RocketStar Receives U.S. Space Force Contract to Develop Fusion-Powered Deep Space Propulsion
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Friday, November 4, 2022
New York City, Nov. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RocketStar Receives U.S. Space Force Contract to Develop Fusion-Powered Deep Space Propulsion
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- New York City, Nov. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RocketStar Receives U.S. Space Force Contract to Develop Fusion-Powered Deep Space Propulsion
RocketStar Forges Ahead in Propelling U.S. and Allied Space Assets
New York, NY (November 1, 2022) RocketStar has been awarded a contract by the United States Air Force (USAF) AFWERX program for a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award to continue its effort in the development a fusion-powered space engine called the Boron-Enhanced Electric Propulsion (BEEP) Drive. - The BEEP Drive project is a collaboration between Rocketstar, Rhea Space Activity, Inc., and Miles Space, Inc.
- The award marks an essential next step for RocketStars evolving offering of space propulsion technologies.
- Miles Space enables a future of deep space exploration with technologies essential to todays market: Power efficient propulsion, long-range communications and passive space radar for national defense.