SpaceWERX Awards $3M for RPS Space Tug
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SpaceWERX Awards $3M for RPS Space Tug
The Space Force is still hankering for more maneuverability in space, judging by a new $3M SBIR award for Rocket Propulsion Systems (RPS) to build an orbital transfer vehicle around its Centurion engine. “We’re starting with low-cost engines,” RPS cofounder and CEO Max Ismailov told Payload. “We will be selling our engines for $150,000—that’s unprecedented. Normal engines that have similar performance are $1.5M at least.” For context, SpaceX CEO…
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