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Ursa Major names former Maxar CEO as its new chief executive

Ursa Major’s Hadley rocket engine flies for the first time

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U.S. military invests $12.5 million in Ursa Major for solid rocket development

Ursa Major tests long-range rocket motor for Army as firm eyes growth

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Youngstown startup makes 3D printed parts for rockets

Rocket propulsion company Ursa Major’s Advanced Manufacturing Lab in Youngstown, Ohio, where its EOS laser powder bed fusion 3D printer produces rocket engine components on-demand. Technician Thomas Pomorski watches as work continues on a 3D-printed copper rocket engine component.

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Rocket Propulsion Company’s 3D-Printing Lab Delivers First Rocket Engine Components

Rocket propulsion company Ursa Major’s Advanced Manufacturing Lab in Youngstown, Ohio, where its EOS laser powder bed fusion 3D printer (left) produces rocket engine components on-demand. Technician Ty Barzak setting up for a new build (right).

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Ursa Major Ships First Rocket Engine Parts Printed at YBI

Thomas Pomorski and Ty Barzak handle 3D-printed rocket engine components at the company’s advanced manufacturing facility in Youngstown.

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Blast off in Berthoud: Rocket manufacturer cranking out more affordable, re-useable rocket engines

A cloud of dirt is kicked up from a protective berm as Ursa Major employees and media watch a successful full-duration test firing of one of their “Hadley” engines on Friday, June 10, 2022, at the Ursa Major Technologie’ headquarters in Berthoud, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Denver Gazette)

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Colorado Company Ursa Major Technologies Changing The Way Rocket Engines Are Made

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Rocket propulsion startup to offer new, bigger rocket engine in 2025-CEO

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Ursa Major Unveils Arroway

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Ursa Major lands order for 200 rocket engines from Phantom Space

URSA MAJOR RAISES $85M TO DISRUPT THE VERTICALLY INTEGRATED LAUNCH SECTOR

21 Global Developments To Watch Over The Next 5 Years

SpaceX’s Raptor Isn’t The Only New Propulsion System Out There…

X-60A Program Conducts Integrated Vehicle Propulsion System Verification Test

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Ursa Major Aims to Disrupt Launcher Vertical Integration Trend

Ursa Major Technologies Wants Outsourcing Engines To Be The Norm

Generation Orbit’s GOLauncher1 is Officially the Air Force’s X-60A Hypersonic Flight Research Vehicle

California Has Silicon Valley. Could Colorado Become Home to “Aerospace Alley?”

 X-60A Hypersonic Research Rocket Completes Critical Design Review

Hypersonic Dreams - Fire and Noise (X-60A)

 The Emerging World of Hypersonic Weapons Technology

 Air Force Awards $5.25M in SBIR Contracts During Inaugural Hypersonics Pitch Day

 A New Age of Technical Leadership

Former Air Force procurement chief Will Roper joins board of space startup Ursa Major

Rocket engine startup sees opportunities in crowded launch market

Russia cuts off rocket engine supply and threatens space station partnership

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Russia could use hypersonic weapons to invade Ukraine

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The War in Ukraine and the Space Industry

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Ursa Major says its Hadley engine supports vertical launch and hypersonic uses

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Rocket Startup Could Get Huge Boost from Lockheed Martin Buying Aerojet Rocketdyne

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Ursa Major designs and builds rocket engines in Berthoud

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Ursa Major: Propelling the US to the frontier of space & national security

Hypersonics: Mahoning Valley’s Next Frontier

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Rocket Engine Developer Hiring for Additive Manufacturing Jobs at YBI

Colorado rocket engine startup ships first product as Russian war piques interest in hypersonics

Ursa Major Passes 200 Employees, on the Heels of First Hadley Engine Deliveries

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It Will Take More Than Just Defense Primes to Catch Up on Hypersonics

Having It All Come Together, but Not In House: Phantom Space’s Approach to Launch

Daytona Rocket by Phantom Space, using Ursa Major Hadley rocket engines

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U.S. Kicking Russian Rocket Engines to the Curb

Colorado's Aerospace Industry Poised For New Generation Of Growth

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Ursa Major wins $3.6 million U.S. Air Force contract to flight-qualify rocket engine

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Air Force awards TACFI rocket engine contract to Ursa Major

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Ursa Major Wins USAF Rocket Engine Contract

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Joe Laurienti's rocket engine gamble looks to be paying off

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Hypersonic Space with Ursa Major CEO Joe Laurienti

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Could this Rocket Engine Start-Up Launch the Next SpaceX?

