Ursa Major Technologies
Ursa Major Technologies is an American aerospace company founded in 2015 and based in Lafayette, Colorado. The company produces rocket engines and sells them to rocket launching companies.
The company makes a 5,000-pound thrust liquid oxygen and kerosene Hadley engine, named after a character in Ray Bradbury's The Veldt.[1]
Its commercial customers include C6 Launch Systems, a Canadian small satellite launcher, and U.S. launch startup Phantom Space.[2] It also works with Generation Orbit Launch Services and with Stratolaunch.[3]
In 2017, Ursa Major raised $8 million last with participation from the Space Angels Network.[4]
In December 2021 the company closed its largest funding round to date: an $85 million Series C led by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock.[5]
In January 2022 the company had 141 employees.[6]
See also
- Relativity Space
- Isar Aerospace
- Rocket Factory Augsburg AG
- Vector Launch
- Orbex
- Skyrora
- PLD Space
- Radian Aerospace
References
- ^ "Rocket engine startup sees opportunities in crowded launch market". SpaceNews. May 3, 2021.
- ^ "Former Air Force procurement chief Will Roper joins board of space startup Ursa Major". SpaceNews. April 28, 2021.
- ^ "Stratolaunch plane flies again as company prepares for hypersonic tests". SpaceNews. January 17, 2022.
- ^ "Ursa Major Technologies wants outsourcing engines to be the norm". SpaceNews. September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Ursa Major raises $85M to disrupt the vertically integrated launch sector".
- ^ "Ursa Major purchases 90-acre property in Berthoud, ramps up hiring and production". January 14, 2022.