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Phase Four’s spacecraft engine first to demo AFRL’s game-changing ‘green’ fuel
Former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine told Breaking Defense that Phase Four has the potential to “disrupt the in-space propulsion market,” and its technology “is important for the country.”
Read MorePhase Four Unveils Game Changing Engine for LEO Constellations
Leveraging its new Block 2 architecture, Phase Four announces Max-V, a revolutionary plasma propulsion system available in 2023
Read MorePhase Four adopts iodine for next-gen Max-V engine
Propulsion startup Phase Four is expanding its Maxwell plasma propulsion line by offering Max-V, an iodine-fueled engine.
Read MoreJim Bridenstine, Former NASA Administrator, joins Phase Four’s Board of Directors
Bridenstine brings a wealth of industry experience and a commitment to space sustainability
Read MoreFormer NASA administrator joins board of spacecraft propulsion startup Phase Four
Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine joined the board of directors of spacecraft propulsion startup Phase Four, the company told CNBC.
Read MorePhase Four and Impulse Space to Collaborate on Multi-Mode Propulsion
Phase Four, the creator of the radio-frequency thruster (RF Thruster) for satellite propulsion, announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Impulse Space, a Space 2.0 pioneer providing agile, economical last-mile space payload delivery capabilities.
Read MoreMaxwell Block 2: Updated ICD & Pricing
Phase Four has just released the updated ICD rev B of our Maxwell Block 2 engine. Please reach out to us directly in order to download the document.
Read MorePhase Four to expand engine manufacturing capacity in 2022
Phase Four is building out a new 23,000 sq.ft. production facility to support high volume plasma propulsion engine manufacturing.
Read MoreExclusive: Phase Four Inks Deal to Scale Production
El Segundo-based Phase Four today finalized a lease to build a second factory and scale production of its Maxwell engine product line. The new Hawthorne facility will be over 3X larger than Phase Four’s current plant, and capable of cranking out 100 engines a year.
Read MoreOpinion: Make The U.S. Electric Propulsion Supply Chain More Secure
For most of the last decade, the U.S. relied almost entirely on Russia for rocket engines and crewed launches into space.
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