# Orbital Composites wins $1.9M US Space Force contract for rocket nozzle manufacturing

Orbital Composites Inc. has received a $1.9 million Tactical Funding Increase contract from SpaceWERX, the U.S. Space Force's innovation arm, to continue development of its robotic additive manufacturing platform for extreme-environment materials, including high-temperature rocket nozzles.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-09-04
- Where: United States
- Value: $1.90M
- Status: announced
- Products: robotic additive manufacturing platform, high-temperature rocket nozzles
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Orbital Composites](https://endata.com/companies/79759.md)
- [U.S. Space Force](https://endata.com/companies/53308.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [textileworld.com](https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/nonwovens-technical-textiles/2026/09/orbital-composites-wins-u-s-space-force-contract/), 2026-09-04: "This work addresses a critical barrier to the rapid scaling of manufacturing for high-temperature rocket nozzles to serve the U.S. warfighter."

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