With the USA discontinuing the Space Shuttle programme in 2011 future space travel was passed to the private sector to source sustainable commercially available products. One of the main players is SpaceX which was created in 2002 with a programme of 12 flights to the International Space Station.
Following discussions with our distributors K & S, Star were called upon to provide the servo valves for the rock and tilt control actuators used on launch. SpaceX engineers readily comment that Star were called upon to provide the servo vavles for the rock and tilt control actuators used on launch.
SpaceX engineers readily comment that Star was selected due to the quality and reliability of the valve.
Launched on from Cape Canaveral with 20 Star Servo Valves controlling the SpaceX Merlin Engine Thrusters. A further successful launched by the end of 2014.