SecondStar

Second Star is a UK space propulsion company developing propulsion systems for launch vehicle, in-space, and hypersonic applications using a novel and scalable production methodology. The company's manufacturing and testing operations are based at the Westcott Venture Park in Buckinghamshire, a historic centre for UK propulsion development, with commercial functions at the Harwell Space Cluster in Oxfordshire. Second Star aims to deliver propulsion systems that combine high thrust and high efficiency in a scalable architecture, targeting both primary launch vehicle propulsion and in-space propulsion for satellite maneuvering and orbital transfer. The company is part of the growing UK commercial space propulsion sector based around the cluster of space companies and institutions at Harwell and Westcott.