Scintilla Propulsion Engine
Space Machines Company
In-house 3D-printed metal rocket engine delivering 50 N thrust at 92% efficiency, developed entirely by Space Machines Company in Australia.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Thrust
- 50 N
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- Thrust
- 50 N
- Efficiency
- 92% (pathway to 99%+)
- Maximum continuous burn
- 65 seconds
- Restart cycles demonstrated
- 40+
- Cumulative test time
- 1,200+ seconds
- Manufacturing method
- 3D-printed metal (additive manufacturing)
- Scalability
- 100–500 N with minor modifications
About
The Scintilla has been tested to over 1,200 seconds of cumulative burn time across 40+ restart cycles, achieving 92% efficiency with a development pathway to 99%+. Its scalable architecture supports 100–500 N of thrust with minor modifications, and powers the Optimus Viper rapid-response spacecraft platform.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.