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  2. List of spacecraft manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    ammonia jet propulsion system; gas-jet propulsion system; used on Vega, Zenit, Cyclone and lot of soviet missiles; Okean-O, Sich-1, EgyptSat 1 and many Soviet spacecraft; Independence-X Aerospace: Malaysia ID-1, ID-2, ID-3 and unnamed 2-stage rocket engine for DNLV solid rocket motor and liquid rocket engine: used on ID-1, ID-2 and DNLV rocket ...

  3. SpaceX - Wikipedia

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    Since its founding in 2001, the company has made numerous advancements in rocket propulsion, reusable launch vehicle, human spaceflight and satellite constellation technology. As of 2024 [update] , SpaceX is the world's dominant space launch provider, its launch cadence eclipsing all others, including private competitors and national programs ...

  4. List of private spaceflight companies - Wikipedia

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    ABL Space Systems: RS1 Light rocket 2 LEO Operational (0/1) 10 January 2023 [27] Agnikul Cosmos: Agnibaan: Light rocket 2 LEO Development Unknown ARCA Space: Haas 2b: Suborbital crewed rocket 1 Suborbital Cancelled — [28] Haas 2CA: Light rocket 1 LEO Cancelled — [29] Super Haas: Medium rocket 2 LEO Proposed Unknown [30] EcoRocket ...

  5. Astra (American spaceflight company) - Wikipedia

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    The company was initially an aerospace technology research firm that focused on SBIR contracts, developing small rocket engines for use on launch vehicles and satellite propulsion. [4] In 2012, the company shifted to developing launch vehicles and was selected for the DARPA ALASA program, eventually leading to the development and launch of the ...

  6. Pentagon awards rocket motor maker Ursa Major $12.5 million - AOL

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    U.S. rocket propulsion startup Ursa Major said on Tuesday it was awarded a $12.5 million contract to build out production and testing for new solid fuel rocket engines. The award, though small, is ...

  7. Aerojet Rocketdyne - Wikipedia

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    Aerojet Rocketdyne is a subsidiary of American defense company L3Harris that manufactures rocket, hypersonic, and electric propulsive systems for space, defense, civil and commercial applications. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 2 ] Aerojet traces its origins to the General Tire and Rubber Company (later renamed GenCorp, Inc. as it diversified) established in ...

  8. Starship launch: Megarocket to fly for 6th time from SpaceX's ...

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    The company has reportedly made several hardware upgrades ahead of the flight and improved safety features around its booster propulsion systems. The upcoming flight test will also assess new ...

  9. SpaceX rocket engines - Wikipedia

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    Channels etched into the Merlin 1D nozzle enable regenerative cooling preventing exhaust heat from melting it.. Since the founding of SpaceX in 2002, the company has developed four families of rocket engines — Merlin, Kestrel, Draco and SuperDraco — and since 2016 developed the Raptor methane rocket engine and after 2020, a line of methalox thrusters.