Title:
Development of Enabling Technologies for a High-Performance Upper Stage for an Orbital Launch Vehicle
Agreement Number:
22STDPS07
Agreement Value:
$450,000.00
Agreement Date:
Feb 13, 2023 - Aug 26, 2024
Description:
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.
Organization:
Canadian Space Agency
Expected Results:
The Research component of the program provides financial support to organizations to conduct space related research and development in priority areas. It will support targeted knowledge development and innovation to sustain and enhance the Canadian capacity to use space to address national needs and priorities in the future.
Location:
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, CA J3B 7B5
Reference Number:
003-2022-2023-Q4-00037
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Recipient's Legal Name:
Laboratoire Reaction Dynamics
Program:
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Program Purpose:
This program supports knowledge development and innovation in the CSA's priority areas while increasing the awareness and participation of Canadians in space-related disciplines and activities.
The Research Component aims to support the development of science and technology; foster the continual development of a critical mass of researchers and highly qualified people in Canada; and support information gathering and space-related studies and research pertaining to Canadian Space Agency priorities.