November Skies
Hello, November skies! We’ve been quiet. Probably too quiet! It seems that’s what happens when you’re really busy… Here’s a glimpse inside what’s going on at Masten. I wanted to take half a second and...
View ArticleFlight Opportunities and Payload Guide
As November has rolled into December, we’re still on the warpath testing rockets and making some good progress we’ll share with you soon. As you might be aware, Masten has received multiple contracts...
View ArticleHappy Holidays from Masten!
As our team got ready to head home for the holidays yesterday, we took a minute to decorate Xaero and take a picture. From all of us at Masten to you, we wish you a safe and Merry Christmas, Happy New...
View ArticleWhy Precision Landing?
We’ve received a number of inquiries about precision landing and why it’s important to us – shouldn’t we be focusing on high altitude suborbital vehicles? The short version is that it addresses a major...
View ArticleKatana First Fire
Hello from Mojave! It’s time for some video of some new hardware! On Friday, we fired Masten Space Systems’ newest engine prototype, the Katana class KA5S at our test site in Mojave, CA. In this video,...
View ArticleXaero: 444 for the 4th!
Happy Independence Day from Masten headquarters! It’s been a while since we released a video but trust us, we’ve been busy! In addition to multiple client projects and bending metal in the shop on...
View ArticleXombie 750 Meter Downrange Flight, Precision Landing
You may have noticed we’ve been flying Xombie a lot lately doing some interesting things. We just finished the third leg of a flight campaign on Xombie that expands the boundaries of what we believe to...
View ArticleXaero Test Update
Today, Masten Space Systems conducted a flight test of Xaero to 1 km altitude with the intention of testing flight controls at higher ascent and descent velocities. Our test objectives were met and...
View ArticleNext
Last week we encountered a sub system failure in flight that necessitated turning the rocket off while still in the air. Landing at that point winds up considerably rearranging the rocket into rocket...
View ArticleIntroducing Scimitar
I’m often reminded of an inspirational quote from a truly great self-made man: “I’m on to the next one On to the next one On to the next one On to the next one On to the next one On to the next one On...
View ArticleAnnouncing Postgraduate Fellowships
We’re about to embark on a historic year for Masten Space Systems. Team members will be part of test flight firsts, the design and construction of some of the most advanced suborbital test vehicles...
View ArticleFebruary Flight Frenzy!
We finished our work early and now we have extra time for you! As a result, a special one-time deal can be yours this February. Think of it as our Valentine’s Day present to the space community. For...
View ArticleXaero B Rises
Since last summer, even while we focused on Xombie flights for JPL and expanding Xaero’s flight envelope, we were working. Designing, tweaking, and starting to build the next iteration of Xaero that we...
View ArticleJoy and Sadness
Most of the time these blog posts update you on just a glimpse of what’s going on behind the curtain over here at Masten, and the man behind that curtain for most of those posts over the last three...
View ArticleSummer 2014 Internships
Masten is now accepting applications for internships for the Summer of 2014. If you’ve followed us you know we’ve had a great history of outstanding interns working with us. There are few places like...
View ArticleMasten featured on PBS documentary
We get asked on a regular basis what life is like working at Masten. Well, the good folks at KQED (San Francisco Bay Area PBS affiliate) came out in May to capture a slice of Mojave with a healthy dose...
View ArticleFall 2014 Internships
Masten is now accepting applications for internships for the Fall of 2014. If you’ve followed us you know we’ve had a great history of outstanding interns working with us. There are few places like us...
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Project Prometheus
A lot has been going on in the past year, and while we have been busy with clients and flying customer payloads, the Masten Team has also been thinking about ways we could engage the broader community...
View ArticleSpring 2015 Internships
Masten is now accepting applications for internships for the Spring of 2015. If you’ve followed us you know we’ve had a great history of outstanding interns working with us. There are few places like...
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Astrobotic Technology And Masten Space Systems Perform Visually Guided...
Contact John Thornton contact@astrobotic.com Sean Mahoney smahoney@masten.aero FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ASTROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY AND MASTEN SPACE SYSTEMS PERFORM VISUALLY GUIDED PRECISION LANDING...
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