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  • 1 month later...

3D printed engines... snicker.

Actually, nothing wrong with their tech, just laughing at the marketing.  But once you look closer at that "3D printed" bit, you realize that it might give you a bit more control than casting, and not require X-raying to check for cavities (oxidizerless fuel is safe to X-ray, no idea how they handle SRBs).

Couldn't find what oxidizer they are using, looks like N2O, but might be LOX.  Almost certainly pressurized: see notes on how they throttle and restart.

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On 6/1/2022 at 12:42 PM, caecilliusinhorto said:

Looks like France has some competition
 

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https://i.redd.it/osz4olak51i81.jpg

 

https://www.vayaspace.com/post/vaya-space-completes-first-suborbital-test-flight
 

Also, they've already done some flight tests.

How come the smaller rocket carries more than the middle one? 

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3 hours ago, caecilliusinhorto said:

They uploaded a video of an engine test last year.

Oops - there is a disconnect! 

The thread is certainly a Vaya space thread... But the HyPr Space engine with the aerospike design is what I was asking about (referenced in your Spoiler) 

Or am I confused?  Is Vaya and HyPr the same? 

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So they had an SBIR, now seeking SBIR Phase II. A ton of contractors here in NM (Sid Gutierrez, the Vast founder lives a few doors down from a buddy of mine here in ABQ) live off SBIRs. Think the max for Phase II is ~$1.2M, so chump change.

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