InSpacePropulsion Technologies GmbH is a spin-off from the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Space Propulsion in Lampoldshausen. It was founded in July 2023 and offers safe, cost-effective and efficient propulsion systems for spacecraft.
HIP_11 is a propellant with hydrogen peroxide and a salt. HIP_11 has self-igniting properties. The propellant was tested on the M11 test complex at the DLR Institute of Space Propulsion in Lampoldshausen.
Video: HIP_11 hot run with an experimental combustion chamber
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Video: HIP_11 hot run with an experimental combustion chamber
HIP_11 is a propellant with hydrogen peroxide and a salt. HIP_11 has self-igniting properties. The propellant was tested on the M11 test complex at the DLR Institute of Space Propulsion in Lampoldshausen.
InSpacePropulsion Technologies GmbH is a space company based in Lampoldshausen, in southern Germany. It was founded in Lampoldshausen in July 2023 with the support of the Helmoltz Association and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Space Propulsion.
The company develops environmentally friendly propulsion technologies for every spacecraft. These are based on more than a decade of research and development work at DLR.
Current space propulsion systems offer either low costs or high reliability. The solution - based on literally thousands of hot gas tests at DLR's facilities - can serve both worlds: low cost with high performance and high reliability.
The products:
The HIP_11 technology is a novel patented hypergolic propellant based on hydrogen peroxide and an ionic liquid. HIP_11 has the following properties: fast and reliable hypergolic ignition, significantly reduced toxicity compared to conventional hypergolic propellants and a specific impulse of up to 310 seconds. Felix Lauck developed this propellant combination as part of his doctoral project at the DLR Institute of Space Propulsion. It was successfully demonstrated for the first time in a rocket engine.
The HyNOx technology uses nitrous oxide (N2O) and ethane (C2H6) as propellant components. The advantages of the non-toxic components are: easy handling, inexpensive and readily available substances and a specific impulse of up to 300 seconds. The development of advanced propellants with nitrous oxide began in 2014, initially with a focus on premixed propellants.
The two technologies complement each other perfectly, making them suitable for all sizes and classes of spacecraft – from cubesats to large satellites, capsules or landers. The mission is to provide safe, reliable, cost-effective and efficient propulsion and propulsion systems for the space market.
