江苏深蓝航天科技有限公司
Deep Blue Aerospace (Jiangsu Deep Blue Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd.), founded in 2016, is a Chinese private space launch company focused on developing reusable liquid-fueled rockets. Their primary products are the Nebula series launch vehicles (Nebula-I and Nebula-II) and the Thunder series of liquid rocket engines, like the Thunder-RS. The company aims to provide cost-effective commercial launch services and is also venturing into suborbital space tourism, with plans for commercial flights in 2027. Deep Blue Aerospace is headquartered in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, and has established multiple R&D and manufacturing facilities across China.
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Deep Blue Aerospace is among multiple entities in China developing rockets with reusable first stages.
Deep Blue Aerospace is one of several Chinese private launch companies that emerged after China opened the sector to private capital in late 2014.
Beijing Deep Blue Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2017 and is headquartered in Nantong City near the mouth of the Yangtze River.
Beijing Deep Blue Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. carried out a 10-second static fire test of the 7.3-meter-high Nebula-M technology verification test vehicle on 2021-07-13.
Chinese commercial companies planning launches in 2021 include Landspace, iSpace, Deep Blue Aerospace, Expace and CAS Space.
Other Chinese state-owned and commercial companies planning launches in 2021 include Landspace, iSpace, Deep Blue Aerospace, Expace, and CAS Space.
CAS Space and private firm Deep Blue Aerospace were working towards first launches planned for later in 2021.
State-owned spinoffs China Rocket and Expace, and private companies Galactic Energy, iSpace, OneSpace, Deep Blue Aerospace, and Landspace are planning launches 2021.
Private Chinese launch companies Galactic Energy, iSpace, OneSpace, Deep Blue Aerospace, and Landspace are planning launches 2021.
Commercial Chinese launch providers China Rocket Co. Ltd., Expace, Galactic Energy, CAS Space, Deep Blue Aerospace, and Landspace were planning launches in 2021.
Deep Blue Aerospace is developing the expendable 2.25-meter-diameter Nebula-1 and the reusable 3.35-meter-diameter Nebula-2 liquid launchers.
Deep Blue Aerospace is developing the expendable Nebula-1 and recoverable Nebula-2 liquid launchers.
Beijing Deep Blue Aerospace secured seed funding of more than $14,100,000 (100 million yuan) for R&D, vertical landing technology verification, and kerosene–liquid oxygen engine testing.
Deep Blue Aerospace is developing Nebula-1 and Nebula-2 light and medium-lift launchers.