Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. of San Marcos, CA announced today that it has been awarded two additional Air Force contracts to design, develop, and further test its technologies. “We are extremely pleased with these important wins and look forward to meeting the needs of our Air Force customers.” stated Dave Streich, Chief Executive Officer. “The...Continue reading
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Parabilis Announces Three NASA Program Wins
Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. of San Marcos, CA today announced that it was awarded three additional NASA contracts to design, develop, and test new space technologies. “We are extremely pleased with these important NASA program wins,” stated Dave Streich, Chief Executive Officer. “These programs contribute directly to the achievement of NASA’s strategic goals, and add...Continue reading
Extended Burn Achieved on 3D-Printed RCS Thruster
Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. of San Marcos, CA announced that it had successfully completed the first round of hotfire testing of an additively manufactured (3D-printed) Reaction Control System Thruster at its Lakeside Test Facility. The cryogenic oxygen and liquid natural gas thruster testing culminated in a smooth 12-second burn demonstrating thermal steady state operation. “Congratulations...Continue reading
Parabilis Test Fires Innovative 3D-Printed Thruster
Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. of San Marcos, CA announced that it had successfully hotfired an additively manufactured (3D-printed) Reaction Control System Thruster at its Lakeside Test Facility. “The thruster was successfully fired using cryogenic oxygen and liquid natural gas. The thruster ignited and ran smoothly for the duration of the test,” said Chris Grainger, Vice...Continue reading
Parabilis Wins NASA Contract to Advance Additive Manufacturing Methods
Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. of San Marcos, CA announced that it was awarded a contract by NASA to develop a novel additive manufacturing method to enable the use of multiple dissimilar materials in an additively manufactured parent part. “This additive manufacturing method will be especially beneficial for in-space thrusters and spacecraft structures,” said Chris Grainger,...Continue reading
Parabilis Wins NASA Phase II Contract to Develop Novel Propulsion System for Sample Return Missions
Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. of San Marcos, CA announced that it was awarded a Phase II contract by NASA to develop an innovative hybrid motor propulsion system utilizing its proprietary Aft-injection, Center Exhaust (ACE) design for use in a Mars sample return mission. “Sample return from extraterrestrial bodies is critical to the advancement of human...Continue reading
Parabilis Signs Engineering Agreement with Astro Digital to Support Landmapper Small Satellite Constellation
Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. of San Marcos, CA announced that it entered into an agreement to provide engineering for the Landmapper B-C, a constellation of ten broad coverage satellites (weighing 10kg each) developed by Astro Digital in Mountain View, CA. The Landmapper B-C system will provide daily imaging of agricultural land at 22 meters resolution,...Continue reading
Parabilis Wins NASA Phase II Contract to Develop Launch Vehicle Upper Stage
Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc., in collaboration with Utah State University (USU), was awarded a Phase II contract to develop a low cost, high performance launch vehicle upper stage that uses hydrogen peroxide and a polymer fuel grain as propellants. Development of this upper stage will fulfill growing mission demands of the extensive CubeSat and NanoSat...Continue reading
Parabilis Signs Engineering Agreement with Southwest Research Institute to Support CYGNSS Small Satellite Constellation
Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. of San Marcos, CA announced that it entered into an agreement to provide engineering for the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) developed by Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, TX. The mission of CYGNSS is to advance cyclone forecasting and tracking methods by studying the relationship between ocean surface properties,...Continue reading