ARCOS
ARCOS is described as the world’s first aerospike engine to successfully fire using sustainable propellants. And Edinburgh-based Aurora highlights the significance of the deal:
“We have wanted to work with the Pangea Propulsion team since founding Aurora Avionics two years ago,” said Aurora Avionics CEO, Oren Smith-Carpenter. “They are a world-leading Space company and are doing groundbreaking work. We think the combination of two ambitious, agile organisations will be a large step forward for European space”
“This marks another significant milestone in our growth journey. The progress so far has been remarkable, and we remain determined to ensure Aurora Avionics stays at the forefront of technological development in the space industry.”
Aurora Avionics involves a 10-person team working at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh.
It has previously completed a £500k investment round earlier this year.
The round was led by Kelvin Capital, alongside Gabriel and Scottish Enterprise, to support Aurora’s next phase of growth
Pangea Propulsion
Pangea is the first company in the world to successfully fire an aerospike engine using sustainable methane and oxygen propellants. It believes its flagship ARCOS engine is on track to become the first flight-ready reusable aerospike.
Pangea Propulsion CEO, Adrià Argemí, comments: “We had a competitive process for our Avionics contract. We were impressed by the customer-first focus of the Aurora Avionics team and their NewSpace specific technology. Europe needs companies to join forces to accelerate access to space and stay competitive – agreements like this are how we make it happen.”
Images: Aurora Avionics – (Top) Adrià Argemí [Pangea Propulsion, CEO], Oren Smith-Carpenter [Aurora, CEO]
(Bottom) Aurora and Pangea teams, pictured (l-r): Myles Bax [Commercial Lead, Aurora], Finn Steegers [Avionics Systems Engineer, Pangea Propulsion], Gilles Fachin [Lead Project Manager, Pangea Propulsion], Rowland Fraser [CTO, Aurora], Claudia Paris [Head of Legal, Pangea Propulsion], Edgar Pascot-Cooper [Project Manager, Pangea Propulsion], Oren Smith-Carpenter [CEO, Aurora], Adria Argemí [CEO, Pangea Propulsion], Federico Rossi [Head of Propulsion Engineering, Pangea Propulsion].
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