Rubicon Space Systems

Our Sprite Propulsion System will achieve flight heritage during NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s GPDM (Green Propulsion Dual Mode) mission in Q3 2025. ASCENT is not only a safer alternative to hydrazine but it also boasts higher performance and unmatched delivery logistics. If you're looking for high TRL thrusters ranging from 0.1-110N or plug-and-play propulsion systems for your commercial or government mission set, we look forward to connecting with you. E: ascent@rubicon.space #greenpropulsion #inspacemobility #dualmode

We wish your family, coworkers, and friends a Happy Holiday Season and a wonderful New Years in 2025! From the Plasma Processes LLC and Rubicon Space Systems Team

Santa, Rubicon's Sprite Propulsion System is engineered so that eight units can work as one to pull your Sleigh.

As 2024 comes to a close, we wrap on "Clyde", our first flight certified Sprite propulsion system. Soon headed to NASA for the GPDM spacecraft. Well done, team!

As 2024 comes to a close, we wrap on "Clyde", our first flight certified Sprite propulsion system. Soon headed to NASA for the GPDM spacecraft. Well done, team!

Plasma 2024: 1) Expanded into a new building, doubling our manufacturing output - Check 2) Added more in-house machining capabilities (total of 9 EDM's and a new 5-axis) - Check 3) Implemented a new ERP System - Check 4) Integrated new equipment (extra secured areas, more plasma coating systems, El-Forms, and more) - Check 5) Begin a marketing refurbishment - Check - See our new logo below! We invested in our future in 2024 and are very excited for 2025 and beyond. We look forward to supporting our customers with these new enhanced capabilities. www.plasmapros.com info@plasmapros.com

New NASA Space Propulsion System Can Operate in Two Different Modes NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center is working on a new space propulsion system that combines the high efficiency of electric thrusters with the high performance of chemical thrusters. Marshall's Green Propulsion Dual Mode (GPDM) project has built and tested a small-scale combined electric and chemical propulsion system that relies on a single type of fuel, called ASCENT. Developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory, this fuel is made of an ionic liquid and is 50% more efficient, more environmentally friendly, and safer to handle than many conventional rocket fuels. Future spacecraft using this dual-mode propulsion technology could switch between high thrust and high efficiency at any given time during a mission, depending on its needs. Recent testing in NASA labs has proven this technology at small scales with low thrust levels. In late 2025, this technology will be tested in space on a small satellite mission developed by Marshall and its partners. Read more about this project, its NASA centers, and key partners on our TechPort database: https://lnkd.in/evEYGB_F

The team is pumped for thruster testing next week. It's been a busy but great week.

Its been a while since we've posted. We're busy building flight 1N ASCENT thrusters. Launching in 2025. more news to come. Learn more at www.rubicon.space.