Launcher Inc. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF192-001
Launcher Inc. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $49,920
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- AF192-001
- Solicitation
- 19.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- NY
- Period
- 2019-08-02 → 2020-08-02
Description
The Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of the Air Force (AF) have identified access to responsive, low-cost, small satellite launch systems as a key capability and priority for their space mission sets. Launcher's E-2 liquid rocket engine (thrust: 22,000 lbf) is low cost (3D printing) and will be the highest performance rocket engine for small launch vehicles with 327s specific impulse (ISP) for the booster version and 365s ISP for the second stage version. Launcher’s E-2 engine will advance affordable small satellite launch vehicle technologies as its higher performance design materially increases a rocket’s payload capacity by consuming less propellant while generating the same thrust. As a result, Launcher’s E-2 liquid rocket engine also reduces the price to deliver small satellites to orbit which is a key capability and priority for the Air Force.