Ursa Major

Ursa Major (operating via ursamajor.com) is a pioneering aerospace and defense company engineered to revolutionize how America and its allies access and apply high-performance propulsion. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Berthoud, Colorado, the enterprise natively unifies the design, manufacturing, and delivery of advanced liquid rocket engines and solid rocket motors. Moving far beyond the constraints and delays of the legacy industrial base, Ursa Major fundamentally transforms propulsion development for space launch, satellite maneuvering, and hypersonics to solve the most urgent national security demands. The company is trusted by commercial space entities, defense contractors, and the U.S. military alike, utilizing cutting-edge additive manufacturing and agile engineering to eliminate domestic dependence on foreign suppliers. Under the hood, their technology core leverages advanced oxygen-rich staged combustion architectures, innovative 3D-printed components, and highly scalable testing facilities to accelerate rocket propulsion capabilities. Capturing massive market acceleration with hundreds of millions in funding from top-tier investors like BlackRock, Eclipse, and RTX Ventures, Ursa Major remains a definitive cornerstone of the modern aerospace sector, turning complex propulsion engineering into a reliable, high-velocity advantage.