A rocket company making rocket fuel from RDX (the bangy-bit of plastic explosives).
Overview
| Headquarters | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Founder(s) | Bachar Elzein |
| Ownership | Privately owned and funded |
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| Website |
| Rocket | Aurora |
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| Stages | 2 |
| Height | 18 m |
| Lift Weight | 50-150 kg |
| Lift Volume | |
| Propulsion | RDX |
Description
Reaction Dynamics is a Canadian rocket company that is using additive manufacturing and multiple test a day to iterate obsessively on their way to demonstration flights at the end of 2022. They are also using a hybrid rocket engine using RDX. RDX is generally used as an explosive that is more energetic than TNT and is used in C-4 when mixed with plasticizers.
Their rocket is code named Aurora and is described on their website as 18m tall, with a 1.3 m (second stage fairing) - 1.8 m (first stage) diameter. The second stage has a 2.5 m height and a payload capacity of 50 - 150 kg.
Small satellite launchers operating from Canada would significantly improve the sector's viability, so watch for orbital test flights in 2023.
Recent News & Updates
September 1, 2022
Flying anything in Canada requires rigorous approvals, which makes this first round of qualification testing vital.
The first fuselage section has passed all the planned tests with success. This validates the numerical models used in the design and provides the data needed to move forward towards obtaining launch clearances.#canada #rockets #space #spacetech #spaceindustry #spaceflight
— Reaction Dynamics (@Reactiondyn) September 1, 2022
August 24, 2022
Having a way to get to space but no place to launch from is a significant problem that other Canadian space companies (e.g. [C6]()) struggle with. A Maritime Launch Services partnership provides crucial infrastructure for Reaction Dynamics' success.
Earlier this year, we announced a partnership with @Reactiondyn to launch a Canadian rocket 🚀, with a Canadian payload 🛰️ at a Canadian #spaceport 🇨🇦#SpaceportNovaScotia https://t.co/UTJf9QLU9J
— Maritime Launch Services (@maritimelaunch) August 24, 2022
June 1, 2022
Reaction Dynamics committed to 3D printing their rocket parts, so this announcement of a Velo 3D Sapphire printer was a critical step to move forward.
We are pleased to announce that we have acquired one of the most advanced 3D printing technologies in the world, the first @VELO3DMetal Sapphire™ printer in Canada. https://t.co/t2ZHTt0zbq pic.twitter.com/Enx8PKCsRk
— Reaction Dynamics (@Reactiondyn) June 1, 2022
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