Ad Astra Rocket Company capitalizes on more than 30 years of NASA R&D on plasma propulsion and diverse technologies with the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR®) engine as its flagship product. Its high-tech facilities are located in the city of Webster, Texas nearby NASA’s JSC Center in Houston with a total area of 24,000ft2, a state-of-the-art machine shop, and a differentially pumped vacuum chamber of 150m3 for space environment testing. Through its international subsidiary in the city of Liberia in the northwestern Costa Rican province of Guanacaste, Ad Astra Rocket Company Costa Rica develops integrated turn-key solutions of distributed renewable energy systems, relevant to many global niche applications i.e. hydrogen energy cycle for production, storage, and use. Seven-time NASA space shuttle astronaut, Dr. Franklin R. Chang Díaz serves as company President and CEO. Dr. Chang Díaz invented the VASIMR® concept and has been working on its development since 1979.
View Top Employees from Ad Astra Rocket CompanyWebsite | http://www.adastrarocket.com |
Revenue | $5.6 million |
Employees | 30 (30 on RocketReach) |
Founded | 2005 |
Address | 141 W. Bay Area Blvd, Webster, Texas 77598, US |
Phone | (281) 526-0500 |
Fax | (281) 526-0599 |
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Industry | Aviation & Aerospace, Aerospace & Defense, Information Technology, Manufacturing |
Web Rank | 3 Million |
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Competitors | Accion Systems, Ad Astra, Inc., Interorbital Systems, Reaction Engines |
SIC | SIC Code 37 Companies, SIC Code 376 Companies, SIC Code 33 Companies, SIC Code 32 Companies |
NAICS | NAICS Code 33641 Companies, NAICS Code 3364 Companies, NAICS Code 33 Companies, NAICS Code 336 Companies |
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The Ad Astra Rocket Company annual revenue was $5.6 million in 2024.
Franklin Chang Díaz is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ad Astra Rocket Company.
30 people are employed at Ad Astra Rocket Company.
Ad Astra Rocket Company is based in Webster, Texas.
The NAICS codes for Ad Astra Rocket Company are [33641, 3364, 33, 336].
The SIC codes for Ad Astra Rocket Company are [37, 376, 33, 32].