Ursa Major
Ursa Major Mission, Purpose & Impact
Frequently Asked Questions
Ursa Major’s mission is to develop and deliver game-changing aerospace technology and defense systems at scale with unmatched speed and rigor. In just 10 years since its debut in 2015, the company has delivered flight-proven hypersonic propulsion technology to the aerospace industry, completed an ARMD flight, and unveiled vital products to satisfy the evolving needs of defense. Ursa Major’s additive manufacturing facility in Youngstown, Ohio, gives the company a competitive edge with the ability to rapidly scale product lines to deliver solutions faster. Deeply embedded company values of respect, resilience, and results drive this essential mission to fly faster.
The core values at Ursa Major are respect, resilience, and results, allowing the company to drive its mission forward while fostering a strong company culture. At Ursa Major, values are reinforced through transparent communication, employee recognition and awards for demonstrating lived values, and referencing values in decision-making processes. Values are embedded in everyday work and leaders connect decisions to core values, ensuring commitment to such values is present across the breadth of the organization.
Ursa Major Employee Perspectives
Just forty-five days after the preceding flight, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Ursa Major have executed a follow-on flight of the Affordable Rapid Missile Demonstrator (ARMD) powered by the Draper liquid rocket engine, expanding the flight envelope and proving rapid turnaround of critical hardware. ARMD continues at an aggressive pace, achieving an unprecedented development-to-flight timeline of just eight months.
“The swift technology advancements we are making in ARMD on affordable and mass-producible liquid rocket propulsion are a testament to the resolve, boldness, and strategic vision with which we are researching the unknown with discipline and rapidity, always with the all-absorbing purpose of developing revolutionary capabilities for war,” said AFRL Rocket Propulsion Chief Dr. Javier Urzay.
