Space & Missile Rocket Propulsion
Abstract
This project develops and demonstrates advanced liquid rocket engine technologies, components, engines, and integrated systems for launch vehicles. Characteristics such as environmental acceptability, affordability, reliability, responsiveness, reduced weight, and reduced operation and launch costs are emphasized. The objective is to reduce costs, simplify manufacturability, increase performance and life/reusability as well as payload lift capability. Additionally, this project investigates and demonstrates technologies that will improve responsiveness and resiliency of space access systems and launch infrastructure. This project also develops and demonstrates solar electric, electric, chemical, and advanced propulsion technologies, for station-keeping, repositioning, and orbit transfer for satellites and satellite constellations. This effort develops technologies for flexible, responsive in-space maneuver in all orbit regimes. These technologies are critical to expanding Space Force's capability to deliver capabilities resiliently and responsively in, to, and through space. This project further develops and demonstrates the next generation of physics-based modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) tools for rapid and agile space access and in-space propulsion design, analysis, and production, as well as the digital engineering concepts to manage the entire process of design, test, and validation of space access and in-space systems. All efforts in this project contribute to the sustainment and growth of the space and rocket propulsion industry, providing space access and in-space propulsion technology for the entire Department of Defense (DoD). Technologies under this project enable capabilities of interest to DoD, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and growing Space community. The efforts in this project are reviewed by a DoD level steering committee annually for relevance to DoD missions, and the associated support costs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 634922_1206616SF_3_3620F_PB_2025
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