DoD Selects Parabilis to Develop Nitrous-Ethane Propulsion System
Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. of San Marcos, CA announced today that it has been selected by the Department of Defense to develop a low-cost, high-performance, modular propulsion system utilizing nitrous oxide (N2O) and ethane as green propellants. The Self-Pressurizing Orbital Rocket (SPOTR) module that will be developed in subsequent phases of this program may be...Continue reading
NASA Selects Parabilis to Develop Propulsion Test Device
Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. of San Marcos, CA today announced it has been selected by NASA to develop a wireless transducer acquisition device that will meet NASA’s need for advanced propulsion test technology. The battery-powered Blue Tooth device will allow for remote, wireless reading of pressure transducers. According to Dr. Shannon Eilers, Principal Engineer at...Continue reading
NASA Selects Parabilis for Lunar Transfer System Propulsion
Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. today announced it has been selected by NASA for an award to design and develop a high-performance hybrid rocket stage for low-cost trans-lunar orbit injection and maneuvering for the purpose of exploring the lunar environment using small, inexpensive spacecraft. “An entirely new class of propulsion vehicles is needed by NASA and...Continue reading
Parabilis Announces Two Important Air Force Program Wins
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
Parabilis Awarded Follow-on NASA R&D Contract for Flow Control Device
Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. announced today that it was awarded a follow-on contract by NASA’s Stennis Space Center to continue development of an in-line, dynamically-adjustable, flow-control cavitating venturi assembly. A cavitating venturi provides mass flow control in fluid systems by accelerating working fluid until it reaches vapor pressure at a narrow throat, then recovers working...Continue reading
Parabilis and FreeFall Awarded Air Force R&D Contract
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
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