Scientific integrity
Evidence, repeatability, and disciplined technical judgment guide development.
About JivaJet
Unlocking Earth’s lowest orbit.
We’re building the operating layer that future space services depend on.
Mission & vision
Building the foundation for Earth’s next operating layer.
- Mission
- Harnessing plasma for sustainable space mobility in the lowest orbits.
- Vision
- Sustainable, maneuverable, resilient missions across the lowest orbits.
- Values
- Scientific integrity, an execution culture, and merit over origin.
- Objectives
- Commercialize propulsion, build IP leadership, and forge lasting partnerships.
Operating values
Execution
Research is advanced with a clear path toward deployment and commercialization.
Merit of ideas
The strongest ideas rise through open, cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Journey
Lab discovery to DARPA-validated physics.
From originating research to seed-stage capitalization, JivaJet’s path has been built one validated milestone at a time.
GWU · MPNL
Foundational research
Plasma propulsion research and IP originate at the George Washington University Micropropulsion and Nanotechnology Laboratory.
2023–2025
NSF I-Corps
100+ customer interviews map mission pain points across defense and commercial space customers.
2023–2025
DARPA DSO engagement
Facility access and customer discussions advance through DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office, informing the Charge Harmony program.
2026
Capitalization
Seed funding advances flight-qualification milestones toward JivaJet’s first missions.
- Flight heritage
- 3 planned missions building on JJ Drive’s completed subsystem
- IP moat
- 10+ exclusive patents and licenses
- Recognition
- 12+ worldwide research awards
- Performance
- >1.6 N thrust and >5.5 N/kW measured at high-flow laboratory test points
Certifications & compliance
Built to defense and quality standards.
JivaJet operates to internationally recognized quality, security, and defense-compliance frameworks.