Tag: Engine

From 20 to 22 March 2024, ESA’s Future Space Transportation preparation programme (Future Launchers Preparatory Programme – FLPP) hosted the ESA Space Transportation Pitch Week: a series of virtual events exploring new technological concepts for space transportation. In line with...

London, UK (SPX) Feb 01, 2024
Pulsar Fusion has marked a significant achievement in the realm of space technology by successfully demonstrating a cutting-edge space engine, distinguished as the largest ever fired in Britain. This new engine, designed to propel a more advanced generation of satellites, represents a leap in the capabilities of in-space propulsion systems. In a recent test conducted at the University of S

Dawn Aerospace, an aerospace company, has achieved a major milestone in the development of its Mk-II Aurora spaceplane. The company successfully conducted a full-duration, bi-propellant test of the Mk-IIA engine, firing it for an impressive 112 seconds at their...

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 12, 2023
Sierra Space, a leader in the commercial space sector, has achieved a significant milestone with the successful testing of its new VRM5500-H hypergolic rocket engine, promising to revolutionize the current propulsion systems in space. This engine, with its high thrust and exceptional throttling abilities, is poised to set new standards in space propulsion technology. The VRM5500-H engine,

Phase Four, a leading propulsion company, has secured a funding increase of $4.26 million from the Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX, its innovation arm. The additional funding will be used to develop a propellant decomposition chamber for propellant-agnostic...

iRocket, the Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc., has been granted an additional $1.8 million in funding by the U.S. Space Force to further develop its reusable rocket engine. This funding comes as part of a Phase II SBIR contract and...

Astra propulsion systems to be used in Astroscale’s space sustainability spacecraft platform Astra Space, Inc. today announced that it has reached an agreement with Astroscale Holdings Inc, the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits,...