New Frontier Aerospace
Kent, Washington, United States
About
Founded in 2020, New Frontier Aerospace is a defense subsystem manufacturer based in Kent, United States working in space, air systems, unmanned systems.
New Frontier Aerospace is a privately held, equity-funded technology company founded in 2020. It develops and manufactures advanced rocket engines and propulsion systems for hypersonic VTOL aircraft, fast cryogenic orbit transfer spacecraft and planetary landers. Its products are intended for civil, commercial and defense applications. The company has received SpaceWERX Direct to Phase II SBIR funding from the U.S. Space Force for the Bifröst orbit transfer spacecraft to support the THOFT mission, which aims to provide rapid, responsive access to high-energy orbits. It also signed a CRADA with the Air Force Institute of Technology to advance a hypersonic VTOL aircraft for military and commercial transport. Its Mjölnir engine completed a series of hot-fire tests in 2025, with NASA funding the test series and seed funding from National Security Innovation Capital, part of the Defense Innovation Unit. The company is headquartered in Kent, Washington.
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Mjölnir rocket engine
Rocket engine
3D-printed, full-flow staged combustion, LOX/LNG rocket engine for hypersonic aircraft, orbit transfer spacecraft and planetary landers. Also offered as a standalone product.
Bifröst
Orbit transfer spacecraft
Cryogenic orbital transfer stage powered by the Mjölnir engine, designed for rapid orbit changes and cislunar missions, with a lunar lander variant.
Pathfinder
Hypersonic VTOL unmanned aerial system
Rocket-powered hypersonic vertical takeoff and landing aircraft designed for cargo and passenger transport in civil and military missions.
