Small Sat or Bust
Velontra CEO, Robert Keane, returns to Small Satellite Conference in Utah.
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Go Bronco! Go Bearcats!
University of Cincinnati’s Dean of Engineering, and Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer witnessed Bronco engine demonstration.
Birthplace of Aviation
Velontra is excited to be actively involved in the Ohio ecosystem. We are developing cutting edge hypersonic technology a few miles away from where the Wright brothers built the world’s first flying machine. We were very honored to be featured by TechOhio, the Voice of Ohio Third Frontier. Check out this awesome video and write …
Demo Day
This is the Velontra team during a demonstration event held for businesses, research institutions, and investor partners. The event was a blast, thanks to all who came out to support it. The entrepreneur and science community is an incredible thing to be a part of. The ramjet prototype functioned well and allowed Velontra to highlight …
It’s Hype Time!!!
Velontra successfully completed testing of one of the world’s smallest ramjets. A ramjet functions by using a platform’s velocity as a way to raise pressure without heavy and complicated turbo machinery. This has been used on aircraft like the SR-71. We developed a test facility to simulate the high pressure and temperature air that the …
Layer by Layer
Velontra’s unique ability to prototype hypersonic components incredibly quickly hinges on a key enabling technology, additive manufacturing. Here is a picture of Velontra’s additively manufactured ramjet prototype. This design was created with 1 print job with 1 part!!! Additive manufacturing builds a prototype one small layer at a time. This allows it to be incredibly …
Testing — 3,2,1…
This was an amazing and successful weekend with Velontra testing hardware. Velontra’s additively manufactured small-scale ramjet performed well. The test proved Velontra’s F.A.S.T. methodology and provided outstanding lessons learned to be utilized in further innovation of the design. It is great to be part of a VOSB developing and testing hypersonic technology from warfighters for …
To the Moon!!!
The space exploration boom is just starting. Led by U.S. investors and entrepreneurs, records are being set and boundaries expanded. As the investment money pours in, it will be exciting to see what prototypes and innovative developments are made in the Final Frontier. As a VOSB, Velontra will be pushing the speed, cost, and efficiency …
Train How You Fight
Weapons can be no better than the user. The amazing innovation in the hypersonic field has produced some really cool weapon prototypes, some of which may be fielded soon. It is critical that the warfighter be enabled to fully utilize this awesome potential through rigorous training. No surprise here, but the U.S. Army is on …
Birthplace of Aviation!!!
From the Wright Brothers Flyer to the X51, Ohio has been at the forefront of Aviation technology. It is exciting to see this substantial hypersonic contract awarded to a local business. The Air Force’s investment SBIR system continues to payFrom the Wright Brothers Flyer to the X51, Ohio has been at the forefront of Aviation …
Hypersonic Rebirth is Evolution not Revolution.
Hypersonic technology has existed at least since the first space satellite reentered earth’s atmosphere. It’s interest and applications has ebbed and flowed over the decades. However, with modern analytical and manufacturing techniques like 3D printing, prototypes can be made F.A.S.T., attritable, and mass efficient. VOSB’s like Velontra are an important part of this aerospace progress. …
Building Business!!!
Biden has reaffirmed and strengthened provisions that the federal government will prioritize spending to American companies first. This specifically targets small, medium, and entrepreneur businesses. This is excellent news for Velontra. As a veteran owned small business (VOSB) seeking to accelerate the innovation and prototype process in hypersonic space, this executive order will increase our …