NEW FRONTIER AEROSPACE, INC.

Tukwila, WA · Aerospace · Private

Mjölnir liquid oxygen and liquefied natural gas (LOX/LNG) rocket engine with Full Flow Staged Combustion cycle for orbital transfer stages

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · nfaero.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Tukwila, WA
Total capital: $7.8M

Federal grants: $4M; 3 awards · 2023–2025; Rank in peer group#101 of 155
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $3.8M; 2 awards · NASA, Defense; Rank in Aerospace#383 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · F2D-14674 New Frontier Aerospace, Inc. This Phase II SBIR Shall Develop And Ground Test A Prototype Orbital Transfer Vehicle (otv) Propulsion System Using A Single Mjolnir Engine (less Avionics, Communications, Payload, Etc.).$3M
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · F2D-14674 New Frontier Aerospace, Inc. This Phase II SBIR Shall Develop And Ground Test A Prototype Orbital Transfer Vehicle (otv) Propulsion System Using A Single Mjolnir Engine (less Avionics, Communications, Payload, Etc.).$3M
Jun 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase II · FY24 SBIR Phase II - Cryogenic Transfer Stage For Beyond Low Earth Orbit Access$850K
Jun 2024Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase II - Cryogenic Transfer Stage For Beyond Low Earth Orbit Access$850K
Aug 2023Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Transfer Stage$147K

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Standing among 155 peers

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Aerospace · Launch · Device

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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.