Electric propulsion systems used in rockets and satellites are gaining momentum in the industry, which was validated as ESA has signed two contracts with Exotrail. Under the agreement the company […]
Engines / Thrusters
General Atomics’ Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Concept Delivered To NASA
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has delivered a design concept of a Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) reactor to power future astronaut missions to Mars for a NASA-funded study. The study, […]
Northrop Grumman’s Static Fire Tests NASA’s Space Launch System Booster for Artemis Missions
NASA and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) have successfully conducted a full-scale static fire test of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket motor, known as Flight Support Booster (FSB-1), in […]
First Funding Round Closed By Morpheus Space
Morpheus Space closed its first funding round, led by Vsquared Ventures and joined by Lavrock Ventures, Airbus Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Pallas Ventures and Techstars. This concludes a momentous summer in which […]
Northrop Grumman’s First Qualification Test of New Rocket Motor for United Launch Alliance
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) conducted its first ground test of an extended length 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63XL) today in Promontory, Utah. This variation of the company’s GEM […]
Accion’s TILE Ion Electrospray Propulsion Tech Earns AFWERX Contract
Accion Systems has been awarded a follow-on Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract through AFWERX, in partnership with Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), and the National Security Innovation […]
T4i Entering Smallsat Propulsion Market With REGULUS
T4i is entering the smallsat market with their first propulsion system product, REGULUS. This all begun in 2006, with the initial thruster development at the University of Padua. The first […]
Benchmark Space Systems Integrating Tesseract Space IPs For Non-Toxic Propulsion Systems
Benchmark Space Systems has concluded a permanent licensing partnership to integrate Tesseract Space intellectual property, assets, and staff to elevate Benchmark’s major expansion in the development, deployment and support of […]
Spaceflight + Benchmark Space Engage In An Exclusive Services Agreement
Benchmark Space Systems has announced an exclusive services agreement with Spaceflight Inc. to provide a full range of non-toxic, chemical propulsion solutions that are designed to accelerate satellite rideshare deployments […]
Northrop Grumman Ships GEM 63 Engines to United Launch Alliance For Atlas V
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has delivered three of the company’s 63-inch-diameter, Graphite Epoxy Motors (GEM 63) for United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas V rocket. The three motors were shipped […]