In-Space Mobility
Impulse Space has introduced Rigel, a new 200 lbf-class rocket engine designed to expand in-space mobility capabilities for missions ranging from precision maneuvering to high-energy transport. As the space economy scales, exploration is expanding, government activity is increasing and missions are pushing further into deep space. In-space operations require increasingly dynamic mobility. The Rigel engine…
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Rocket Lab Introduces Electric Thruster for Scalable Satellite Constellations
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, introduced a new electric satellite thruster designed for high-volume production to meet the growing demand for reliable satellite propulsion across commercial and national security constellations. Rocket Lab’s in-house designed and manufactured electric propulsion system, named Gauss, features a Hall Thruster, Power Processing Unit…
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Flexcompute and Northrop Grumman Reduce Space Mission Preparation Time with AI Physics Models
Flexcompute, the physics company, and Northrop Grumman have developed a foundational AI infrastructure powered by NVIDIA technology that fully automates a simulation workflow to accurately predict thruster impingement effects during space docking in real time. This AI Physics model features built-in uncertainty estimation and is designed to address some of the most complex spacecraft plume…
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Dawn Selected by ArkEdge to Provide Propulsion for Lunar Navigation Mission
Dawn Aerospace has been selected by ArkEdge Space to provide propulsion for a next-generation lunar navigation satellite, supporting Japan’s broader effort to establish positioning infrastructure around the Moon. The contract covers the development of a custom SatDrive propulsion system for a ~100 kg-class lunar satellite. The spacecraft forms part of ArkEdge Space’s Lunar Navigation Satellite…
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Bellatrix Aerospace Secures $20 M Pre-Series B Funding to Scale In-Space Propulsion Systems
Bellatrix Aerospace, a leading In-Space Mobility company from India with a presence in the USA, announced that it has closed a US$20 million Pre-Series B growth round led by Cactus Partners, marking a significant milestone as the company accelerates the commercialization and delivery of its propulsion systems. This capital infusion marks a strategic transition for the…
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Momentus Awarded NASA Contract to Design Solar Sail Demonstration Mission
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company offering satellites, satellite components, and in-space transportation and hosted payload services, announced that it was awarded a NASA contract to support the Space Storms Solar Sail Sentinel Demonstration Study for a potential mission based on the cislunar-capable Vigoride spacecraft platform. Momentus recently completed this study and submitted the final…
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Epic Aerospace Advances In-Space Transportation with Chimera Spacecraft Family
Epic Aerospace, a Buenos Aires-based developer of in-space transportation systems, is expanding the spacecraft portfolio with the Chimera family of orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs). Designed to enable efficient, flexible and cost-effective satellite deployment and orbital maneuvering, the Chimera platform supports a wide range of missions from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) operations to Geostationary Orbit (GEO)…
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PLD Space Completes ESA FLPP-LPSR2 Project to Advance MIURA 5 First Stage Recovery
PLD Space, an international space transportation company, has successfully completed the Liquid Propulsion Stage Recovery 2 (LPSR2) project, developed under the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Future Launchers Preparatory Programme (FLPP). This strategic study has enabled an in-depth exploration of the technologies and solutions required to enable the recovery of the MIURA 5 orbital launcher’s first…
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Dawn Aerpspace’s Suborbital Spaceplane Completes Radar Tracking Test with DSTO
Dawn Aerospace is proud to announce the success of DARTE — the Dawn Aerospace Radar Tracking Experiment. This was a joint mission involving NZDF | Defence Science & Technology (DST), the New Zealand Defence Force, the Royal New Zealand Navy, and Dawn Aerospace’s suborbital spaceplane, Aurora. The trial evaluated the radar’s ability to detect and…