MOJAVE,
Calif., April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/
-- Evolution Space, a technology frontrunner for the new
generation of solid rocket motors, announced today the successful
full-scale static fire of their tactical propulsion
architecture. This test was done as part of their effort to
help address the critical gap in solid rocket motor supply
currently impacting US strategic interests. The motor,
measuring over 5ft in length, was sized to mirror one of the
tactical motors facing significant shortages as global conflicts
rise.
"With the Department of Defense's ongoing resolve to strengthen
the US industrial base and engage with companies like Evolution to
diversify its sourcing, we've positioned our products to fill this
gap immediately with minimal modifications," said Justin Karl, Ph.D., Evolution's VP of
Technology. "Today's test proves that our tech fits a wide range of
strategic and tactical architectures and already matches the
performance requirements."
The static fire, conducted at Evolution's private test site near
their Mojave, California facility,
produced a 60ft smokeless flame as over 9,000 lb. of thrust was
sustained for approximately one second, exceeding the targeted
performance metrics required for aggressive fast-burning tactical
propellants. The propulsion architecture was developed not
only to meet or exceed the performance of existing systems, but to
do so while dramatically reducing development cost and time.
"Time is a critical resource for the solid rocket motor supply,
and many next-generation providers have incredible team strength,
but need a few more years to perfect their products. At
Evolution, we inverted the process and went straight for technology
development and refinement from our founding," said Steve Heller, CEO and Founder of Evolution.
"Because we focused on the product first, we hold a unique market
position that doesn't require the extra buffer of time to develop
the technology for the product after we've started a conversation.
Instead, it's about minor adjustments to an already high TRL
system and having the product afield as urgently as it's
needed."
Evolution will now move from development to qualification of the
recently tested and two other primary tactical propulsion
architectures, with its next flight test scheduled for
mid-summer.
About Evolution:
Founded in 2018, Evolution Space is a leading provider of
rapidly-responsive solid propulsion systems for the next generation
of propulsion for space and defense. For more information
visit evolutionspace.com.
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