A French-led consortium stated Tuesday it has obtained funding for its challenge to develop an modern low-cost small rocket known as “Baguette One” and launch it into space.
HyPrSpace together with a three way partnership of Italian protection agency Leonardo and French IT agency Thales, and CT Engineering are pursuing the 35-million-euro ($38-million) challenge that goals to display a brand new sort of rocket engine.
They stated Tuesday that they had obtained funding from France 2030, a French authorities fund that invests in innovative technologies.
The quantity of the funding was not specified, however in accordance with the enterprise newspaper La Lettre it’s 21 million euros, or 60 p.c of the total value.
Baguette One ought to take flight to start with of 2026 and goals to place small satellites as much as 250 kilograms into orbit.
HyPrSpace had already obtained assist from the France 2030 fund to develop its hybrid rocket engine that mixes each liquid and strong fuels and which does not want a turbo pump, a posh and costly piece of kit.
The strong gasoline part can use recycled polyethylene, a typical plastic, in accordance with HyPrSpace.
“This disruptive innovation in space propulsion will allow cheaper entry to space that higher respects the surroundings,” the corporations stated in an announcement.
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