Hadley engine test in May 2023Hadley engine test in May 2023

Engine Test Roundup for Q2 2023

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Engine Test Roundup for Q2 2023

Test data volume and diversity is the key to making rocket propulsion more reliable, accessible, and less expensive. Ursa Major’s facility houses the country’s most efficient propulsion innovation and production ecosystem, with design, engineering, production, and testing in one place.

This spring, we focused on ongoing development testing of the 5,000-pound-thrust Hadley engine. We apply learnings from Hadley’s deep manufacturing and testing heritage to Draper, the 4,000-pound-thrust storable engine we’re developing under a contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory.

The test team executes three tests per day, on average.
10,860

seconds of engine runtime on the test stand
3

Average number of tests per days worked
199

Total number of tests at our facility in the quarter
Runtime by Stand

Stand A: 2,117 seconds

Stand B: 3,957 seconds

Stand C: 4,786 seconds

Runtime by Test Type

Qualification: 3,583 seconds

Development: 4,491 seconds

Engine Acceptance: 2,786 seconds

Hadley engine qualification test at on May 4, 2023, at Ursa Major’s headquarters.
Hadley engine qualification test at on May 4, 2023, at Ursa Major’s headquarters.
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Hadley engine tests on Stands A and C at Ursa Major headquarters.
Hadley engine tests on Stands A and C at Ursa Major headquarters.
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