Bothell-area resident Jeff Thornburg saw an opportunity to develop a new type of spacecraft. One, he says is more maneuverable, more capable, and more rapid.
is now providing the ability to move quickly to other orbital destinations in ways that just aren't possible," said Thornburg.
So we're taking that nuclear energy from the sun, in our case, and we're concentrating that energy to heat our proprietary engine system," said Thornburg. "And that means we don't have to carry oxygen on orbit, which means we can carry twice as much fuel.Thornburg's 30 years in the aerospace industry brought him to this moment.
"I think where Supernova really shines is it's been designed to be an on-orbit asset, meaning we're up there on orbit waiting for a mission or we're performing other missions and then could be tasked to do something completely different because we have more maneuverability, a longer life, and a rapid capability to move that our customers really want for the future," said Thornburg.
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