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Management HAWTHORNE, Calif., April 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Phase Four , a leading provider of next generation electric propulsion (EP) solutions for satellites, proudly announces its distinguished Board of Advisors.
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- HAWTHORNE, Calif., April 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Phase Four , a leading provider of next generation electric propulsion (EP) solutions for satellites, proudly announces its distinguished Board of Advisors.
- Comprised of esteemed former government space leaders and industry visionaries, the Board will play a pivotal role in informing Phase Four's strategic direction and advancing its mission of revolutionizing in-space propulsion technology.
- The Phase Four Board of Advisors comprises individuals with exceptional backgrounds and expertise in space exploration, commerce, technology, and national security policy.
- Mr. Grant also serves on the Board of Trustees at the Aerospace Corporation and the Board of Directors at the Anser Corporation.
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Rail transport Leonid Capital Partners, a leading investment firm focused on high-growth technology companies working in the National Security industry, today announced a new $6.25MM financing for Phase Four, a revolutionary aerospace company developing advanced propulsion systems for the next generation of space vehicles.
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- Leonid Capital Partners, a leading investment firm focused on high-growth technology companies working in the National Security industry, today announced a new $6.25MM financing for Phase Four, a revolutionary aerospace company developing advanced propulsion systems for the next generation of space vehicles.
- Phase Four plays a critical role in the future of space and national security.
- “We are thrilled to partner with Phase Four as they develop groundbreaking propulsion systems that will shape the future of space exploration,” said James Parker from Leonid Capital Partners.
- “This partnership with LEONID is a significant milestone for Phase Four,” said Steve Kiser, CEO of Phase Four and General Partner of Veteran Ventures Capital.
The award is part of DARPA's Otter program, which aims to develop, demonstrate, and collect on-orbit data for "air breathing" electric propulsion technologies that will harvest ambient low-density air as propellant, enabling extended satellite operations at VLEO altitudes.
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- The award is part of DARPA's Otter program, which aims to develop, demonstrate, and collect on-orbit data for "air breathing" electric propulsion technologies that will harvest ambient low-density air as propellant, enabling extended satellite operations at VLEO altitudes.
- The Otter program will build upon a previous effort with DARPA that developed a proof-of-concept thruster prototype for novel, low-cost propellants.
- "Phase Four has designed and built electric propulsion systems that have been launched on 9 satellites with over 5,300 days of on-orbit flight heritage since the company was founded.
- We're thrilled to bring that heritage, experience, and innovation in electric propulsion systems to the Otter program."
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Phase 4 HAWTHORNE, Calif., Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Phase Four, Inc. ("Phase Four), a leader in advanced radio-frequency thrusters for small satellite propulsion, proudly announces the successful flight heritage of its next-generation Maxwell propulsion system.
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- HAWTHORNE, Calif., Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Phase Four, Inc. ("Phase Four), a leader in advanced radio-frequency thrusters for small satellite propulsion, proudly announces the successful flight heritage of its next-generation Maxwell propulsion system.
- The advances in the Maxwell propulsion system underscores Phase Four's commitment to excellence, innovation, and customer-focused solutions towards providing reliable, cost-effective propulsion systems tailored towards proliferated Low Earth Orbit (LEO) small satellite missions.
- Phase Four's 24-hour commissioning support services ensure optimal deployment of the Maxwell propulsion system.
- The newest Maxwell system's flight heritage is a significant milestone in Phase Four's quest to redefine small satellite propulsion, with its customer-centric approach, dedication to innovation, and unwavering commitment to safety.
HAWTHORNE, Calif., Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Phase Four, Inc. ("Phase Four"), the creator of the radio-frequency thruster for satellite propulsion, announced today its highly anticipated Maxwell Block 3 turn-key plasma propulsion thruster.
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- HAWTHORNE, Calif., Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Phase Four, Inc. ("Phase Four"), the creator of the radio-frequency thruster for satellite propulsion, announced today its highly anticipated Maxwell Block 3 turn-key plasma propulsion thruster.
- The Maxwell Block 3 offers satellite manufacturers performance that exceeds Hall Effect Thrusters when operated with krypton, a first for any electrodeless thruster.
- Maxwell Block 3 offers satellite manufacturers performance that exceeds Hall Effect Thrusters when operated with krypton.
- Phase Four's Maxwell Block 3 thruster is a revolutionary advancement that establishes an unrivaled benchmark in satellite propulsion technology.
