iRocket, also known as Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc, is a US-based startup founded in 2018 that is focused on building fully reusable small launch vehicles. Their primary product, the Shockwave rocket, is designed for rapid and low-cost deployment of small satellites to LEO, with a focus on reusability and autonomous operation. iRocket has partnerships with organizations like NASA and the U.S. Space Force to support the development and testing of its rocket engine and launch capabilities. Keywords associated with iRocket include reusable launch vehicle, small satellites, rapid launch, and autonomous rockets.
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The lightweight, low profile of metamaterial components combined with iRocket’s propulsion capabilities will significantly improve mission performance.
iRocket views the partnership with Kymeta as a catalyst for breakthrough capabilities in national security and defense.
Kymeta and iRocket will begin joint development and testing immediately, with initial integration trials planned for the second half of 2026.
The partnership between Kymeta and iRocket will enable a new generation of always-connected, highly responsive interceptor systems.
Kymeta Corporation and Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. (iRocket) have engaged in a strategic collaboration to develop, integrate, and test Kymeta’s conformal, multi-orbit technology within iRocket’s missile interceptors.
Kymeta's integration of its conformal technology into iRocket's missiles will deliver multi-orbit, real-time satellite connectivity and mid-course updates.
Saudi Arabia's partnership with SpaceBelt KSA and U.S.-based iRocket will enable up to 30 orbital launches for an encrypted satellite network.
iRocket is on track to demonstrate 16,783 kg of thrust using liquid oxygen and methane later 2024.
The CRADA with AFRL West provides iRocket with resources, expertise, and site facility support to conduct propulsion, stage, and grasshopper testing at the High Thrust Research Facility at Edwards Air Force Base.
iRocket signed a $1,800,000 TACFI contract with the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command in 2023.
In June of 2023, iRocket signed a TACFI contract with the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) to further develop its rocket engine.
The CRADA provides iRocket with resources, expertise, and site facility support to conduct propulsion, stage, and grasshopper testing at the High Thrust Research Facility at Edwards Air Force Base.
In June of 2023 iRocket signed a TACFI contract with the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) to further develop its rocket engine.
Under the TACFI contract iRocket will perform a full-duration static fire test lasting 120–180 seconds to demonstrate 16,783 kg of thrust using liquid oxygen (LOX) and methane fuel.
AFRL locations and resources will be used to establish a capable testing site to support maturation of iRocket's engine technology.
Members from AFRL’s Rocket Propulsion Division at Edwards Air Force Base and iRocket agreed to a collaborative effort on the CRADA in June 2023.
iRocket is a New York-based startup founded in 2018 that develops rocket engines and plans to build a small launch vehicle.
The U.S. Air Force is providing subject matter expert support, test setup components, and site facility support to iRocket under the collaborative agreement.
The CRADA between iRocket and AFRL is expected to create hundreds of new high-paying engineering jobs at the High Thrust Research Facility at Edwards Air Force Base.
Innovative Rocket Technologies (iRocket) signed an agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory to jointly develop and test rocket propulsion hardware.