About Us

We founded Rocket Propulsion Systems (RPS) in 2019 with a mission to provide the best economics for all our customers’ needs: from small satellite launches to larger in-space orbital operations in both the defense and commercial sectors. Located in Kent, Washington, we design and manufacture the most affordable and reusable rocket engines and derived space vehicles. RPS engines cost only $150K to purchase and will power hundreds of rockets annually. Additionally, RPS engines power our Orbital Transfer Vehicles, which are adept at dynamic space operations and sustained space maneuverability.

We’ve designed both our engines and space vehicles to be highly scalable so that they can consistently meet the dynamic needs of our customers’ business models and missions.

Dr. Max Ismailov, has over 10 years (2010-2019) of industry experience launching space vehicles with a wide range of firms including: Blue Origin, SpaceX, Stratolaunch and Firefly where he led the design, build, and testing of large booster liquid rocket engine components as well as entire engines / vehicles in various engine cycles and propellant combinations. In particular, he specialized in high performance stage combustion engines. He earned his PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Purdue University.