SPACEPLANES - THE REVOLUTION OF SPACEFLIGHT

Our horizontal take-off spaceplanes operate from airports and no longer need complex launch infrastructures. Thanks to aircraft-like operation and reusability for hundreds of missions, our spaceplanes will fundamentally disrupt the economics of spaceflight in terms of cost-efficiency, flexibility, safety.


By eliminating space debris and using the eco-friendly propellant combination synthetic kerosene (SAF) and liquid oxygen (LOX), we will introduce a new level of sustainability in spaceflight.


The origins of the technology were developed at the German Aerospace Center DLR, based on at least 30 years of German and European spaceplane research.

We develop a series of spaceplanes of increasing size and performance in a step-by-step approch, but always with the same basic configuration.




Light Spaceplane AURORA




Hypersonic Platform VEGA




Future Heavy Spaceplane


 


Tanker and Aerial Refueling Systems


Our spaceplanes will be equipped with optional aerial refueling capabilities. This fundamentally changes the operational capabilities of spaceplanes and hypersonic aircraft. 


In parallel to our spaceplane development, we develop uncrewed tankers to refuel our spaceplanes as well as other aircraft in the air.




Tactical Aircraft


We are leveraging our spaceplane technology to derive unique defense products. Thus, we are providing unmatched capabilities for protecting the democratic world in a time of growing global insecurity.