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Phase Four Partners with Redwire to Expand Space Propulsion Offerings and Deliver Hall Effect Thrusters
Based on the NASA-designed and tested H71M Hall Effect Thruster, the two companies will manufacture a family of propulsion systems spanning a range of input power and propellants.
Read MorePhase Four Accelerates Mission with Announcement of Distinguished Board of Advisors
Phase Four, a leading provider of next generation electric propulsion (EP) solutions for satellites, proudly announces its distinguished Board of Advisors. Comprised of esteemed former government space leaders and industry visionaries, the Board will play a pivotal role in informing Phase Four’s strategic direction and advancing its mission of revolutionizing in-space propulsion technology.
Read MoreDARPA Awards Phase Four $14.9M Contract to Develop Air Breathing Electric Propulsion for Very Low Earth Orbit Operations
Phase Four, a leading provider of next generation electric propulsion (EP) solutions for satellites, was awarded a $14.9M contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to deliver an “air-breathing” EP system to enable extended satellite operations in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), at altitudes as low as 90-450km.
Read MoreLeonid Capital Partners Bolsters Space Portfolio with $6.25MM Investment in Phase Four
Leonid Capital Partners, a leading investment firm focused on high-growth technology companies working in the National Security industry, today announced a new $6.25MM financing for Phase Four, a revolutionary aerospace company developing advanced propulsion systems for the next generation of space vehicles.
Read MoreSpace Force eyes a future of speed and agility in orbit
The Space Rapid Capabilities Office co-sponsored this year’s Hyperspace Challenge to get more insight into commercial technologies that could enable dynamic space operations, such as satellite propulsion.
Read MorePhase Four Wins AFWERX Funding Boost for Propulsion Tech Development
Propulsion company Phase Four received a funding increase from the Air Force Research Laboratory and its innovation arm AFWERX.
Read MorePhase 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
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