Grants and Contributions

Germany ZIM – GNOMIC - Develop a modular Guidance and Navigation subsystem for launchers using F-prime OS and a Liquid Injection Thrust Vector Control (LITVC) engine control system.

Development and testing of a light composite combustion chamber and a refractory alloy nozzle extension for an hybrid rocket engine.

This project aims to advance the state of Reaction Dynamics’ (RDX) proprietary hybrid rocket technology for the production of an orbital transportation system. The project will focus on providing a technology demonstration of RDX’s orbital hybrid engine (RE-20X) in an in-flight configuration. The flight demonstration includes the key hybrid rocket technologies achieving in-space flight capability. Objectives of this project include: validation to TRL 7 of the fluid systems, hybrid thrust chamber, and avionics control of the propulsion system. Activities supporting the objectives include: integrating the hybrid engine, modifying and integrating the avionics, adapting the fluid systems, and performing an integrated stage test. Reaction Dynamics is in a unique position with respect to this project as being itself a launch provider. The demonstration aims for commercial orbital launches using the demonstrated systems and rapid growth.

The growing small satellite market calls for reliable, affordable launch services to get spacecraft to orbit quickly and safely, but the current availability of these services is limited and expensive. To address this issue, Reaction Dynamics (RDX) is developing a launch vehicle, based on a novel approach to hybrid rocket propulsion, to provide dedicated orbital launch services for small satellites at a quarter of the price of current competitors. This project aims at developing technologies required for a lightweight high performance upper stage, namely a light composite combustion chamber and a refractory alloy nozzle extension. These subsystems will allow RDX to maximize the payload mass of its launcher, while advancing the state of the art in high performance composites and metal 3D printing in Canada, technologies which are applicable to the aerospace sector as whole.

This project comprises the development of a composite material overwrapped pressure vessel. The pressure vessel is intended for use in a rocket engine’s oxidizer feed system.

The funding provided from the Innovation Assistance Program is to assist innovative, early-stage small- and medium-sized enterprises that are unable to access existing COVID-19 business support.

(20STDPK32)Reaction Dynamics is pioneering a highly responsive launch solution with a novel type of rocket propulsion systems featuring advanced proprietary fuels.

Combined with metal additive manufacturing, this simplified propulsion system is easily mass producible without compromising performance and due to its relative simplicity, its successful implementation could revolutionize access to Space. This project proposes the further development of the company's proprietary hybrid propulsion system to the point where it is at TRL 6, bringing the whole vehicle closer to flight.

The funding provided from the Innovation Assistance Program is to assist innovative, early-stage small- and medium-sized enterprises that are unable to access existing COVID-19 business support.

(20STDPN10) The growing small satellite market calls for reliable, affordable launch services to get spacecraft to orbit quickly and safely, but the current availability of these services is limited. To address this issue, Reaction Dynamics' launch vehicle is designed to provide dedicated orbital launch services for small satellites at a quarter of the price of current competitors. The company's technological breakthrough makes hybrid rocket engines feasible for orbital launch applications.

This contribution will enable critical improvements to the catalyst system, making it simpler and more efficient, while reducing the mass to make it usable on an orbital rocket engine. The applications of this technology could also lead to the development of spin-off projects in the satellite propulsion market.

The funding provided from the IAP program is to assist innovative, early-stage small- and medium-sized enterprises that are unable to access existing COVID-19 business support.