Phantom Space discussion and updates

[tater]

https://www.phantomspace.com/

Jim Cantrell's company is planning stage testing in Q1 2022.

Daytona rocket is 450kg to LEO. I'm not confident that this market is a great place to be, honestly, but it's something.

 

Edited April 14, 2021 by tater

[SOXBLOX]

This is just Electron, but minus New Zealand It'll be interesting to see if they go anywhere. The three-way symmetry on their larger launcher is an interesting choice. Has it ever been done before?

[RyanRising]

I only know these guys as "Photoshopped our rocket render over the Orion LAS" but it would be cool if they could be notable for something other than that. Looks like they're the ones Ursa Major is making their kerolox ORSC engines for, so that's neat!

[tater]

Yeah, The photoshop thing was pretty dumb, but they actually seem to have a plan now.

[KSK]

The flying fountain pen look is nice. Classy.

And on a serious note, good luck to them. I’m with @taterin that the <1ton payload market is a tough one to be in at the moment.

[tater]

 

[AckSed]

Well, I wish them well. It's a tough market out there, but cubesats and smallsats are growing more capable all the time, and the price is right. I'll always support mass-manufacturing of reusable rockets.