Astron Systems

All rockets need fire. 🚀 🔥 We're excited to share some footage of gaseous testing of our first reusable rocket engine torch igniter prototype. This is a part of our highly reusable rocket engine in development, which in turn is a key technology within our fully reusable Aurora launch vehicle. The data from this testing is valuable for validating simulations and demonstrating survivability. We've run this igniter for multiple full flight duration burns, and it has been ignited cumulatively for over 2 hours demonstrating long expected lifetime. Special thanks also to Innovate UK for helping fund this first prototype. #SpaceTech #SpaceEconomy #Rockets #SustainableFuture

That's a wrap on the Techstars Space Accelerator 2024! It's been an amazing 3 month program, culminating in the demo day at Google LA last Thursday! Momentum is definitely building, and we're excited for the months ahead and continuing to lead the way in bringing real commercially competitve launch for small payloads to Europe and beyond! If you missed the in person demo day, make sure to catch us for the online demo day January 23rd @ 6pm UK time! Register here: https://lu.ma/auast2w9 #TSSpaceDemoDay #Techstars #Rockets Techstars Joshua Brueckner Matt Kozlov Mark Ortega Caroline Peacock Ahmed A. Mirza UK Space Agency ESA Business Incubation Centre United Kingdom Exotopic Entrepreneurial Spark Toni Tolker-Nielsen Matthew Archer Emily Dineley Florian Marmuse Geraldine Naja Sophia Dilley Christopher Bryant Peter Kyle George Freeman FRSA MP

That's a wrap on the Techstars Space Accelerator 2024! It's been an amazing 3 month program, culminating in the demo day at Google LA last Thursday! Momentum is definitely building, and we're excited for the months ahead and continuing to lead the way in bringing real commercially competitve launch for small payloads to Europe and beyond! If you missed the in person demo day, make sure to catch us for the online demo day January 23rd @ 6pm UK time! Register here: https://lu.ma/auast2w9 #TSSpaceDemoDay #Techstars #Rockets Techstars Joshua Brueckner Matt Kozlov Mark Ortega Caroline Peacock Ahmed A. Mirza UK Space Agency ESA Business Incubation Centre United Kingdom Exotopic Entrepreneurial Spark Toni Tolker-Nielsen Matthew Archer Emily Dineley Florian Marmuse Geraldine Naja Sophia Dilley Christopher Bryant Peter Kyle George Freeman FRSA MP

Great to see UK company Astron Systems featured in SpaceNews for their work - supported by us - on a fully reusable rocket aimed at greener, affordable access to orbit. 🚀 Based at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, and recently supported by the UK Space Agency Accelerator and Techstars Space Accelerator, Astron is helping shape the future of sustainable UK launch. 🌱🚀

Great to be featured today in SpaceNews, recognising the fully reusable rocket we are building! Small satellites are the beating heart of the global growing in-orbit economy, and that is why our small rocket, Aurora, needs to be built. We're not just building this for the needs of Europe, but for the global market. https://lnkd.in/euMG39M7 UK Space Agency ESA Business Incubation Centre United Kingdom Techstars Space Accelerator Imperial College London

As part of the Techstars programme, we had the privilege to visit the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, alongside several amazing companies! 🚀 🛰 A place with a history of pioneering technology, from its early work on rocket engines in the 1930s to leading research in robotic space missions today! 🌌 Thank you to Techstars and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory for organising this visit and our tour guide Curtis! Joshua Brueckner, Caroline Peacock, Ian McCubbin Michel Ingham Martha Farfan Techstars Space Accelerator Kieran Jones-Tett Eddie Brown Alexander Ryan Zachariah Levey 🌟 MJ Akter Taofiq Huq Vinay Hukumchand Felix Bustos III Guillermo Jenaro Mark Ortega #NASA #JPL #Techstars #Rockets

🚀 Looking forward to LA tech week! Let us know if you or anyone you know is in LA and want to come chat with us about rockets! If you haven't signed up, the Techstars Space Accelerator that we are currently on is hosting an event on the Wednesday evening alongside the US Space Force and NASA JPL October 16 👉 https://lu.ma/stwu03a2 #LATechWeek

We are very much looking forward to hearing Rafal Sokolowski, CTO of Astron Systems Ltd, speak at our 𝘾𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨 seminar. Rafal will present Astron's work building and testing high power non-superconducting electric machines to power rocket engines. Join us in Nottingham on 25 Sept for our usual friendly mix of technology, news, and engaging networking. https://ow.ly/sMBv50TnN6X UKMS: Connecting people who do magnetics research and applications

🚀 🥂 Had an amazing time at last night's Techstars Space Accelerator / Techstars Los Angeles Accelerator mentor and alumni mixer! It was fantastic to meet all the talented and inspiring people from the recently announced 2024 cohort + program alumni. A big thank you to Matt Kozlov and team for putting together such a great evening! #space #aerospace #techstars 2024 Techstars Space Accelerator Cohort: Astron Systems Ltd ATRX ColliMate Space Cryptosat Mithril Technologies, Inc. Pramatra Space Pulse Space reOrbital SkyServe space rickshaw Spiral Blue VXB Aerospace Eddie Brown Scarlett Koller Guillermo Jenaro Anthony Xiao Alexander Ryan Karl Stedman Stuart Volkow Damien A. Wynn Sanders Conor McGinn Niamh Donnelly

🚨 Announcement Time 🚨 The Techstars Space Accelerator is honored to announce the next class of companies and founders entering the Techstars family! 🤝 This program runs in partnership with the United States Space Force and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and we appreciate all of their help. 📣 Now, the companies: > Astron Systems Ltd > ATRX > ColliMate Space > Cryptosat > Mithril Technologies, Inc. > Pramatra Space > Pulse Space > reOrbital > SkyServe > space rickshaw > Spiral Blue > VXB Aerospace 📄 Read more about our companies: https://lnkd.in/gqfJE5ib Matt Kozlov, Ahmed A. Mirza, Joshua Brueckner, Allison Kitain, Caroline Peacock, Sherman Williams II, Kimberley Nixon, Fay W, John Zimmerman, Max Miller, Elena Friedberg, Mark Ortega