Mission 001
The first flight of The Guinea Pig, our 600 kg suborbital rocket, from the FAR launch site in California. Target window: late 2027. Minimum: the 100 km edge of space. Goal: ~150 km.
Phase 1: The Guinea Pig
The Build
Sequence
Applications
Founding team recruited across propulsion, structures, avionics, software and business.
Design & Fundraising
Big Piggy engine and vehicle design, flight simulations and fundraising for hardware and the engine test stand.
Build & Development
Workspace set up, test stand built, and avionics and recovery systems developed in parallel.
Test & Integrate
Subsystem testing, including Big Piggy hot fire on the test stand, then final integration and launch preparation.
Launch Window
The Guinea Pig flies at the FAR launch site, aiming for 100 km. Flight data and a results write-up follow.
After the Flight
We will document the build and the flight, then publish the flight data and a results write-up. Those numbers set the design margins for Spark.
Phase 1: The Guinea Pig, specs and budgetFollow the Build
Work with Us
Investors, launch customers, suppliers and people who want to build rockets. Tell us which you are and what you need, and the right person on the team will reply.
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