AD ASTRA ROCKET CO

Webster, TX · Aerospace · Private

High-power RF coupler for VASIMR plasma rocket engine, enabling increased thermal performance through embedded cooling channels in ceramic structure

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · adastrarocket.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Webster, TX
Total capital: $20M

Federal grants: $5.8M; 4 awards · 2023–2025; Rank in peer group#67 of 155
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $14.2M; 9 awards · NASA; Rank in Aerospace#187 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · Phase II Sequential SBIR 80NSSC25C0436 Technology Maturation Of The Vasimr Electric Propulsion System$4M
Sep 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phase II Sequential SBIR 80NSSC25C0436 Technology Maturation Of The Vasimr Electric Propulsion System$4M
May 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase II · SBIR Phase II- Improved Design Of The Vasimr Radio Frequency Transmission Line$850K
May 2024Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase II- Improved Design Of The Vasimr Radio Frequency Transmission Line$850K
Aug 2023Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I: Improved Design Of The Vasimr Radio Frequency Transmission Line$150K
Jul 2023Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Improved Design of the VASIMR Radio Frequency Transmission Line$149K
May 2023Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Improved Thermo-Mechanical Design of the VASIMR RF Coupler$849K

Show 6 earlier federal awards

Jul 2022Federal contractNASA · EO14042 SBIR Phase I Improved Thermo-mechanical Design Of The Vasimr RF Coupler$150K
Feb 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Support On The Trapped Field Magnet Project$9K
Aug 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf NASA Broad Agency Announcement Award NNH15ZCQ001K. The Objectives Of This Work Are To Demonstrate And Measure Key Technical Functions And Parameters Relevant To NASA. Ad Astras Well Demonstrated Experimental And Engineering Development Practices Will Be Followed Throughout The Project. Ad Astra Will Demonstrate The Following Power. Ad Astra Will Perform Operational Thermal Steady State Tests In A Design That Is Efficient And Extensible To Continuous Operations Per Thruster. Trl 5 Pp$8.9M
Aug 2011Federal contractNASA · Aeronautic/space Studies Testing Laboratories$22K
Jul 2010Federal contractNASA · Chamber Nozzle, Ox Manifold, Fu Manifold, Tooling Set-up Block$4K
Feb 2010Federal contractNASA · Variable Specific Impulse Magneto-plasma Rocket - Vasimr$137K

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Standing among 155 peers

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Aerospace · Launch · Device

Federal grants#67 · top 43%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.