Nebula-1

There has been no new target provided since the middle of the year, suggesting Nebula-1 may fly by the end of 2025 or more likely in 2026.

Deep Blue Nebula carried out a 308-second static fire test of the second stage of its Nebula-1 launcher.

Nebula-1’s second-stage test utilized the Thunder-R engine, burning rocket-grade kerosene and liquid oxygen to generate 21.1 tons of thrust during a 308-second long firing.

In September 2024, Nebula-1’s vertical-takeoff vertical-landing test vehicle performed an almost completely successful hop test under the power of three Thunder-R engines.

The static fire test is a step towards a first orbital flight of the Nebula-1 launcher.

Nebula-1’s second-stage firing confirmed the stage’s cryogenic performance from propellant loading to safing.

Deep Blue Aerospace announced on September 30th that Nebula-1’s second-stage completed a static fire ahead of the rocket's debut flight.

Deep Blue Aerospace set mid-2025 as their target to launch Nebula-1 into orbit, likely from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site’s Commercial Launch Pad 2.

Deep Blue Aerospace is working to upgrade Nebula-1 through a new variant while trying to perform its first launch.

Nebula-1 currently features a 3.35-meter-diameter first-stage and a 2.25-meter-wide second-stage, utilizing nine Thunder-R engines on the first-stage to send 2,000 kilograms into low Earth orbit.

The Nebula-1 S2 rocket has a thrust of 207 kN.

Nebula-1's first stage will use nine variable-thrust, 3D-printed Thunder-R1 engines and the vehicle will be capable of carrying 2,000 kg to LEO, with an improved version capable of 8,000 kg to LEO.

Deep Blue Aerospace plans to launch the two-stage, 3.35-meter-diameter Nebula-1 in 2025 with the goal of recovering and reusing the rocket.

Deep Blue Aerospace’s Nebula-1 uses kerolox propellant, has a payload capacity of 1,000 kg to a 500 km sun-synchronous orbit and 2,000 kg to LEO, and has a first flight planned in late 2024.

Deep Blue Aerospace plans a full orbital flight and recovery of Nebula-1 in 2025.

Deep Blue Aerospace plans multiple recovery and reuse tests of Nebula-1 in 2025 followed by dozens of crew spacecraft-rocket combination tests in 2026 to enable suborbital manned travel commercialization in 2027.

Deep Blue Aerospace’s Nebula-1 is a kerolox rocket with a payload capacity of 1,000 kg to 500 km SSO and 2,000 kg to LEO with a first flight planned in late 2024.

Deep Blue Aerospace plans to attempt to land the Nebula-1 first stage using retropropulsion and landing legs.