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REACTION SYSTEMS, INC.

Golden, CO · Aerospace · Private

Hypersonic air-breathing engine thermal management systems

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Updated · reactionsystemsllc.com

Sector
Aerospace
Headquarters
Golden, CO
Total capital
$23.9M
Federal grants
$7.5M
15 awards · 2016–2026
Rank in peer group#27 of 89
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$16.4M
31 awards · Defense, NASA
Rank in Aerospace#175 of 1335
Granted patents
3
5 pending · first 2021
Rank in peer group#23 of 89

Capital timeline

200620102014201820222026FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $23.9M2006: $750K across 1 contract2008: $100K across 1 contract2009: $200K across 2 contracts2010: $806K across 1 contract2011: $350K across 3 contracts2012: $1.5M across 2 contracts2013: $2M across 2 contracts$2M2014: $1.5M across 1 contract2015: $150K across 1 contract2016: $275K across 2 grants · $150K across 1 contract2017: $999K across 1 contract2018: $125K across 1 grant2019: $1.5M across 1 grant · $968K across 1 contract$2.5M2020: $1.2M across 2 grants · $351K across 2 contracts$1.6M2021: $890K across 2 grants · $1M across 2 contracts$1.9M2022: $150K across 1 contract2023: $1.2M across 1 grant · $3.1M across 3 contracts$4.4M2024: $350K across 2 grants · $350K across 2 contracts2025: $1.6M across 3 grants · $1.7M across 3 contracts$3.3M2026: $225K across 1 grant · $218K across 1 contract
200620102014201820222026FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $23.9M2006: $750K across 1 contract2008: $100K across 1 contract2009: $200K across 2 contracts2010: $806K across 1 contract2011: $350K across 3 contracts2012: $1.5M across 2 contracts2013: $2M across 2 contracts$2M2014: $1.5M across 1 contract2015: $150K across 1 contract2016: $275K across 2 grants · $150K across 1 contract2017: $999K across 1 contract2018: $125K across 1 grant2019: $1.5M across 1 grant · $968K across 1 contract$2.5M2020: $1.2M across 2 grants · $351K across 2 contracts2021: $890K across 2 grants · $1M across 2 contracts2022: $150K across 1 contract2023: $1.2M across 1 grant · $3.1M across 3 contracts$4.4M2024: $350K across 2 grants · $350K across 2 contracts2025: $1.6M across 3 grants · $1.7M across 3 contracts$3.3M2026: $225K across 1 grant · $218K across 1 contract

