Company:HyPrSpace

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HyPrSpace (Hybrid Propulsion for Space) is a rocket startup, founded in 2019, in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It develops orbital (Orbital Baguette-1/OB-1, pronounced Obi-wan) and suborbital (Baguette One) launch vehicles and hybrid propulsion systems.[1][2][3][4]

Funding

In 2022, the company raised €1.1 million to develop its rocket.[4][5] In 2024 as part of a consortium (with the companies CT Ingénierie, SpaceDreamS and Telespazio France) it has raises €35 million to develop their launcher Orbital Baguette One (the Le Projet Agile de Développement d'Accès à l'espace 1—PADA1—project), 60 percent of the funding from the French government—as the winner of the France 2030 program supported by the State.[6][2][7][3][8][9][10][11][12]

Rockets

Baguette One is 7 metres tall, single-stage suborbital rocket, with a payload capacity of 300 kilograms.[2] The first suborbital mission is planned for 2026.[2] Baguette One will launch from DGA Essais de missiles, a missile testing site in mainland France.[13][14] Orbital Baguette-1 (OB-1) is a 16 metres tall micro-launcher with a payload of 250 kg to 400 km low Earth orbit (LEO).[1][15][8][9][16]

Engine

The hybrid engine uses solid fuels (including HDPE) in combination with a liquid oxidizer and doesn't need a turbo pump.[6][17][16][9][4][12] On 11 July 2024, the first hot fire test of its Terminator hybrid rocket engine was completed with success.[18][19][20][15] In December 2024, HyPrSpace announced a successful hot test in the second Terminator testing campaign.[21]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "A European Alternative to SpaceX Emerges". August 9, 2023. https://spacenews.com/a-european-alternative-to-spacex-emerges/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Parsonson, Andrew (December 12, 2023). "HyPrSpace Secures €35M in Funding for Maiden Baguette One Launch". https://europeanspaceflight.com/hyprspace-secures-e35m-in-funding-for-maiden-baguette-one-launch/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Avec l'aide de l'État, l'entreprise bordelaise HyprSpace va lancer sa mini-fusée "Baguette One" – France Bleu". https://www.francebleu.fr/emissions/l-eco-d-ici-en-gironde/avec-l-aide-de-l-etat-l-entreprise-bordelaise-hyprspace-va-lancer-sa-mini-fusee-baguette-one-6321683. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lozano, Mikaël (April 27, 2022). "HyPrSpace lève 1,1 million d'euros pour son lanceur spatial innovant". https://www.frenchtechbordeaux.com/hyprspace-leve-11-million-deuros-pour-son-lanceur-spatial-innovant/. 
  5. ↑ "HyPrSpace Raises €1.1M in Seed Funding to Develop Reusable Hybrid Micro-Launch Vehicle". May 3, 2022. https://spacenews.com/hyprspace-raises-a11m-in-seed-funding-to-develop-reusable-hybrid-micro-launch-vehicle/. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "French 'Baguette One' rocket project gets funding". https://phys.org/news/2023-12-french-baguette-rocket-funding.html. 
  7. ↑ "La start-up HyprSpace décroche un financement de France 2030 pour son microlanceur spatial". December 12, 2023. https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/la-start-up-hyprspace-decroche-un-financement-de-france-2030-pour-son-microlanceur-spatial-20231212. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Comment la France tente-t-elle de rattraper son retard sur le marché des mini-lanceurs spatiaux ?". July 10, 2024. https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/le-reportage-de-la-redaction/comment-la-france-tente-t-elle-de-rattraper-son-retard-sur-le-marche-des-mini-lanceurs-spatiaux-4449903. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Lozano, Mikaël (March 27, 2024). "HyPrSpace lauréate du plan France 2030 sur le volet spatial". https://www.frenchtechbordeaux.com/hyprspace-laureate-du-plan-france-2030-sur-le-volet-spatial/. 
  10. ↑ "Mini et micro-lanceurs : Emmanuel Macron met la France en mode compétition". 25 March 2024. https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/mini-et-micro-lanceurs-emmanuel-macron-met-la-france-en-mode-competition-993756.html. 
  11. ↑ "Vu d'Espagne. Baguette One, le "curieux nom" de la nouvelle fusée spatiale française". December 18, 2023. https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/vu-d-espagne-baguette-one-le-curieux-nom-de-la-nouvelle-fusee-spatiale-francaise. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Chodorge, Simon (September 16, 2023). "Spatial : L'armée française s'intéresse aux petites fusées de la start-up HyPrSpace". https://www.capital.fr/economie-politique/spatial-larmee-francaise-sinteresse-aux-petites-fusees-de-la-start-up-hyprspace-1479313. 
  13. ↑ Parsonson, Andrew (2025-06-22). "HyPrSpace to Launch Baguette One Demonstrator from Mainland France" (in en-US). https://europeanspaceflight.com/hyprspace-to-launch-baguette-one-demonstrator-from-mainland-france/. 
  14. ↑ "Développement d’un démonstrateur de propulseur hybride spatial | Ministère des Armées" (in fr). 2023-11-14. http://www.defense.gouv.fr/aid/actualites/developpement-dun-demonstrateur-propulseur-hybride-spatial. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "HyPrSpace Successfully Tests Hybrid Rocket Engine – SpaceWatch.GLOBAL". 18 July 2024. https://spacewatch.global/2024/07/hyprspace-successfully-tests-hybrid-rocket-engine/. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "French 'Baguette One' rocket project gets funding to launch". December 12, 2023. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2023/12/12/french-baguette-one-rocket-project-gets-funding-to-launch_6335565_7.html. 
  17. ↑ "L'Etat renforce son soutien au moteur-fusée innovant d'HyPrSpace". Les Echos. 12 December 2023. https://www.lesechos.fr/industrie-services/air-defense/letat-renforce-son-soutien-au-moteur-fusee-innovant-dhyprspace-2040986. 
  18. ↑ Parsonson, Andrew (May 9, 2024). "HyPrSpace Unveils its Terminator Hybrid Rocket Motor". https://europeanspaceflight.com/hyprspace-unveils-its-terminator-hybrid-rocket-motor/. 
  19. ↑ International, Armada (July 17, 2024). "HyPrSpace successfully conducts first test of its hybrid rocket engine at DGA missiles testing site in Gironde". https://www.armadainternational.com/2024/07/hyprspace-successfully-conducts-first-test-of-its-hybrid-rocket-engine-at-dga-missiles-testing-site-in-gironde/. 
  20. ↑ "HyPrSpace tests hybrid rocket engine at DGA Missile Site". https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/HyPrSpace_Successfully_Tests_Hybrid_Rocket_Engine_at_DGA_Missile_Site_999.html. 
  21. ↑ Parsonson, Andrew (2024-12-24). "HyPrSpace Completes Hot Fire Test of Terminator Stage Demonstrator" (in en-US). https://europeanspaceflight.com/hyprspace-completes-hot-fire-test-of-terminator-stage-demonstrator/. 

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