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Rocket Factory Augsburg

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commercialFounded 2018
Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
www.rfa.space
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Rocket Factory is collaborating with CEiiA on the project to leverage their expertise in developing competitive composite products.

Mentioned as: rocket factoryNarrative GeneralFeb 12, 2021Rocket Factory Augsburg AG Signs Their Second Boost! Contract With ESA

Isar Aerospace is one of three German launch startups to receive a 500,000 EUR grant from the European Space Agency to support small launch vehicle development alongside HyImpulse and Rocket Factory Augsberg.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgOrg RelationshipDec 10, 2020Isar Aerospace, Orbex raise funding for small launch vehicles

Rocket Factory Augsburg plans a late 2021 launch for the RFA One vehicle.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgOrg RelationshipNov 4, 2020Three German launch startups win awards worth €1.5 million from ESA

Rocket Factory Augsburg received a €500,000 ESA support contract under the Boost! program.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgOrg RelationshipNov 4, 2020Three German launch startups win awards worth €1.5 million from ESA

The European Space Agency awarded HyImpulse Technologies, Rocket Factory Augsburg, and Isar Aerospace a combined 1,500,000 EUR to support development of competing microlaunchers.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgOrg RelationshipNov 3, 2020ESA awards €1.5 million to three German launch startups

Rocket Factory Augsburg is developing the three-stage RFA One launch vehicle designed to carry 1,300 kg to a 300-kilometer polar orbit.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgOrg RelationshipNov 3, 2020ESA awards €1.5 million to three German launch startups

The ESA Boost! support contracts to HyImpulse, Rocket Factory Augsburg, and Isar Aerospace were announced on 2020-11-03.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgOrg RelationshipNov 3, 2020ESA awards €1.5 million to three German launch startups

Rocket Factory Augsburg is receiving ESA support of 500,000 EUR for the development of the first stage demonstrator of its RFA ONE launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgTechnical ProductNov 2, 2020Rocket Factory Augsburg’s RFA ONE Launch Vehicle Gets A BOOST! From ESA

The RFA One vehicle is designed to carry 1,300 kg to a 300-kilometer polar orbit and is slated for a late 2021 launch from Norway’s Andøya Spaceport.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgOrg RelationshipOct 21, 2020Sweden ups investment to bring orbital launches to Esrange by 2022

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), the launch arm of OHB SE, was founded in 2018 and is independently developing the RFA One small launcher.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgOrg RelationshipOct 21, 2020Sweden ups investment to bring orbital launches to Esrange by 2022

Blue Origin built a large rocket factory outside the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to manufacture New Glenn boosters and is developing a launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgOrg RelationshipOct 19, 2020Blue Origin trying to convince the Air Force to continue to invest in New Glenn

Rocket Factory Augsburg was founded in 2018 as the launch arm of German space technology company OHB SE.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgOrg RelationshipOct 1, 2020German startup Rocket Factory Augsburg picks Norway for maiden flight of RFA One smallsat launcher

Rocket Factory Augsburg concluded a major part of the initial planning phase required to construct a launch site for the RFA One at Europe’s Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana on 2020-09-29.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgNarrative GeneralOct 1, 2020German startup Rocket Factory Augsburg picks Norway for maiden flight of RFA One smallsat launcher

Rocket Factory Augsburg plans to launch from the Diamant launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre in collaboration with French space agency CNES.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgOrg RelationshipOct 1, 2020German startup Rocket Factory Augsburg picks Norway for maiden flight of RFA One smallsat launcher

Launching from the Diamant complex will allow Rocket Factory Augsburg to offer access to a wider variety of orbits once the facility is operational.

Mentioned as: rocket factory augsburgTechnical ProductOct 1, 2020German startup Rocket Factory Augsburg picks Norway for maiden flight of RFA One smallsat launcher

Rocket Factory Augsburg selected Andøya Spaceport in Norway for a 2022 maiden flight of its RFA One small-satellite launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgTechnical ProductOct 1, 2020German startup Rocket Factory Augsburg picks Norway for maiden flight of RFA One smallsat launcher

The RFA One launched from Andøya Spaceport will be capable of carrying up to 1,300 kg of payload to a 300-kilometer polar orbit.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgNarrative PlanOct 1, 2020German startup Rocket Factory Augsburg picks Norway for maiden flight of RFA One smallsat launcher

Rocket Factory Augsburg signed a memorandum of understanding with Andøya Space on 2020-09-24 to offer end-to-end launch services for small satellites aboard the RFA One from a new orbital launch facility.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgOrg RelationshipOct 1, 2020German startup Rocket Factory Augsburg picks Norway for maiden flight of RFA One smallsat launcher

Each of HyImpulse, Isar Aerospace, and Rocket Factory Augsburg applied in the summer for 500,000 EUR in development assistance to mature their designs ahead of competing for follow-on Boost! awards worth 11,000,000 EUR.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgOrg RelationshipAug 14, 2020DLR spinoff HyImpulse plans small launcher debut in 2022

Rocket Factory Augsburg, an OHB company, received a 500,000-euro award from the German space agency DLR as part of a competition to foster small launch vehicles.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgNarrative GeneralJul 15, 2020German launch startups win DLR funds • Comtech wants out of Gilat merger • ClearSpace forming debris removal team
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