Phantom Space Conducts Successful Stage Hot Fire Test for New Rocket
TUCSON, Ariz. , Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Phantom Space Corporation (Phantom), a space applications company providing launch services and satellite manufacturing to business and government clients, today announced a successful stage hot fire test at Spaceport America in New Mexico.
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TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Phantom Space Corporation (Phantom) , a space applications company providing launch services and satellite manufacturing to business and government clients, today announced a successful stage hot fire test at Spaceport America in New Mexico. - Phantom's pathfinder test stage, equipped with a single Hadley engine supplied by Ursa Major , completed a 60 second hot fire test to validate first and second stage systems that will be utilized in Phantom's Daytona Launch System.
- More stage testing is planned for 2023 where the nine-engine first stage will be tested at Phantom's Tucson-based test facility currently under development.
- The successful hot fire test follows Phantom's purchase agreement with Ursa Major , America's only privately funded company focusing solely on propulsion, for more than 200 rocket engines, including the 5,000-pound thrust Hadley engine powering the hot fire test.