Latest events

  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Advanced Sorbent Regeneration For Mars Eva$225K
  • Federal contractNASA · Sabatier Catalyst Development$218K
  • Federal contractDefense · This Effort Will Develop A Regenerable CO2 Control System That Accomplishes A Dual Bed, Pressure Swing Adsorption System Which Can Be Continually Operated Without Capacity Limitations.$210K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · This Effort Will Develop A Regenerable CO2 Control System That Accomplishes A Dual Bed, Pressure Swing Adsorption System Which Can Be Continually Operated Without Capacity Limitations.$210K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · 873AUTHORITY$570K
  • Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$656K
  • Federal contractNASA · Phase II SBIR 80NSSC25C0028 Innovative Method For Water And CO2 Sequestration And Reclamation In Long Duration Plss$850K
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  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phase II SBIR 80NSSC25C0028 Innovative Method For Water And CO2 Sequestration And Reclamation In Long Duration Plss$850K
  • Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I - Long Duration Plss$150K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I - Long Duration Plss$150K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Topic No. AF23C-T003, STTR Phase 1, F23-T003-0030 - Innovative Dynamic Distortion Generation System$200K
  • Federal contractDefense · Topic No. AF23C-T003, STTR Phase 1, F23-T003-0030 - Innovative Dynamic Distortion Generation System$200K
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.9M
  • Federal contractNASA · FY23 SBIR Phase II High Capacity Rca Sorbents For Increased Cycle Times$850K
  • Federal contractNASA · E014042 SBIR Phase III An Advanced Endothermic Fuel System For Thermal Management In Reusable Hypersonic Vehicles$365K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · An Advanced Endothermic Fuel System for Thermal Management in Hypersonic Vehicles$1.2M
  • Federal contractNASA · E014042 SBIR Phase I High Capacity Rca Sorbents For Increased Cycle Times$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · EO14042: Research And Development$1.0M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · An Advanced Endothermic Fuel System for Thermal Management in Hypersonic Vehicles$750K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Active Shock Gradient Control for Scramjet Isolators$140K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Advanced Endothermic Fuel System For Thermal Management In Hypersonic Vehicles$50K
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$240K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Using the Conditional Moment Closure Method to Assess the Effects of Turbulence Chemical Kinetics$1.1M
  • Federal contractDefense · Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Effort Entitled, "a Cmc Approach To Modeling Unsteady Combustion In An Arbitrarily G-loaded Solid Rocket Motor"$111K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · A CMC Approach to Modeling Unsteady Combustion in an Arbitrarily G-Loaded Solid Rocket Motor$111K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Catalytic N2O Decomposition for Piloted Scramjet Ignition$1.5M
  • Federal contractDefense · Coke Deposition And Mitigation In Additive Manufactured Fuel$968K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · A Supported Liquid Membrane System for Steady State CO2 Control in a Spacecraft Cabin$125K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot:igf Army Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II Effort Entitled "chemical Kinetic Pathway Effects In Turbulent Reacting Flows"$999K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Army STTR Ph I Entitled, "using The Conditional Moment Closure Method To Assess The Effects Of Turbulence Chemical Kinetics".$150K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Advanced Supported Liquid Membranes for Ammonia and Formaldehyde Control in Spacesuits$125K
  • Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · An Advanced Facilitated Transport Membrane for CO2 Capture from Dilute Streams$150K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Phase III - Advanced Supported Liquid Membranes For CO2 Control- Transition To Cabin Application$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf An Advanced Endothermic Fuel System For Hypersonic Propulsion$1.5M
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Catalytic N20 Decomposition For Piloted Scramjet Ignition$1.9M
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf An Advanced Endothermic Fuel System For Hypersonic Propulsio$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf A Novel Thermal Method For Rapid Coke Meas. SBIR Phase II$747K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Other Function - The Development Of New, Robust, Lightweight Systems For CO2 Removal During Eva Is A Crucial Need For NASA. Current Activity Is Focused On Extending Mission Times Without Increasing The Size And Weight Of The Portable Life Support System (plss). Although CO2 Sorbents That Can Be Regenerated During Eva Are Being Studied, These System Add "on Back" Hardware, Increasing Weight And Complexity, And Reducing Reliability. A Simpler Approach Is To Use A Membrane System To Se$750K
  • Federal contractDefense · P.o. SBIR Phase I - A Novel Thermal Method For Rapid Coke Measurement In Liquid Rocket Engines$150K
  • Federal contractNASA · Tremendous Advances Have Been Made In The Development Of Large And Accurate Detailed Reaction Chemistry Models For Hydrocarbon Fuels. Comparable Progress Has Also Been Achieved In Cfd As An Engineering Design Tool. Highly Accurate Hydrocarbon Chemistry Is Now Desired For Simulating Gas Turbine Combustors And Automobile Engines To Better Predict Both Performance And Pollutant Emissions. Newer And More Accurate Cfd Techniques Like Large Eddy Simulation (les) Are Being Used More As Computational Po$100K
  • Federal contractNASA · The Development Of New, Robust, Lightweight Systems For CO2 Removal During Eva Is A Crucial Need For NASA. With Current And Anticipated Space Activities, Mission Times Will Need To Be Extended Without Increasing The Size And Weight Of The Portable Life Support System (plss). While Much Of The Recent Work On The Development Of New CO2 Control Strategies Has Centered On Solid Sorbents That Can Be Regenerated During The Mission, These System Add "on Back" Hardware, Increasing Weight And Complexity,$100K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR II$806K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1$100K
  • Federal contractNASA · The Development Of New, Robust, Lightweight Systems For CO2 Removal During Eva Is A Crucial Need For NASA. With Current Activity Focused On The Development Of Lunar Outposts, Mission Times Will Need To Be Extended Without Increasing The Size And Weight Of The Portable Life Support System (plss). While Much Of The Recent Work On The Development Of New CO2 Control Strategies Has Centered On Sorbents That Can Be Regenerated During The Mission, These System Add "on Back" Hardware, Increasing Weight $100K
  • Federal contractNASA · Species Source Term Mapping For Reacting Flow Cfd$100K
  • Federal contractDefense · 200609!008931!5700!FA8650!DET 1 Afrl/pk !FA865006C2660 !a!n! !y! ! !20060621!20080930!196231166!196231166!196231166!N!REACTION Systems, Llc !1814 19TH St !golden !CO!80401!30835!059!08!GOLDEN !jefferson !colorado !+000000375000!N!N!000000750000!AC11!RDTE/AIRCRAFT-BASIC Research !A1B!AIRCRAFT Engines And Spares !000 !not Discernable !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$750K

Federal awards are summed by year (46 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 89 peers

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Aerospace · System

  • Federal grants#27 · top 30%
  • Granted patents#23 · top 26%

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Sources

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