Engines
Masten Space Systems is developing a family of fully reusable non-toxic bipropellant rocket engines. These engines, like everything Masten does, are designed with operability in mind all the way to their non-toxic propellants. Masten’s engines are pressure fed, pintle injected, regeneratively cooled, and deeply throttleable.
Masten has demonstrated over a thousand firings with over four hours of run-time to date and continues to develop multiple additional engines. For information on our engine classes and capabilities, just ask.
Igniters
The GIS 2-1 is an oxygen/hydrocarbon spark torch igniter developed for main-chamber ignition of liquid propellant rocket engines and other combustion devices. The igniter was developed by Masten Space Systems specifically for use on throttleable bipropellant rocket engine. This igniter builds on lessons learned from previous generations of igniters developed and operated at Masten.
Testing Facilities
Masten has two mobile test stands for static engine testing and characterization. Both stands are designed to be towed behind a standard pickup truck. This provides the benefit of maintenance work out of the elements and easy transition to the Masten test site. The newest stand (rated to 7500lbf) is designed to handle multiple propellant combinations and can switch propellants relatively easily. The legacy engine test stand (rated to 1300lbf) has a blast shield and is instrumented for easy monitoring of temperature throughout the chamber and along the nozzle during tests.
