Orbital Arc
Building a Better Ion Engine
Houston, United States · Founded 2024
- Headquarters
- Houston, Texas
- Employees
- 1–10
- Founded
- 2024
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- orbitalarc.com
About
Orbital Arc is developing a novel ion thruster called the RIOT Drive, based on field effect ionization to generate and accelerate ions without beam containment — enabling ion engines to scale with available power supplies. Founded by Jonathan Huffman, a solo founder with a background in life sciences consulting, the company aims to revolutionize in-space propulsion for future space travel.
Summary
Orbital Arc is a Space Tech company based in Houston, United States, founded in 2024.
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