Ursa Major Technologies is an American aerospace company founded in 2015 and based in
Berthoud, Colorado
The Town of Berthoud is a Statutory Town located in Larimer and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. The town population was 10,332 at the 2020 United States Census with 10,071 residing in Larimer County and 261 residing in Weld County. Ber ...
. The company produces rocket engines and sells them to rocket launching companies.
The company makes a 5,000-pound thrust
liquid oxygen and
kerosene Hadley engine, named after a character in Ray Bradbury's The Veldt.
It also develops the Ripley engine, with 50,000 pounds of thrust, aimed at the medium-launch market.
Its commercial customers include
C6 Launch Systems, a Canadian small satellite launcher, and U.S. launch startup
Phantom Space. It also works with
Generation Orbit Launch Services and with
Stratolaunch
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.
In 2017, Ursa Major raised $8 million last with participation from the Space Angels Network.
In December 2021 the company closed its largest funding round to date: an $85 million Series C led by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock.
In January 2022 the company had 141 employees.
Engines
See also
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Relativity Space
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Isar Aerospace
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Rocket Factory Augsburg AG
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Vector Launch
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History
The c ...
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Orbex
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Skyrora
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PLD Space
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Radian Aerospace
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History
Radian was founded in 2016. In January 2022, the company closed a $27 ...
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External links
Official Website
Aerospace companies of the United States
Private spaceflight companies
Privately held companies based in Colorado
American companies established in 2015