Skyrora has established an engine test complex in Scotland, where it has already successfully tested their 3.5kN engine and three-ton engine for the firm’s sub-orbital and orbital rockets — Skyrora […]
Engines / Thrusters
A Record Full Duration Test of a Hybrid Rocket Engine is Achieved by Gilmour Space
Gilmour Space Technologies has achieved one of the longest, hybrid rocket engine test firings in the world: a 110-second mission duration burn of the company’s upper stage engine. The test […]
Go-Ahead for Orbex to Conduct the First UK Orbital Spaceflight
Orbex Prime will use renewable biofuels to deliver an industry-leading ultra-low CO2 footprint…
Gilmour Space Successfully Completes First Tech Demo of the Year
Gilmour Space is developing new cost-effective, safe and green hybrid-propulsion technologies.
Accion Systems + AFRL Partnership Strengthened
Accion Systems has developed a unique in-space propulsion system, based on a postage stamp-sized thruster chip, that is scalable to support a wide range of mission-critical orbital maneuvers on small satellites up to 400 kg. Unlike other ion engines, Accion’s thrust-producing ions…
Muffed Momo Rocket Launch
Artistic rendition of the Momo rocket in flight. Image is courtesy of Interstellar Technologies. The fifth launch of the “Momo” rocket did not bode well for Japanese firm Interstellar Technologies. […]