{
  "id": 138280,
  "title": "Rubicon ASCENT thruster moves from hot-fire testing to production",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/rubicon-ascent-thruster-moves-from-hot-fire-testing-to-production",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-04T15:48:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SpaceNews",
    "slug": "spacenews",
    "url": "https://spacenews.com/rubicon-ascent-thruster-moves-from-hot-fire-testing-to-production/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "SAN FRANCISCO – Rubicon Space Systems completed hot-fire testing of its Velox 5-newton ASCENT monopropellant thruster, paving the way for on-orbit operations in 2027. “The program demonstrated performance beyond our […] The post Rubicon ASCENT thruster moves from hot-fire testing to production appeared first on SpaceNews .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}