IRocket

Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc.
Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc.
Type	Private
Industry	Aerospace; Defense
Founded	December 2018; 7 years ago
Founder	Asad Malik
Key people	Asad Malik (CEO & Chairman)
Products	Launch vehicles
Website	irocketusa.com

iRocket (Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc) is a startup based in New York, founded in 2018, which develops rocket engines and a small reusable launch vehicle named Shockwave. In 2021, iRocket signed a Space Act Agreement With NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to accelerate the development of its reusable rocket engine. The company received in 2023 a $1.8 million AFWERX TACFI contract from the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) to develop the rocket engine. The company also signed in 2023 a four-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Air Force to test its engine technology at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) High Thrust Research Facility.

Shockwave will be a fully reusable rocket, 125 feet tall, 9 feet in diameter, designed to transport 1.500 kg to low earth orbit (LEO). All stages will be reusable. First launch is planned for 2027. The methalox engine is manufactured via 3D printing and will be 100% reusable.

References

↑ Erwin, Sandra (June 28, 2023). "Startup iRocket wins Space Force contract to demonstrate rocket engine".
1 2 Biesecker, Cal (August 2, 2023). "iRocket To Use Air Force Facility To Test High Thrust Technology For Reusable Rockets". Defense Daily.
1 2 "iRocket Signs Space Act Agreement With NASA To Start Building Autonomous, Reusable Rockets For Smallsats – SatNews". news.satnews.com.
1 2 "iRocket scores agreement with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center". Yahoo News. July 26, 2021.
↑ Cowing, Keith (June 28, 2023). "iRocket Contracts with U.S. Space Force to Transform Launch Vehicles".
↑ "iRocket Receives AFWERX Funding for Innovative Reusable Rocket Engine Development". Evincism. July 1, 2023.
1 2 3 Kuhr, Jack (August 2, 2023). "iRocket Partners with the AFRL on its Reusable Launch Vehicle". Payload.
↑ Jewett, Rachel (July 16, 2024). "iRocket Plans to Establish a Presence in the UK With New Board Member". Via Satellite.

External links

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[1] Erwin, Sandra (June 28, 2023). "Startup iRocket wins Space Force contract to demonstrate rocket engine".

[auto2-2] 1 2 Biesecker, Cal (August 2, 2023). "iRocket To Use Air Force Facility To Test High Thrust Technology For Reusable Rockets". Defense Daily.

[auto3-3] 1 2 "iRocket Signs Space Act Agreement With NASA To Start Building Autonomous, Reusable Rockets For Smallsats – SatNews". news.satnews.com.

[auto-4] 1 2 "iRocket scores agreement with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center". Yahoo News. July 26, 2021.

[5] Cowing, Keith (June 28, 2023). "iRocket Contracts with U.S. Space Force to Transform Launch Vehicles".

[6] "iRocket Receives AFWERX Funding for Innovative Reusable Rocket Engine Development". Evincism. July 1, 2023.

[auto1-7] 1 2 3 Kuhr, Jack (August 2, 2023). "iRocket Partners with the AFRL on its Reusable Launch Vehicle". Payload.

[8] Jewett, Rachel (July 16, 2024). "iRocket Plans to Establish a Presence in the UK With New Board Member". Via Satellite.