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AFWERX HAWTHORNE, Calif., July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Phase Four announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contract in the amount of $4.26M focused on developing a Propellant Decomposition Chamber for propellant-agnostic electric propulsion to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution. The DAF began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018 which expanded the range of innovations the DAF funded and now Phase Four will start its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America.
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- HAWTHORNE, Calif., July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Phase Four announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contract in the amount of $4.26M focused on developing a Propellant Decomposition Chamber for propellant-agnostic electric propulsion to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).
- The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution.
- "We are proud of the Department of the Air Force's continued support and recognition of Phase Four's leadership in developing American-made satellite propulsion systems with high performance and propellant-agnostic capabilities," said Phase Four's Vice President of Advanced Development, Jason Wallace.
- Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Veteran Ventures Capital's ("Veteran Ventures") Veteran Fund I is proud to announce its fourth investment into Phase Four, Inc. ("Phase Four").
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- KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Veteran Ventures Capital's ("Veteran Ventures") Veteran Fund I is proud to announce its fourth investment into Phase Four, Inc. ("Phase Four").
- Veteran Ventures' management team is especially excited about Phase Four's recent strides in developing two ground-breaking propulsion designs that have unique and specific national security use cases.
- With this additional investment, Veteran Ventures joins Phase Four's Board of Directors.
- "We are impressed with Phase Four's traction in both commercial and national security markets, which fits Veteran Ventures' dual-use technology thesis perfectly," explained Steve Kiser, PhD, Veteran Ventures General Partner and new Phase Four board member.
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Communications satellite EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Phase Four, the creator of the radio-frequency thruster (RF thruster) for satellite propulsion, announced today that it has successfully demonstrated operation of its RF thruster using the Air Force Research Laboratory's green propellant, ASCENT (formerly AF-M315E). The achievement, made under a U.S. Space Force contract awarded at the 2021 Space Force Pitch Day, enables multi-mode propulsion capability, which combines the high thrust capabilities of liquid chemical propulsion with the high efficiency capabilities of electric propulsion operating on a single common propellant.
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- EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Phase Four, the creator of the radio-frequency thruster (RF thruster) for satellite propulsion, announced today that it has successfully demonstrated operation of its RF thruster using the Air Force Research Laboratory's green propellant, ASCENT (formerly AF-M315E).
- We are proud to work alongside AFRL to now demonstrate RF thruster operation on ASCENT and build upon the versatility of this green propellant," said Jason Wallace, Vice President of Advanced Development at Phase Four.
- Phase Four tested the RF thruster while flowing ASCENT and the individual gases that make up the green propellant.
- Throughout the test, Phase Four demonstrated ignition and stable firing over a wide spectrum of thruster operating points, achieving the world's first cathode-less ASCENT plasma.
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Retail EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Phase Four, the creator of the radio-frequency thruster (RF Thruster) for satellite propulsion, announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Impulse Space, a Space 2.0 pioneer providing agile, economical last-mile space payload delivery capabilities. The companies seek to explore and collaborate on opportunities to develop and market multi-mode propulsion capabilities that may be employed by future commercial space vehicles. The companies will evaluate the performance of Phase Four's propellant-agnostic RF Thruster on green propellants of interest.
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- The companies seek to explore and collaborate on opportunities to develop and market multi-mode propulsion capabilities that may be employed by future commercial space vehicles.
- "The space vehicles in development by Impulse Space address missions for all orbits and will benefit considerably by having the added capability of the Phase Four's Maxwell engine," said Tom Mueller, CEO of Impulse Space.
- Phase Four will perform exploratory performance testing with its RF Thruster operating on propellants of interest to Impulse Space.
- Founded in 2021, Impulse Space Propulsion is a Space 2.0 pioneer providing agile, economical last-mile space payload delivery capabilities.
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Transport EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Phase Four , the creator of the radio-frequency thruster for satellite propulsion, announced today that its second generation thruster offers significant performance improvements over its first generation thruster.
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- EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Phase Four , the creator of the radio-frequency thruster for satellite propulsion, announced today that its second generation thruster offers significant performance improvements over its first generation thruster.
- This represents an overall 85%+ performance improvement from the company's first generation thruster.
- In the wake of delivering its 10th engine, Phase Four announces 85%+ performance improvement in 2nd generation thruster
"Over the past 2 years our primary focus has been bringing our Maxwell engine to market," said Phase Four CTO, Umair Siddiqui.
- The Maxwell Block 2 engine incorporates the 2nd generation RF Thruster and new high performance electronics that are designed and built in-house.
