Ursa Major

Berthoud, Colorado, United States · Space · Launch / Propulsion & engines · Private · founded 2015 · ursamajor.com

Ursa Major manufactures and supplies in-space propulsion systems and rocket motors for aerospace and launch customers.

Positioning

Ursa Major is a US propulsion maker whose Hadley engine powers a DoD hypersonic test bed and whose Draper engine is prime on AFRL's Affordable Rapid Missile Demonstrator, across three businesses (hypersonics, solid rocket motors, space propulsion), with revenue of $18.5M in 2024 rising to $45M in 2025 and ~$100M projected for 2026. It announced a definitive SPAC merger with Bleichroeder III in August 2026 at ~$2.3B post-money (a Nasdaq close targeted for Q1-27), unveiled its HAVOC missile (February 2026), and opened a Longmont facility. A disclosed risk: its projections assume an 88% CAGR in the US munitions budget, and customers are concentrated (USAF, Navy, RTX, BAE).

Latest signals

  • Ursa Major opened a new rocket-manufacturing facility in Longmont, Colorado.SpaceNews
  • Ursa Major plans to go public through a $2.3 billion SPAC merger.SpaceNews
  • Ursa Major plans to expand its Galeton, Colorado site into a large-scale solid rocket motor production campus.Ursa Major
  • Ursa Major is advancing the U.S. Navy’s MK 104 rocket motor design under a new $10 million award.Ursa Major
  • Ursa Major’s SPAC transaction carries an approximately $2.3 billion post-transaction equity valuation.Ursa Major

34 signals name Ursa Major. Members see all of them, filtered by topic, source and date.

Facts, with sources

  • Merger approved by both boards; expected to close in Q1 2027 subject to approvalsOwnership change · Ursa Major
  • Boards of Ursa Major and Bleichroeder unanimously approved the transaction, expected to close in Q1 2027Ownership change · Ursa Major
  • Boards unanimously approved business combination with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. III; expected closing in Q1 2027Ownership change · Ursa Major
  • Boards of Ursa Major and Bleichroeder approved the transaction, expected to close in Q1 2027 subject to approvalsOwnership change · Ursa Major

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Scores, Space (of 10)

Deployment8
Production6
Commercials6
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower8
Leverage8

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Peers in Propulsion & engines

100Agile Space Industries · 63

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Questions this page answers

What does Ursa Major do?

Ursa Major manufactures and supplies in-space propulsion systems and rocket motors for aerospace and launch customers. Ursa Major is a US propulsion maker whose Hadley engine powers a DoD hypersonic test bed and whose Draper engine is prime on AFRL's Affordable Rapid Missile Demonstrator, across three businesses (hypersonics, solid rocket motors, space propulsion), with revenue of $18.5M in 2024 rising to $45M in 2025 and ~$100M projected for 2026. It announced a definitive SPAC merger with Bleichroeder III in Aug

Where does Ursa Major rank in space?

Ursa Major ranks 29 of 100 on the Space 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 79 out of 100, in Propulsion & engines (Launch). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who are Ursa Major's peers in Propulsion & engines?

Agile Space Industries (rank 100).

Where is Ursa Major based and when was it founded?

Ursa Major is based in Berthoud, Colorado, United States. Founded 2015. Stage: Private.

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