Ursa Major

Ursa Major is an American aerospace and defense company founded in 2015 that designs and manufactures propulsion systems, solid rocket motors, and space mobility technology. Headquartered in Berthoud, Colorado, with additive manufacturing operations in Youngstown, Ohio, the company produces hardware for land, sea, air, and space domains. Its product portfolio includes throttleable liquid engines such as Hadley and Draper, designed for hypersonics and tactically responsive satellite propulsion. The firm utilizes modular architectures and additive manufacturing to build scalable systems for the joint force and defense industrial base.

The organization develops mission-ready aerospace systems intended to address urgent national security and defense requirements. Over the past decade, the company has delivered multiple engines, conducted hotfire testing, and expanded its manufacturing footprint to supply propulsion hardware for aerospace applications. The company operates as an independent provider of rocket propulsion and continues to develop scalable aerospace capabilities for the United States and its allies.