Masten Space Systems
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| Private | |
| Industry | Aerospace and defense |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Mojave, California, United States |
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Key people
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Sean Mahoney, CEO David Masten, CTO and Chairman Reuben Garcia, Director of Technical Operations Nathan O'Konek, Director of Business Operations |
| Products | Suborbital spacecraft, Space systems, Throttleable rocket engines, Rocket propulsion hardware, Reusable launch vehicles. |
| Services | Rocket propulsion design and analysis, Space hardware tests, Concept demonstration, Vertical landing software. |
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Number of employees
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23 (2015) |
| Website | masten |
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Footnotes / references The company's slogan is "We Fly" |
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| Country of origin | USA |
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| Date | Start April 2016 |
| Designer | Jacob Teufert |
| Manufacturer | Masten Space Systems, Inc |
| Application | Mars ascent engine with in-space propulsion capabilities |
| Associated L/V | 65,000 lbf+ LOx/methane booster Broadsword engine for Xephyr |
| Status | In early development; Phase 1 SBIR |
| Liquid-fuel engine | |
| Propellant | LOx / Methane |
| Performance | |
| Thrust | 25,000 lbf (110 kN) |
| Throttle range | To be determined |
| Isp (vac.) | To be determined |
| Restarts | Yes |
| Dimensions | |
| Measurement | To be determined |
| Length | To be determined |
| Diameter | To be determined |
| Dry weight | To be determined |
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Video of MSS craft Official MSS Youtube channel |
Masten Space Systems is an aerospace manufacturer startup company in Mojave, California (formerly Santa Clara, California) that is developing a line of vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL) rockets, initially for unmanned research sub-orbital spaceflights and eventually intended to support unmanned orbital spaceflight launches.
Masten Space Systems is a Mojave, California based rocket company that is currently developing a line of reusable VTVL spacecraft, and related rocket propulsion hardware.
Masten Space Systems competed in the NASA and Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge X Prize in 2009, winning the level one second prize of $150,000 and the level two first prize of $1,000,000. On November 2, 2009 it was announced that Masten Space Systems had won first place in the level two category, with Armadillo Aerospace coming in second.
Masten's Xombie (model XA-0.1B) won the US$150,000 second prize in the Level One competition of the Lunar Lander Challenge on October 7, 2009 with an average landing accuracy of 16 centimetres (6.3 in).
The primary goal of these two airframes was to demonstrate stable, controlled flight using a GN&C system developed in-house at Masten. XA-0.1B originally featured four engines with 1,000 pounds-force (4 kN) thrust, but was converted in Spring 2009 to be powered by one engine of 750 pounds-force (3 kN) thrust. By October 2009, the regeneratively cooled isopropyl alcohol and liquid oxygen rocket engine was running at around 900 pounds-force (4 kN).
XA-0.1B, nicknamed "Xombie", first flew free of tether September 19, 2009 and qualified for the Lunar Lander Challenge Level One second prize of $150,000 on October 7, 2009.
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