Ursa Major
Rocket, hypersonic, and solid-rocket-motor propulsion
Defense & Space
📍 Berthoud, CO
Founded 2015
Current Valuation
Private
PRIVATE
Ursa Major is an independent propulsion company building rocket engines, hypersonic propulsion, and — increasingly — solid rocket motors, a category facing acute U.S. supply shortages. Founded by Joe Laurienti, a propulsion engineer formerly at SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Fundraising Status
private
Founders & Key People
Joe Laurienti
Products
- Hadley / Ripley / Arroway rocket engines
- Lynx solid rocket motors
- Hypersonic propulsion
Competitors
Aerojet Rocketdyne (L3Harris) · Northrop Grumman (NOC)
DefenseSpacePropulsionHypersonicsSpaceX/Blue Origin alumni
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of recent date. Refreshed quarterly.