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Mission-enabling technologies solving the most pressing challenges in space.

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Cutting Edge Technologies

We’re not just flying rockets. We’re also not just landing on the Moon. Masten is solving the most pressing challenges in space. Our mission-enabling technologies will help enable sustainable access and utilization of the Moon, Mars, and beyond! Get in touch to implement these cutting-edge technologies for your next mission.
Masten NITE System

Nite™ System

Temperatures on the Moon can reach as low as low as -232°C (or -387°F) during the lunar night, causing spacecraft systems, rovers, and payloads to fail. Masten’s Nighttime Integrated Thermal and Electricity (NITE) System solves this challenge by delivering heat and power through the oxidation of metals using propellant margin from the lander’s propulsion system. The NITE System autonomously operates when temperatures fall below a specified threshold, enabling landers and payloads to extend mission operations for at least 12 months.
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Masten NITE System

Nite™ System

Temperatures on the Moon can reach as low as low as -232°C (or -387°F) during the lunar night, causing spacecraft systems, rovers, and payloads to fail. Masten’s Nighttime Integrated Thermal and Electricity (NITE) System solves this challenge by delivering heat and power through the oxidation of metals using propellant margin from the lander’s propulsion system. The NITE System autonomously operates when temperatures fall below a specified threshold, enabling landers and payloads to extend mission operations for at least 12 months.
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Rocket Mining System

Usable as drinking water, rocket fuel, and other vital resources, lunar ice is critical to maintain a sustained presence on the Moon and allow future missions to Mars and beyond. Masten’s Rocket Mining System can autonomously extract more than 420,000 kg of water per year. It uses a series of rocket plumes under a pressurized dome to fluidize ice particles and a vacuum-like system to store the water. The full system can be attached to a rover and delivered via Masten’s lunar landers.
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Rocket Mining System

Usable as drinking water, rocket fuel, and other vital resources, lunar ice is critical to maintain a sustained presence on the Moon and allow future missions to Mars and beyond. Masten’s Rocket Mining System can autonomously extract more than 420,000 kg of water per year. It uses a series of rocket plumes under a pressurized dome to fluidize ice particles and a vacuum-like system to store the water. The full system can be attached to a rover and delivered via Masten’s lunar landers.
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Lunar PNT Network

Unlike Earth, the Moon isn’t equipped with GPS so lunar spacecraft, assets, and human explorers are essentially operating in the dark. Masten’s new lunar position, navigation, and timing (PNT) solution proposes to fix that with surface-based sensors that can be deployed from a spacecraft into a dedicated sensor array on the Moon. With functionality similar to GPS, the autonomous network can enable navigation and location tracking for spacecraft, assets, and future astronauts on the lunar surface or in lunar orbit.

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Lunar PNT Network

Unlike Earth, the Moon isn’t equipped with GPS so lunar spacecraft, assets, and human explorers are essentially operating in the dark. Masten’s new lunar position, navigation, and timing (PNT) solution proposes to fix that with surface-based sensors that can be deployed from a spacecraft into a dedicated sensor array on the Moon. With functionality similar to GPS, the autonomous network can enable navigation and location tracking for spacecraft, assets, and future astronauts on the lunar surface or in lunar orbit.

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Fast Landing Pads

Razor-sharp regolith (a.k.a. dust) caused by robotic and human landers is a major challenge for the future of space exploration. This dust can damage landers, payloads, surrounding infrastructure, and even pose a hazard to astronauts. Masten is solving this challenge with an in-Flight Alumina Spray Technique (FAST) that creates instant landing pads by injecting ceramic particles into a rocket engine nozzle and building up a coating over the regolith prior to landing. This approach minimizes harmful dust particles and enables more landing locations for complex lunar, Mars, or asteroid missions.
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Fast Landing Pads

Razor-sharp regolith (a.k.a. dust) caused by robotic and human landers is a major challenge for the future of space exploration. This dust can damage landers, payloads, surrounding infrastructure, and even pose a hazard to astronauts. Masten is solving this challenge with an in-Flight Alumina Spray Technique (FAST) that creates instant landing pads by injecting ceramic particles into a rocket engine nozzle and building up a coating over the regolith prior to landing. This approach minimizes harmful dust particles and enables more landing locations for complex lunar, Mars, or asteroid missions.
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3D-Printed Rocket Injectors

Rocket components are costly and complex, often requiring traditional assembly with 100+ parts, which leaves a lot of room for error. Masten is solving this challenge with a patent-pending additive manufacturing method called PermiAM. It allows us to 3D-print rocket engine parts, such as transpiration-cooled injectors, in a single piece using a wider variety of metals. This saves time, lowers costs, and improves engine performance.
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3D-Printed Rocket Injectors

Rocket components are costly and complex, often requiring traditional assembly with 100+ parts, which leaves a lot of room for error. Masten is solving this challenge with a patent-pending additive manufacturing method called PermiAM. It allows us to 3D-print rocket engine parts, such as transpiration-cooled injectors, in a single piece using a wider variety of metals. This saves time, lowers costs, and improves engine performance.
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Electric Pumps

We’re also using additive manufacturing techniques to 3D-print high-power electric cryogenic pumps. These pumps can be used in 5,000 lbf engine propulsion systems to provide superior throttling capabilities over traditional turbopumps at significantly lower complexity and cost. Available for methane, oxygen, and hydrogen, they’re lightweight and power dense with the ability to enable propellant transfer and refueling for sample return missions.

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Electric Pumps

We’re also using additive manufacturing techniques to 3D-print high-power electric cryogenic pumps. These pumps can be used in 5,000 lbf engine propulsion systems to provide superior throttling capabilities over traditional turbopumps at significantly lower complexity and cost. Available for methane, oxygen, and hydrogen, they’re lightweight and power dense with the ability to enable propellant transfer and refueling for sample return missions.

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