Developing rocket engines is hard. At NextAero, we have first hand experience. During our benchmarking activities comparing the thrust performance of the bell and aerospike nozzle geometries, we've worked out…
The engineering team at NextAero have been underway with combustion testing a representative aerospike nozzle. The testing campaign is part of a benchmarking exercise to compare the performance improvement of…
The NextAero team recently moved into a new office and workspace in February. The HQ is now based in the suburb of Clayton in Melbourne, Australia. The new space enables…
The testing continues at NextAero and the team have tuned the propellant pressurisation system to achieve stable combustion. The video below shows the tests being run through the bell nozzle…
NextAero have reached a milestone on the development of the Project19 engine. The first ignition test has been performed using preliminary engine hardware debut on the new cryogenic liquid fueled…
The Falling Walls Conference in Berlin is an annual event reflecting on the societal significance of the bringing down of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The conference has a sombre…
This week we feature a recently recorded podcast between CEO, Graham Bell, and the Start Up the Science podcast team. In the episode, Graham speaks with Antonia Caraveteanu and Christina…
NextAero was fortunate enough to be selected for and participate in the 2018 Advanced Materials Competition (AdMaCom). AdMaCom is operated by the Innovative Network for Advanced Materials (INAM), based in…
Amidst the bitter fog of winter, development of the Project19 gas-torch igniter has been underway. The igniter combusts gaseous propellants to provide and extremely hot gas jet to produce an…
The Additive Manufacturing Hub has awarded NextAero a grant as part of a Victorian Government initiative. Central to this initiative is to provide a collaborative network for developing local additive…