2015 News
December:
Ventions conducts successful hot-fire test of Methane-cooled Reaction Control Engine for JSC Phase I SBIR program.
October:
Ventions conducts successful long-duration hot-fire test of electric pump-fed, LOX / RP engine being developed under NASA KSC Phase II SBIR funding.
September:
Ventions receives notification of NASA's intent to exercise Phase II Enhancement Option on KSC Phase II SBIR.
September:
Ventions conducts successful static fire of electric pump-fed SALVO stage.
June:
Ventions initiates systems study effort for the Mars Technology Program under a NASA JPL funded contract.
June:
Ventions completes acceptance testing of SALVO 1st stage engines.
April:
Ventions awarded 2 NASA Phase I SBIRs for development of methane-fueled reaction control engines for in-space applications, and for optimization of high-performance pump-fed propulsion for Mars Ascent Vehicle.
April:
Ventions begins cold-flow fill / drain and pressurization tests of SALVO 1st stage.
March:
Ventions conducts hot-fire tests of 3,600lbf regeneratively-cooled LOX / RP engine being developed under NASA KSC Phase II SBIR funding.
January:
USPTO issues Ventions patent titled "Small Scale High Speed Turbomachinery".
January:
Ventions initiates hot-fire testing of injectors for 3,000-5,000lbf LOX / RP propulsion system under NASA KSC Phase II SBIR.