US EditionAFRL awards Ursa Major $28.6M contract for responsive space, hypersonic, and on-orbit propulsion
- On May 1, 2025, Ursa Major received a $28.6 million contract from the Rocket Propulsion Division at Edwards Air Force Base to develop propulsion systems for responsive space and hypersonic applications.
- This contract builds on prior work to advance liquid rocket engines and aims to develop a flight demonstration for hypersonic, responsive space, and on-orbit propulsion.
- Ursa Major's Draper engine combines the storability of solid motors with the throttle control and range of liquid systems and recently completed over 200 hot-fire tests.
- The Draper engine, producing 4,000 pounds of thrust and using storable, non-cryogenic propellants, is designed to support hypersonic missile applications with cost-effective manufacturability, according to CEO Dan Jablonsky.
- Ursa Major has been selected to oversee the integration of a flight demonstrator featuring its Draper engine, supporting advancement of U.S. Hypersonic weapon technologies within a project scheduled through early 2027 amid heightened strategic competition.
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Ursa Major wins $28.5 million Air Force contract to flight-test Draper engine for hypersonic use
The contract covers both the flight demonstration and integration of the engine into a test vehicle The post Ursa Major wins $28.5 million Air Force contract to flight-test Draper engine for hypersonic use appeared first on SpaceNews.
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AFRL awards Ursa Major $28.6M contract for responsive space, hypersonic, and on-orbit propulsion
DENVER, May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Rocket Propulsion Division at Edwards AFB, Calif., has awarded Ursa Major a $28,565,857 firm-fixed price contract for responsive space, hypersonic, and on-orbit propulsion. This new contract will follow-on…
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