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The A01 mission represents a major step in AtSpace's program to mature its hybrid rocket engines in Australia.
Southern Launch supported AtSpace in the development and launch of the A01 rocket technology.
AtSpace and Southern Launch teams began recovery of the A01 rocket by helicopter from the Koonibba Test Range after the flight.
Conducting missions at the Koonibba Test Range has allowed AtSpace to accelerate its hybrid propulsion system development.
AtSpace is recovering the A01 rocket from the Koonibba Test Range by helicopter for post-flight analysis.
AtSpace partnered with the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation to develop the Koonibba Test Range.
Southern Launch CEO Lloyd Damp highlighted that their facility has played a key role in AtSpace's hybrid propulsion system development.
On November 27th, 2025, AtSpace launched their A01 rocket higher than any previous Australian commercial rocket.
AtSpace COO Nick Chang states that the successful launch proves the viability of their hybrid rocket technology.
The A01 rocket flew close to the target altitude of 80 km and validated AtSpace’s hybrid propulsion technology.
The launch was the inaugural attempt of AtSpace’s A01 rocket.
ATSpace confirmed readiness to launch two Kestrel I rockets before the end of 2022 after a planned November launch was postponed due to severe weather.
With support from the Global Australia program within the Australian Trade and Investment Commission, ATSpace opened an Australian rocket manufacturing facility in Wingfield, South Australia in November 2021.
ATSpace was founded in Australia in January 2021 and is the sister company to Taiwan-based TiSPACE.
The VS03 mission will provide Southern Launch and ATSpace with further flight heritage for the Kestrel I launch vehicle in preparation for future orbital launch attempts.
Southern Launch, ATSpace Australia, Asension (formerly DEWC Systems), and Inovor Technologies signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore launching a rocket and a spacecraft with an interfaced electronic warfare payload from a South Australian launch site.