Masten Space Systems
Masten worked for cisco systems during the week but weekends were focused on amateur rocketry.
Masten space systems. Fuels include cold gas lox ipa lox methane and green hypergols. Masten has also developed and flown a number of vertical takeoff vertical landing vtvl rockets on behalf of nasa including the xaero test vehicle. Masten has propulsion solutions for launch in space and small satellite boost applications with thrusts ranging from less than 1 lbf to 25 000 lbf.
Masten space systems is an aerospace manufacturer startup company in mojave california formerly santa clara california that is developing a line of vertical takeoff vertical landing vtvl rockets initially for uncrewed research sub orbital spaceflights and eventually intended to support robotic orbital spaceflight launches. Nasa has selected masten space systems of mojave california to deliver and operate eight payloads with nine science and technology instruments to the moon s south pole in 2022 to help lay the foundation for human expeditions to the lunar surface beginning in 2024. Earlier this year nasa selected masten space systems to manage the delivery of eight different payloads to the moon s pole as part of the agency s artemis program designed to land humans in the.