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CASC is developing a crew launcher for lunar missions that is expected to have a low Earth orbit test launch around 2026.
The combined Vast and Launcher team will jointly occupy a 115,000-square-foot Vast headquarters in Long Beach later 2023.
Vast plans to use Launcher’s Orbiter space tug and hosted payload platform to reach orbit 2023 to develop and test on-orbit space station components and subsystems.
Vast will continue Launcher’s Orbiter space tug and hosted payload products as well as Launcher’s staged combustion rocket engine, E-2.
Vast acquired launch services company Launcher on 2023-02-21 for an undisclosed amount.
The combined Vast and Launcher team of over 120 employees will jointly occupy a 115,000-square-foot Vast headquarters in Long Beach later 2023.
Vast will use Launcher’s Orbiter space tug and hosted payload platform to reach orbit 2023 to develop and test on-orbit space station components and subsystems.
Rocket Pi planned to launch its Darwin-1 methalox launcher in 2023, though the timeline was unclear.
D-Orbit launched its first ION in September 2020 aboard an Arianespace VEGA launcher.
Firefly Aerospace’s expendable Alpha small launcher made its first launch attempt in September 2021 but did not reach orbit due to a first-stage engine failure during ascent.
Launcher provides the Orbiter OTV that will both deliver Otter Pup to its initial altitude and serve as the docking target.
D-Orbit completed its first commercial ION Satellite Carrier mission in September 2020 aboard an Arianespace VEGA launcher.
Space Epoch plans to develop a 64-meter-tall stainless steel launcher capable of lifting 6,500 kg to a 1,100-kilometer-altitude sun-synchronous orbit.
Rocket Pi could launch its Darwin-1 methalox launcher in 2023.
iSpace could return to test launch the Hyperbola-2 reusable methalox launcher in 2023.
Canopée is designed to ship all Ariane 6 launcher stages and sub-assemblies together.
In the Ariane 6 program, ArianeGroup is responsible for transporting the launcher components from Europe to French Guiana using the sailing cargo ship developed by Alizés for ArianeGroup.
Galactic Energy is developing the Pallas-1 reusable kerosene-liquid oxygen launcher to deliver 5,000 kg to low Earth orbit or 3,000 kg to 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.
TISICS received funding from the UK Space Agency to develop demisable launcher components.
On SpaceX’s Transporter-6 mission launched 2023-01-03, Launcher flew its first Orbiter vehicle with eight customers on board.