// ORBITAL LOGISTICS AND PROPULSION TERM
Propulsion
The system that generates the force (thrust) needed to move an aircraft or spacecraft forward.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
Propulsion encompasses the systems and mechanisms, such as rocket engines, jet engines, or electric thrusters, that generate thrust by expelling mass, enabling the movement and maneuvering of aerospace vehicles through atmosphere or space.
BACKGROUND
Skyroot Aerospace Private Limited is an Indian private aerospace manufacturer and commercial launch service provider headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana. The company was founded by two former ISRO scientists, Pawan Kumar Chandana, and Naga Bharath Daka.
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- Engine system
- Thruster
- Motive power
- Drive system
USAGE NOTE
Advanced propulsion technologies are vital for deep-space missions and faster air travel.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Propulsion.
Designs, manufactures, and tests its own rocket engines in-house, most notably the Merlin engine for the Falcon 9 rocket and the Raptor methalox staged combustion engine for the Starship system.
A major American manufacturer of rocket and missile propulsion systems. They produce the RS-25 engines for NASA's SLS, the RL10 upper-stage engine, and various in-space electric and chemical propulsion systems.
Develops a family of liquid rocket engines, including the BE-3 (liquid hydrogen) for its New Shepard suborbital vehicle and the BE-4 (liquefied natural gas) used to power its own New Glenn rocket and ULA's Vulcan Centaur.
Manufactures the Rutherford engine, the first 3D-printed, electric pump-fed orbital-class rocket engine, for its Electron launch vehicle. They are also developing the larger Archimedes engine for the Neutron rocket.
A leading producer of solid rocket motors through its acquisition of Orbital ATK. They manufacture the large boosters for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) and various strategic and tactical missile systems.
A European joint venture that develops and produces propulsion systems for the Ariane family of launchers, including the Vulcain liquid hydrogen core stage engine and the Vinci upper stage engine.
A dedicated American rocket propulsion company that develops and sells liquid rocket engines to aerospace and defense customers, focusing on flexible and rapid production.
Focused on the development of the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR), an advanced and powerful form of electric plasma propulsion for in-space transportation.
Develops rocket engines, like the Aeon 1 and Aeon R, using proprietary 3D-printing technology. Their engines are designed to be manufactured alongside the entire launch vehicle structure in an integrated factory.
A British company developing the Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (SABRE), a hybrid engine designed to operate as a jet engine in the atmosphere and a conventional rocket in space.