A developer of plasma-based satellite propulsion systems for government and commercial aerospace and defense customers has received an investment from Veteran Ventures Capital through the investment firm’s Veteran Fund I. The capital infused into Phase Four marks Veteran Ventures’ fourth investment, the investment firm said Thursday. “Their technology stack and propulsion product lines are aligned […] More

Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, a previous Wash100 Award winner, has joined the board of directors of Phase Four, a developer of radio frequency thrusters for satellite propulsion. Bridenstine, former congressman from Oklahoma, will bring to the role his leadership experience at NASA and help the company advance space sustainability through its electric propulsion systems […] More

Orbit Fab and Phase Four have partnered to explore ways to enable in-orbit refueling on the radio frequency satellite engines manufactured by the latter company. Under a memorandum of understanding, the effort will focus on determining the compatibility of Orbit Fab’s Rapidly Attachable Fluid Transfer Interface to replenish a Maxwell thruster with both traditional and […] More

Phase Four was tasked to demonstrate multi-mode propulsion capabilities using its radio-frequency thruster technology as part of a contract awarded by the U.S. Space Force during the SpaceWERX Pitch Day in mid-August. The company said Wednesday its Maxwell engine will operate on an Air Force Research Laboratory-developed green propellant in an effort to enable varying […] More

Phase Four, an El Segundo, California-based satellite propulsion startup, has secured a $26 million investment following the conclusion of a Series B funding round led by venture capital firm New Science Ventures. Beau Jarvis, CEO of Phase Four, said in a statement published Friday the new capital will be used to boost its production capability […] More

El Segundo, Calif.-based Phase Four has received an order from NASA for an integrated propulsion assembly for small satellite missions. Phase Four’s Chief Executive Officer Simon Halpern said the order reflects the agency’s focus on small satellites as a platform for space exploration and scientific research. “With this contract, we will provide small satellites with the […] More

Lockheed Martin received a $25M contract to help the U.S. Air force assess the feasibility of deploying weapons through an airlifter under the fourth phase of USAF's Palletized Munitions Experimentation Campaign.

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Northrop Grumman, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin have submitted their bids for the second phase of the U.S. Air Force’s Launch Service Procurement program, SpaceNews reported Monday.

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Spire Global will participate in the fourth phase of a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency competition that aims to advance novel geomagnetic data collection methodologies to measure Earth’s magnetic field. The company said Wednesday it will work on the design, development and launch of a satellite with a diamond quantum magnetometer system from SBQuantum to gather geomagnetic […] More

Axellio has teamed up with Four Inc. to offer its PacketXpress and SensorXpress intelligence software to public sector customers. As Axellio’s federal aggregator, Four Inc. will make the network and data intelligence platforms available through its contract vehicles: NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement and Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2, Axellio CEO Scott Aken […] More

NASA is set to distribute $45 million to 249 companies and 39 research organizations as part of its small business grant programs. The awards mark the initial round of agency funding under the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer efforts, NASA said Tuesday. Eight of the recipients are minority-serving institutions, while an […] More

NASA has selected four companies and one university research organization to conduct phase A study on developing a solar coronagraph instrument for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s space weather forecasting mission. EO Vista, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Raytheon Technologies‘ intelligence and space business, Southwest Research Institute and the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space […] More