Nereus thrusters
Small hydrogen peroxide thrusters for spacecraft
Pangea Propulsion
Barcelona engine maker, formerly Pangea Aerospace, that dropped its own rocket in 2023 to sell engines to others: a methane aerospike, an upper-stage engine and small in-space thrusters. It opened a serial-production plant in 2026.
Founded in 2018 per European Spaceflight. The company site lists a Barcelona office and a Toulouse office; its new production plant is in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
Products, by altitude
Low Earth orbit · 160–2,000 km
In development
Launch · From the pad to orbit
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ARCOS aerospike engine
Rocket engine that stays efficient from the ground to space
In development Cryox
Methane engine for upper stages and landers
Announced Kronos
Proposed reusable methane engine for very large rockets
Known rounds
Milestones
- Jul 2026 Opened a 1,000 square meter manufacturing facility in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, near Barcelona, marking a shift to serial production. Company statement3
- Sep 2024 Selected by ESA to design a very high thrust reusable engine (Kronos) for heavy and super-heavy launchers. Company statement4
- Apr 2023 Abandoned its Meso small launcher to focus on engines, and agreed to supply ARCOS aerospike engines for the first stage of New York startup Tehiru's reusable air-launched rocket, a deal it said could be worth up to EUR 50 million over five years. Company statement5