Qosmosys Pte. Ltd. and New Frontier Aerospace, Inc. (NFA) have entered into a cooperative technology agreement related to the former’s ZeusX spacecraft, a multifunction vehicle focused on cislunar and lunar surface lunar operations for civil and government customers — ZeusX is scheduled to land on the Moon in the first quarter of 2027.
Under this agreement, NFA offers the opportunity to address various technology options for the ZeusX Moon lander, in particular the main propulsion sub-system based on its revolutionary Mjolnir engine, a 3D printed, deep throttling engine with an advanced full flow staged combustion cycle.
This will be an international collaboration, with work on the ZeusX vehicle conducted mostly in Europe, while propulsion development and integration will take place in the United States.
“We are excited to work with Qosmosys on this trailblazing project. For instance, with our Mjolnir engine, the ZeusX Moon lander will have the deep throttle and restart capability needed to ensure an optimized Moon landing,” said NFA CEO, Bill Bruner.
“With technologies brought by New Frontier Aerospace to our ZeusX, we solve the difficult equation that balances performance and reliability,” said Qosmosys CEO, Francois Dubrulle. “In particular, the opportunity to equip ZeusX with the Mjolnir engine provides a major advance along the design and development path of our vehicles. Only the fittest commercial service companies will survive the race to the Moon. We believe that Mjolnir gives us an essential disruptive advantage to best meet private companies and governments demands.”
New Frontier, Inc. has offices in Seattle, San Francisco and Dayton, and builds renewably fueled hypersonic vertical landing aircraft to transport passengers and cargo anywhere on Earth, faster and cleaner than jets. NFA is supported by National Security Innovation Capital, a Department of Defense program that provides funding to early-stage hardware startups commercializing dual-use technologies critical to national security and economic competitiveness.
Qosmosys is an international, private company that was established with the purpose of offering on-demand services to public or private organizations that desire to operate on the Moon and beyond in three sectors: mining & robotics, science & tech and transportation.