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EPIC AEROSPACE
@epicaerospace
Connecting every point in Space.
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    EPIC AEROSPACE
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    Jan 31
    It did take us flying over 53 million kilometers from Earth, but here we are! Infinite thanks to @ashleevance for writing an epic story about CHIMERA GEO 1 and its flight so far. 🌎📡 <---->🛰♥️ Also, thanks to @goonhillyorg, @CSIRO, @KSAT_Kongsberg, @amsatdl and the many
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    Ashlee Vance
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    Jan 31
    Well, this story is simply amazing. @epicaerospace has set a distance record for contacting and controlling a private spacecraft. But its tug is now 53 million kilometers from Earth and needs our help to bring it back. corememory.com/p/exclusive-th…
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    EPIC AEROSPACE
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    Feb 27, 2025
    We got beacons and data! The spacecraft is healthy and power positive. We are working to establish uplink and begin commanding the spacecraft to begin the mission.
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    EPIC AEROSPACE
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    Feb 21, 2025
    All encapped, and ready to go! Here's to the launch of CHIMERA GEO 1, our first OTV designed for high energy transfers. Boasting over 1.7 km/s of delta-v, this vehicle is already setting a number of industry firsts, and is but a glimpse of many more things to come. Thanks to
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    EPIC AEROSPACE
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    Feb 27, 2025
    A throwback to a couple hours ago, when CHIMERA GEO 1 separated on its way to the Moon. 😍
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    EPIC AEROSPACE
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    Jan 3, 2023
    CHIMERA LEO 1 separation confirm!
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    EPIC AEROSPACE
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    Jan 3, 2023
    Ready for launch? We are! Tune in to watch our CHIMERA LEO 1 spacecraft fly to space tomorrow at 9:56 AM ET, and catch a glimpse of the business end of our tug below! youtu.be/lSRXacd8wU8
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    EPIC AEROSPACE
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    Dec 31, 2022
    Well, the cat is out of the bag on this one... We are proud to announce the launch of CHIMERA LEO 1 onboard the SpaceX Transporter-6 Rideshare mission NET Jan 3rd 2023! Meet our mission patch, and stay tuned for more updates and pictures from our payload processing campaign!
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    EPIC AEROSPACE
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    Apr 11, 2022
    We are happy to announce that we installed our class 100,000 clean room structure at the test site! We have also nearing hot fire testing of our LEO tug prototype, which you can see the team working on. Everyone is super excited to be so close to firing it already! 🚀
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    EPIC AEROSPACE
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    May 3, 2022
    EPIC AEROSPACE is proud to announce that it has begun testing its first fully functional CHIMERA LEO space tug. With highly configurable engines providing 280-300s of ISP and under 1 kN of thrust, our LEO tugs are to be the most capable, inexpensive, and compact in the world.
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    EPIC AEROSPACE
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    May 3, 2022
    This is the most compact space tug firing its engine for the first time. CHIMERA LEO is starting to come alive.
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    EPIC AEROSPACE
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    Mar 21, 2022
    Ever imagined this view? Well, this shot is one of our favorites! We decided to set a GoPro camera right at the bottom of our GEO engine. We love seeing the flame with the sky as background!🚀
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    EPIC AEROSPACE
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    Sep 17, 2021
    We are happy to announce that the GEO engine has reached test number 100! 🚀 It's been an exciting journey already, & we'll keep testing to ready our engines for flight! With 220-500 kg of thrust, this engine runs on commonly available fuels and will carry 300kg+ to GEO.
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    EPIC AEROSPACE
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    Mar 14, 2022
    This past month we conducted non-stop tests of our Tromen engine. In this close shot, you can appreciate the flame and see the engine’s mach diamonds 🚀
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    EPIC AEROSPACE
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    Feb 19, 2021
    At Epic we produce our own rocket fuel, build our own engines, and can test entire spacecraft in-house. This is a 500kg thrust rocket engine that will power some of our larger space-tugs around Earth and even the Moon.
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    EPIC AEROSPACE
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    Aug 26, 2021
    Test, test, test! The heart of our space-tugs are the engines. We run short tests like these daily, changing different parameters like pressures and injector designs to build the cheapest and most reliable propulsion system we can.
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