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Engine change delays ispace-built lunar lander mission (spacenews.com)

submitted 1 month ago by threelonmusketeers to c/spaceflight

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In a May 9 statement, ispace U.S., the American subsidiary of Japan’s ispace, said it will use a new engine called VoidRunner for its Apex 1.0 lunar lander. That lander is being developed by ispace U.S. for a team led by Draper flying a mission that is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.

The company previously planned to use an engine from Agile Space Industries called A2200, a bipropellant engine that produces about 2,200 newtons (500 pounds-force) of thrust. However, ispace U.S. said that after a review with Agile, the companies concluded the A2200 “would not be supplied within the originally planned procurement schedule.”

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Off topic, but it's still always interesting to me that they're way out in Durango, CO. A lot of engine companies are in the middle of nowhere, but they picked a beautiful middle of nowhere.