Rocket Pi is a Chinese private space company founded with the ambitious goal of initiating an orbital space biology lab around 2025. As a commercial entity, Rocket Pi focuses on developing launch vehicles like the Darwin-1 and biological payloads such as Sparkle-1 to provide R&D platforms for near-Earth life science, biomedical research, and biotechnology experiments. Rocket Pi aims to establish a space shuttle-like service for frequent platform launches, targeting both domestic and international institutions.
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Expace, Landspace, iSpace, Galactic Energy, Space Pioneer, Deep Blue Aerospace, Orienspace, and Rocket Pi are all seeking to reach orbit 2023 or next.
Rocket Pi planned to launch its Darwin-1 methalox launcher in 2023, though the timeline was unclear.
Rocket Pi could launch its Darwin-1 methalox launcher in 2023.
Jiuzhou Yunjian signed a deal in October 2021 to supply its Longyun and smaller Lingyun engines to launch vehicle maker Rocket Pi for the Darwin-1 launcher.
Jiuzhou Yunjian signed a deal with startup Rocket Pi to supply engines to power the Darwin-1 reusable launch vehicle in October of the prior year.
Jiuzhou Yunjian signed a deal to provide 10-ton and 80-ton thrust Lingyun methalox engines to the launch startup Rocket Pi.
Rocket Pi signed a deal with Jiuzhou Yunjian for supply of engines to power its Darwin-1 reusable launch vehicle.
Rocket Pi planned to launch the Sparkle-1 biology experiment payload on a Long March rocket in late 2021.
Rocket Pi planned to launch an orbital space biology lab around 2025.
Rocket Pi, a rocket and spacecraft developer, raised tens of millions of yuan in July 2021.
Rocket Pi raised tens of millions of yuan in July 2021.