https://spacewatch.global/tag/jeff-thornburg/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:19:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/jeff-thornburg/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/wsbw-2026-jeff-thornburg-of-portal-on-solar-thermal-propulsion-and-buying-an-entire-rocket/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77932 From World Space Business Week in Paris, Portal Space Systems CEO Jeff Thornburg joins Torsten Kriening to explain why he bought an entire SpaceX rocket, how solar thermal propulsion enables MEO-to-LEO transfers in under three hours, and why the future of deep space is nuclear.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/portal-space-systems-books-2028-falcon-9-launch-for-first-supernova-spacecraft-mission/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=76878 Portal Space Systems has booked a 2028 Falcon 9 for its Motus Via Sol mission - the debut flight of its Supernova spacecraft, demonstrating its FLARE solar-thermal propulsion in space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/portal-space-systems-selects-atomic-6s-space-armor-to-protect-its-upcoming-mission-from-space-debris/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70483 Portal Space Systems has selected Atomic-6's Space Armor® tiles as the primary Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris protection system for its upcoming spacecraft, marking the first operational orbital deployment of Space Armor® tiles, validating the technology for broader commercial and national security applications.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/05/momentus-to-host-portal-spaces-inaugural-on-orbit-demonstration-mission/ Fri, 30 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=65548 Momentus is partnering with Portal Space Systems to provide hosted payload services for the first on-orbit demonstration of Portal's flight computer technology. Momentus will carry the payload alongside several mission-critical payloads aboard its Vigoride 7 Orbital Service Vehicle, no earlier than February 2026 on a SpaceX Transporter mission.]]>