May 25, 2016 – Parabilis Wins NASA Contract for Novel Propulsion System

Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. of San Marcos, CA announced that it was awarded a contract with NASA to develop an innovative hybrid motor propulsion solution utilizing a novel bi-axial fuel grain design.  This system will be significantly shorter than conventional hybrid motor systems, while still maintaining the traditional advantages commonly associated with hybrid rockets:  safety,...Continue reading

April 14, 2016 – Parabilis Wins NASA Phase II Thruster Contract

Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. announced that it was awarded a Phase II contract to further develop and commercialize an innovative, high-performance, additively-manufactured, 100-lbf class RCS thruster that uses liquid methane and LOx as propellants. The thruster features a monolithic design and numerous integrated cooling channels that are only possible because of additive manufacturing. The design...Continue reading

August 14, 2015 – Parabilis Wins DARPA Award

Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. announced that it was awarded a contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a densified methane gel for use as a rocket propellant. This contract includes the design of an electric pump specifically for high density “gelled” propellants. The innovations from this contract should enable the use...Continue reading