Next Aero
NextAero build efficient and renewable rocket engines.Next Aero
NextAero is an advanced manufacturing company based in Melbourne, Australia. NextAero exists to create transformative access to space and to push the boundaries to inspire. NextAero was made famous for its founding work, ProjectX - an additive manufactured aerospike rocket engine.
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4th September, 2024
NextAero Supports Largest Amateur Rocket Test fired in Australia
MELBOURNE – NextAero recently collaborated with the Victorian Rocketry Association (VRA) to test fir...
1st March, 2024
NextAero Awarded Follow-On $1m Australian Space Agency Grant
MELBOURNE, 1st March 2024 – NextAero has been awarded a follow-on $1m grant under the Australian Spa...
10th November, 2023
3D Printed Hybrid Rocket Engine Testing
NextAero has recently worked with RMIT University to undertake testing of a metal 3D printed hybrid ...
22nd May, 2023
2023 Rocket Testing Season Kick-Off: Aerospike Engine
With the 2023 rocket engine testing season opening in April 2023, NextAero started the year with som...
15th March, 2023
Liquid Rocket Engine Throttling
Engineers at NextAero have been experimenting with rocket engine throttling methodologies. Throttlin...
2nd March, 2023
Benchmarking Metal 3D Printed Rocket Nozzles
Using additive manufacturing, we can design rocket nozzles in new ways to improve cooling and thrust...
20th September, 2022
NextAero attends 2022 International Astronautical Congress in Paris
As part of a European networking tour, NextAero staff joined the week long 2022 International Astron...
17th August, 2022
2022 Rocket Engine Testing Season Underway
The 2022 rocket engine testing season is underway at NextAero. “This year it’s about preparing the l...
19th May, 2022
NextAero Awarded Prestigious $1m Australian Space Agency Grant
MELBOURNE, 19th May 2022 – NextAero has been awarded a $1m grant under the Australian Space Agency’s...
10th January, 2022
How Not to Start a Rocket Engine…
Developing rocket engines is hard. At NextAero, we have first hand experience. During our benchmarki...