Other space flight operators
| Armadillo Aerospace Small research and development team working on computer-controlled LOX/ethanol rocket vehicles, with an eye towards manned suborbital vehicle development in the coming years. More about Armadillo Aerospace |
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| Starchaser Industries Privately held company working on two space tourism concepts: one, the creation of a three-person reusable space capsule called Thunderstar, which will be used for sub-orbital flights in excess of 100km; and two, a vertically launched 8-seat sub-orbital space plane that could be upgradeable for orbital applications. More about Starchaser Industries |
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| SpaceX Is developing a family of launch vehicles intended to reduce the cost and increase the reliability of access to space ultimately by a factor of ten. Its Falcon 5 and 9 spacecraft are designed such that both stages are reusable, making them the world’s first fully reusable launch vehicles. More about SpaceX |
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Rocketplane Kistler |
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