Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has teamed with FreeFall Aerospace of Tucson AZ to develop FreeFall’s novel Inflatable Spherical Antenna, and integrate the antenna into a CubeSat platform. Freefall’s innovative electronically steerable inflatable structure allows a large aperture, wide field of view antenna to be packaged into a shoebox-size satellite platform. Parabilis...Continue reading
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Successful Hotfire Demonstration of Upper Stage Launch Vehicle
Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. has successfully completed two rounds of static hotfire testing of a hybrid-powered upper stage using HTPB for the fuel and hydrogen peroxide for the oxidizer. This upper stage was developed for NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, and was designed to be a low-cost solution for dedicated small launch vehicles and sounding...Continue reading
Successful Hotfire of LITVC System for Mars Sample Return Rocket
Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. has successfully demonstrated a liquid injection thrust vector control (LITVC) system as part of a development contract with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). LITVC functions by injecting a fluid, in this case nitrous oxide, into the expansion cone of a rocket motor nozzle, which sets up a system of shocks to...Continue reading
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
Partnership with University of Southern California SERC for CubeSat Propulsion
Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. announced a partnership with the University of Southern California’s Space Engineering Research Center (USC/SERC) of Los Angeles CA to develop a CubeSat-scale maneuvering and orbital transfer stage for NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. Parabilis will leverage its years of experience with nitrous oxide/HTPB hybrid motor technologies to package a high-impulse propulsion...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 Demonstrates Multi-Material 3-D Printing Technology
Parabilis Space Technologies Inc. announced today that it has successfully demonstrated the ability to incorporate prefabricated and dissimilar materials into a single multi-material part. Under a contract with NASA’s Langley Research Center, pre-fabricated copper, isomolded graphite, and Inconel 718 components were successfully encapsulated and integrated into a printed Inconel base. Successful encapsulation of non-weldable graphite...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