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Phase Four

US
commercialFounded 2015
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Phase Four’s first non-noble-gas-fueled engine, Max-V (which operates on iodine), is expected to be available in 2023.

Mentioned as: Phase FourOrg RelationshipSep 1, 2022Jim Bridenstine, Former NASA Administrator, joins Phase Four's Board of Directors

Jim Bridenstine, former NASA Administrator and former Member of Congress from Oklahoma, joined Phase Four’s Board of Directors as announced on 2022-09-01.

Mentioned as: Phase FourTechnical ProductSep 1, 2022Jim Bridenstine, Former NASA Administrator, joins Phase Four's Board of Directors

Phase Four’s product line includes Max-V, a Maxwell Block 2 variant that operates on iodine instead of noble gas propellants.

Mentioned as: Phase FourOrg RelationshipSep 1, 2022Jim Bridenstine, Former NASA Administrator, joins Phase Four's Board of Directors

Block 2 Maxwell utilizes Phase Four's second-generation RF Thruster and offers significant performance improvement over the Block 1 engine.

Mentioned as: Phase FourNarrative GeneralJul 4, 2022Phase Four and Impulse Space Collaborate to Develop RF Thrusters for Satellites

Phase Four's Maxwell Block 1 engine gained flight heritage in 2021 and is currently operating on several commercial small satellites.

Mentioned as: Phase FourOrg RelationshipJul 4, 2022Phase Four and Impulse Space Collaborate to Develop RF Thrusters for Satellites

Phase Four set the Hawthorne facility opening for early 2022-10-01.

Mentioned as: Phase FourTechnical ProductMay 26, 2022Phase Four’s RF Thruster Engine Manufacturing Capacity To Increase In 2022

The Block 2 Maxwell engine uses Phase Four’s second-generation RF Thruster and offers significant performance improvement over the Block 1 engine.

Mentioned as: Phase FourNarrative GeneralMay 26, 2022Phase Four’s RF Thruster Engine Manufacturing Capacity To Increase In 2022

Phase Four’s Hawthorne site will house a dedicated environmental testing facility that will continue to reduce the company’s industry-leading sub-4-month lead times.

Mentioned as: Phase FourTechnical ProductMay 26, 2022Phase Four’s RF Thruster Engine Manufacturing Capacity To Increase In 2022

Phase Four finalized a lease for an expanded manufacturing facility in Hawthorne, California to support high-volume production of its Maxwell engine product line for commercial and government missions.

Mentioned as: Phase FourTechnical ProductMay 26, 2022Phase Four’s RF Thruster Engine Manufacturing Capacity To Increase In 2022

Phase Four’s Maxwell turn-key propulsion system achieved flight heritage in 2021 and is regularly utilized by small satellite operators.

Mentioned as: Phase FourNarrative GeneralMay 26, 2022Phase Four’s RF Thruster Engine Manufacturing Capacity To Increase In 2022

Phase Four will establish a dedicated R&D cell at the Hawthorne facility to support development of higher-performance thrusters and higher-power propulsion systems for larger spacecraft.

Mentioned as: Phase FourTechnical ProductMay 26, 2022Phase Four’s RF Thruster Engine Manufacturing Capacity To Increase In 2022

Phase Four demonstrated through several 2021 production runs that Maxwell engines can be built, tested, and delivered to customers in under four months.

Mentioned as: Phase FourOrg RelationshipMay 26, 2022Phase Four’s RF Thruster Engine Manufacturing Capacity To Increase In 2022

Phase Four plans to scale production at the new Hawthorne facility to support delivery of over 100 Maxwell engines annually.

Mentioned as: Phase FourTechnical ProductMay 26, 2022Phase Four’s RF Thruster Engine Manufacturing Capacity To Increase In 2022

Phase Four is performing thrust measurements with a Maxwell engine adapted to operate on iodine under an Air Force Research Laboratory-sponsored program.

Mentioned as: Phase FourOrg RelationshipMay 26, 2022Phase Four’s RF Thruster Engine Manufacturing Capacity To Increase In 2022

Phase Four’s Maxwell Block 1 engine gained flight heritage in 2021 and is currently operating on several commercial small satellites.

Mentioned as: Phase FourOrg RelationshipFeb 17, 2022Phase Four Wins DARPA Contract

Phase Four’s RF Thruster is propellant agnostic and is designed to operate with novel propellants.

Mentioned as: Phase FourNarrative GeneralFeb 17, 2022Phase Four Wins DARPA Contract

Phase Four is performing thrust measurements with its Maxwell engine adapted to operate on iodine under an Air Force Research Laboratory–sponsored program.

Mentioned as: Phase FourOrg RelationshipFeb 17, 2022Phase Four Wins DARPA Contract

The DARPA contract involving Phase Four was announced on 2022-02-16.

Mentioned as: Phase FourOrg RelationshipFeb 16, 2022Phase Four wins DARPA contract to test novel propellant

Phase Four's Maxwell Block 1 engine gained flight heritage in 2021 and is currently operating on several commercial small satellites.

Mentioned as: Phase FourOrg RelationshipFeb 16, 2022Phase Four Awarded Novel Thruster Prototype Development Contract by DARPA

Phase Four plans to begin delivering its second-generation thrusters, Maxwell Block 2, in June.

Mentioned as: phase fourTechnical ProductFeb 16, 2022Phase Four wins DARPA contract to test novel propellant
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