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Ursa Major and EOS to Disrupt Space Production with 3D Printed Copper

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The World's Biggest Airplane with Stratolaunch and Ursa Major

Upending the Market for Rocket Propulsion

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The 10 Most Innovative Space Companies of 2023

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The Last Indy Prop Provider Still Standing, with Joe Laurienti

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These 3D printed engines can power space-bound rockets

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HIBT Lab! Ursa Major: Joe Laurienti

Ursa Major’s additively manufactured Hadley engine reaches hypersonic speeds in first flight

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US Air Force Expands Hypersonic Arsenal With Ursa Major Pick

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Air Force Research Lab to fund development of Ursa Major’s rocket engines

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AFRL taps Ursa Major for hypersonic, space launch engines

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Entrepreneur of 2023: Joe Laurienti

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Ursa Major gets additional funding for its 3D printing manufacturing facility

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Rocket Propulsion Company, America Makes Extend Partnership

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The Pentagon’s embrace of startups could fuel hypersonic tech

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Inside Ursa Major's State-Of-The-Art Rocket Engine Factory

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Colorado's Maverick Inventors - Joe Laurienti

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Ursa Major to 3D print solid rocket motor cases

Startup Raises $138 Million To Help U.S. Rebuild Missile Arsenal Depleted By Ukraine

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$138M Round Raise with Ursa Major CEO Joe Laurienti

We Needs Stingers. And We Need AI. How Do We Do Both?

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Silicon Valley’s Next Mission: Help the U.S. Catch China and Russia in Hypersonic Weapons

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Surging rocket motor demand drives Pentagon to buy from upstart Ursa Major

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House Armed Services subcommittee hold hearing on hypersonic weapons race

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Rocket engine startup Ursa Major adds 3D printing lab in Ohio

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Ursa Major to Deliver Chemical Propulsion Capability for Tactical Satellite Bus Systems

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Ursa Major and Palantir Announce Partnership to Bring Warp Speed Manufacturing Operating System to Accelerate Defense Technology Capabilities

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Ursa Major among the Most Innovative Companies in Manufacturing for 2025

Fast Company Award

'Hadley,' the first-ever rocket engine qualified for both space launch and hypersonics applications. 

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Phantom Space Corp. Places Order for More Than 200 Ursa Major Rocket  Engines

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Propulsion Company Ursa Major Delivers First-Ever Rocket Engines Qualified for Both Hypersonics and Space Launch Applications

An Ursa Major 'Hadley' engine fires during a test

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Ursa Major Raises $85 Million in Series C Funding

Rendering of Ursa Major’s Heavy Launch “Arroway” Engine

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U.S. Rocket Propulsion Company Ursa Major Announces New Engine to Displace Now Unavailable Russian-Made Propulsion Sources 

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An Ursa Major propulsion engineer works on a 5,000-pound thrust “Hadley” rocket engine

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Ursa Major Awarded U.S. Air Force Contract to Develop Flight-Ready Rocket Engine for Launch in 2022

Ursa Major's Hadley Engine during a hot fire test in Berthoud Colorado

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Ursa Major to Present at Deutsche Bank Global Space Summit on November 9

A Hadley engine on the manufacturing floor in Ursa Major’s headquarters in Berthoud, CO.

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U.S. Rocket Propulsion Company Ursa Major to Provide Engines to Vector Launch

The Dynamic Hotfire Test of the Ripley Engine at Ursa Major's USB Facility.

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American Rocket Propulsion Leader Ursa Major Completes Hotfire Test Campaign of 50,000-Pound Thrust “Ripley” Engine

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Ursa Major Founder and CEO on “How I Built This” Podcast with Guy Raz

Ursa Major engine for Astra's Rocket 4

Ursa Major to Provide Upper Stage Rocket Engines for Astra’s Rocket 4

Ursa Major will build a fourth test stand at its headquarters in Berthoud, Colorado, for the Draper engine as part of the ARFL contract.

Engine test stands at Ursa Major's headquarters in Berthoud, Colorado.

Air Force Research Laboratory Selects Leading U.S. Rocket Propulsion Company Ursa Major to Provide Hypersonics and Space Launch Capabilities

Draper, Ursa Major’s new storable liquid engine. 

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U.S. Propulsion Leader Ursa Major Announces Storable Liquid Rocket Engine for Hypersonics Defense

Hadley engine with a copper combustion chamber on the test stand.

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Leading U.S. Rocket Propulsion Company Ursa Major Extends Partnership with America Makes for Advanced Engine Technology

Ursa Major testing a HLG solid rocket motor at its headquarters.

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Ursa Major’s Solution to Solid Rocket Motor Design and Manufacturing is a Game Changer for America’s Defense Capabilities

Ursa Major Technologies Team Celebrates Series D Funding Milestone

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Ursa Major Raises $138 Million to Introduce Solid Rocket Motor Line and Scale Rocket Propulsion for Space and Hypersonic Applications

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U.S. Propulsion Leader Ursa Major Increases Competitive Advantage with AS9100 Certification

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Ursa Major Hadley Engine Flies for the First Time

Small prototype motors for a man-portable application.  Proprietary Ursa Major technology enables monolithic case manufacture including incorporation of aero surfaces and internal motor features.

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Ursa Major Signs Contract With US Navy For Next Gen Solid Rocket Motors For Standard Missile

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Ursa Major Successfully Hotfires Its Draper Engine

Youngstown Hadley ITV Removal with Employee

New R&D Center in Ohio to Accelerate Vital National Security Propulsion Technology

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Ursa Major Appoints Dan Jablonsky as CEO

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Ursa Major and US Navy Make $25 Million Joint Investment in New Solid Rocket Motor Prototype

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Ursa Major and RTX’s Raytheon Conduct Successful Flight Test

Ursa Major and Palantir Announce Partnership to Bring Warp Speed Manufacturing Operating System to Accelerate Defense Technology Capabilities 

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