Phase Four is going to expand their Maxwell, turn-key, plasma propulsion line and offer satellite manufacturers an industry-first, high performance engine using an inexpensive, domestically sourced, iodine-based propellant — Max-V […]
Engines / Thrusters
Exotrail + Airbus partner together on the implementation of propulsion for EO smallsats
Airbus and Exotrail have signed an agreement for the integration of spaceware™ – mini thruster (formerly known as ExoMG™ – mini), Exotrail’s new 300 to 600W class electric propulsion system, […]
Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully demos their Integrated System Test Bed for Advanced Defense Propulsion
Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully demonstrated an Integrated System Test Bed (ISTB) that was designed and fabricated to test advanced liquid rocket engine thrusters and system components. The demonstration was independently […]
Northrop Grumman + Firefly Aerospace teaming up to develop Antares rocket upgrade + a new medium launch vehicle
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Firefly Aerospace have joined forces to provide an American-built, first-stage upgrade for the Antares rocket and a new, medium launch vehicle to serve commercial, […]
Dawn Aerospace receives additional ESA funding for thruster performance extension
The European Space Agency has awarded Dawn Aerospace 200,000 euros GSTP (General Support Technology Program) funding to increase the performance of the firm’s green bi-propellant thrusters for satellites. Dawn has […]
Water-powered satellites have Thales Alenia Space partnering with MIPRONS
Thales Alenia Space has signed an agreement with Italian startup MIPRONS to develop an innovative propulsion system for satellites that uses water as a fuel. Based on MIPRONS’ proprietary technology, […]
Venture Orbital Systems gains millions€€ from Series A funding for their micro-launcher program
Venture Orbital Systems (VOS) has shown steady progress toward the development of their orbital launcher over the past few months. To further this momentum, the company recently closed a major […]
Phase Four’s RF Thruster Engine Manufacturing Capacity To Increase In 2022
Phase Four, the creator of the radio-frequency thruster (RF Thruster) for satellite propulsion, announced that the company has finalized a lease for an expanded manufacturing facility to support high volume […]
The CAPSTONE Smallsat Arrives Safely @ Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand + Payload Integration Started For The Lunar Orbit Mission
Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) has revealed that the CAPSTONE spacecraft has arrived at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, in preparation for launch to lunar orbit. With […]
Dawn Aerospace Wins Blue Canyon’s X-SAT Saturn-Class Propulsion Business
Dawn Aerospace Wins Blue Canyon’s X-SAT Saturn-Class Propulsion Business Dawn Aerospace, a Netherlands-, New Zealand-and U.S.-based space transportation company, has been selected by Blue Canyon Technologies to provide turnkey chemical […]