Masten Space Systems
@mastenspace
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The #space infrastructure company with rocket-powered roots. 🚀 Our next mission? The lunar south pole! #MojaveToTheMoon
Mojave, CA
Joined November 2007
Lunar dust is not only a danger to humans but also to spacecraft! . That's why developing sustainable landing pads is kind of a big deal. Check out the latest lunar dust study w/ insights from @DrPhiltill & proposed solutions like our FAST Landing Pads! .
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It's not too late to apply for @NASA_Technology #TechFlights program! . The program funds suborbital flights on rockets like ours to test & demonstrate a wide range of #space tech. Learn more below & submit your preliminary proposal by Thursday, June 2!.
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NASA seeks space and Earth science technologies for flight testing through the 2022 TechFlights solicitation for funding.
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Lunar ice 🧊 is key to maintain a sustained presence on the #Moon. That's why we designed a Rocket Mining System that can rapidly extract frozen volatiles from the lunar surface using a series of rocket plumes 🔥! .
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It's a bird!?. It's a plane!?. It's. #Xodiac!. After a much-needed holiday, this reusable rocket is almost ready to get back to work. 🚀 Stay tuned!
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👏 Congrats to the team. Y'all earned this! #Starliner.
👋 Hello, #Starliner! @BoeingSpace's human-rated spacecraft has arrived at the International @Space_Station for the first time, docking at 8:28pm ET (00:28 UTC).
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What’s next? . We've successfully completed 50+ tests on PermiAM injectors to prove their viability/reusability and will wrap up final testing soon. Stay tuned! #TeamMasten.
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What are the benefits?. ⏲️ Saves time: Requires 1-2 weeks to manufacture compared to 12-16 weeks for traditional injectors .💵 Saves money: Costs 60% less since fewer parts & less labor are required .🚀 Improves performance: Enables stronger, lightweight engine components.
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In partnership 🤝 with @Elementum, we're using this method to produce transpiration-cooled injectors for small launch vehicles, upper-stage engines, and other planetary landers.
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PermiAM allows us to #3D print rocket engine components as a single piece using a wider variety of metals.
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#OnThisDay in 2019, we received a @NASA SBIR Award to advance our PermiAM technology! Learn more about our patent-pending additive manufacturing approach in the thread below. ⤵️.
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Masten's new PermiAM method allows us to 3D-print transpiration-cooled rocket injectors as a single piece using a wider variety of metals.
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This #throwback from 2011 shows #Xombie 🚀 performing a pad-to-pad flight that's almost identical to the flight path flown by Xoie during the 2009 Lunar Lander Challenge. The difference? Xombie had 60 lbs of payload during this flight. and still stuck the landing!.
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We like short walks in the desert 🏜, building reusable rockets 🚀, and watching fiery sunsets ☀️. You?. 📍 Mojave, CA #TeamMasten
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RT @NASA: We're sending a small satellite to the Moon to test out a lunar orbit that we've never tried before! CAPSTONE will demonstrate th….
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We're not just landing on the #Moon. we're also building mission-enabling technologies to:. 🌑 Mitigate lunar dust.📍 Navigate the lunar surface.🥶 Survive the lunar night .🚀 Test emerging space tech . Learn more below! .
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From our FAST Landing Pads to our NITE System, Masten's mission-enabling tech is solving the most pressing challenges in space exploration.
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We're back with another #space joke. When astronomers finish calculating the time from sunup to sundown, what do they do? . They call it a day. 😆 #MondayMotivation
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RT @NASAKennedy: Don't forget to look up this weekend for a chance to observe a #LunarEclipse!. Starting at 10:28pm ET on Sunday, May 15, t….
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Today's the 1-year anniversary of #RocketFridays 🚀! Who knew y'all would love rocket-themed content so much. Well . actually, we did. 😏
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RT @NASA: For the first time ever, scientists have grown plants in lunar soil. This @UF and @NASASpaceSci experiment using Apollo Moon sam….
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