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Country: Spain | Funding: €27.1M
Pangea Aerospace develops advanced rocket engines for use in launch vehicles and spacecraft.
Pangea Aerospace develops advanced rocket engines for use in launch vehicles and spacecraft.
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Country: USA | Funding: $434.3M
Ursa Major provides a propulsion system for space launch, hypersonics, and national security.
Ursa Major provides a propulsion system for space launch, hypersonics, and national security.
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Country: USA | Funding: $400K
Astrum is developing a fuel-free space propulsion system powered entirely by electricity. It utilizes the thermodynamic process of liquid-to-gas and gas-to-liquid (which leads to complex momentum transfer effects) to generate useful thrust. This technology extends the lifespan of satellites (satellites typically die after 5-10 years due to fuel shortages), reduces their launch mass (which is $10,000–$20,000 per kg) and ensures continuous maneuverability. The electric propulsion system delivers 50 mN of continuous thrust, sufficient to maintain a satellite in orbit. The company has conducted laboratory testing, demonstrating repeatable, measurable, fuel-free thrust and confirmed its readiness for orbital testing.
Astrum is developing a fuel-free space propulsion system powered entirely by electricity. It utilizes the thermodynamic process of liquid-to-gas and gas-to-liquid (which leads to complex momentum transfer effects) to generate useful thrust. This technology extends the lifespan of satellites (satellites typically die after 5-10 years due to fuel shortages), reduces their launch mass (which is $10,000–$20,000 per kg) and ensures continuous maneuverability. The electric propulsion system delivers 50 mN of continuous thrust, sufficient to maintain a satellite in orbit. The company has conducted laboratory testing, demonstrating repeatable, measurable, fuel-free thrust and confirmed its readiness for orbital testing.
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Country: USA | Funding: $796M
Firefly Aerospace provides launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services for small payloads. Firefly’s on-orbit services include deorbiting services to help minimize space debris. Firefly’s lunar lander is flying annual missions to the Moon with payload services customized to the technology and exploration goals of each customer.
Firefly Aerospace provides launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services for small payloads. Firefly’s on-orbit services include deorbiting services to help minimize space debris. Firefly’s lunar lander is flying annual missions to the Moon with payload services customized to the technology and exploration goals of each customer.
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Country: China | Funding: CN¥4.9B
Galactic Energy Aerospace Technology is a private aerospace company that engages in the low-cost commercial space launch business.
Galactic Energy Aerospace Technology is a private aerospace company that engages in the low-cost commercial space launch business.
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Country: USA | Funding: $525M
Impulse Space develops orbital maneuvering vehicles for last-mile cargo delivery.
Impulse Space develops orbital maneuvering vehicles for last-mile cargo delivery.
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Country: India | Funding: $85.8M
Agnikul is a startup that manufactures and launches orbital-class rockets for micro- and nanosatellites. The company has already demonstrated a suborbital rocket launch and plans to launch small satellites into low-Earth orbit using its 3D-printed Agnibaan rocket. Its single-piece semi-cryogenic engine is also 3D-printed from Inconel and includes everything from the injector to the cooling channels. After printing, the company performs CT scanning, heat treatment, grinding and cleaning in preparation for launch. The startup is also working on refurbishing the launch vehicle's lower stage, which can be reused for subsequent missions.
Agnikul is a startup that manufactures and launches orbital-class rockets for micro- and nanosatellites. The company has already demonstrated a suborbital rocket launch and plans to launch small satellites into low-Earth orbit using its 3D-printed Agnibaan rocket. Its single-piece semi-cryogenic engine is also 3D-printed from Inconel and includes everything from the injector to the cooling channels. After printing, the company performs CT scanning, heat treatment, grinding and cleaning in preparation for launch. The startup is also working on refurbishing the launch vehicle's lower stage, which can be reused for subsequent missions.
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Country: France | Funding: €65.1M
HyPrSpace is developing a small launch vehicle called the Orbital Baguette 1 (OB-1), capable of launching up to 235 kilograms into orbit. The company is also working on a suborbital launch vehicle - Baguette One, intended as a technology demonstrator for the OB-1. The distinctive feature of HyPrSpace rockets is their hybrid engine, which combines solid propellant (plastic) with liquid oxidizer. Several engines will power the first stage of the orbital rocket and single engine with a modified nozzle will power the second stage. The Baguette One suborbital launch is planned for 2027. The company says it will not be cheaper than SpaceX but is committed to high-quality customer service.
HyPrSpace is developing a small launch vehicle called the Orbital Baguette 1 (OB-1), capable of launching up to 235 kilograms into orbit. The company is also working on a suborbital launch vehicle - Baguette One, intended as a technology demonstrator for the OB-1. The distinctive feature of HyPrSpace rockets is their hybrid engine, which combines solid propellant (plastic) with liquid oxidizer. Several engines will power the first stage of the orbital rocket and single engine with a modified nozzle will power the second stage. The Baguette One suborbital launch is planned for 2027. The company says it will not be cheaper than SpaceX but is committed to high-quality customer service.
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Country: USA | Funding: $58.1M
Benchmark Space Systems is an aerospace company that offers propulsion solutions for small satellite applications.
Benchmark Space Systems is an aerospace company that offers propulsion solutions for small satellite applications.
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Country: France
Safran is an international technology group with divisions in aerospace, defense, and security.
Safran is an international technology group with divisions in aerospace, defense, and security.
