Vaya Space Explained

Vaya Space is a space and defense company, founded in 2017 as Rocket Crafters, based in Cocoa, Florida.[1] [2] [3] It develops and manufactures orbital launch vehicles and vortex-hybrid rocket engines.[4] In 2022, the company won the International Green Apple Environment Award and was recognised as a Green World Ambassador.[5] In 2024, it was awarded a contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX to develop hybrid engine technology for hypersonic missiles.[2] [6] A Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center (DEVCOM AvMC) was signed in 2024.[7] Its hybrid rocket has a successful launch on 29 January 2022 (Mojave, California).[4] Dauntless is a rocket with 3 stages, hybrid propulsion (HDPE Fuel/Lox), length: 19.7 m, and a payload of 1.100 kg to LEO, 600 kg SSO.[8] Its first orbital trip is planned for 2026.[9] The fuel utilised by the rocket is solid: 3D printed from recycled thermoplastics[4] [8] combined with liquid oxidizer.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vaya Space receives pathfinding liquid oxygen tank shell for its Dauntless rocket – Spaceflight Now. Will. Robinson-Smith.
  2. Web site: Vaya Space Awarded SBIR Phase I Hybrid Rocket Ejector-Ramjet Airbreathing Hypersonic Missile Study. www.newswire.com.
  3. Web site: Vaya Space Announces Strategic Partnership with All Points’ Space Prep Launch Support Program. March 20, 2024.
  4. Web site: Vaya Space Completes First Suborbital Test Flight. February 17, 2022.
  5. Web site: Vaya Space Wins International Green Award for Sustainability and Environmental Impact. Angelina. Ruiz. September 27, 2022.
  6. https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2024/8/19/air-force-invests-in-hybrid-hypersonic-missile-engine
  7. Web site: Vaya Space Signs Agreement With Army DEVCOM Aviation and Missile Center to Explore Vortex Hybrid Rocket Engine for Defense Missile Use. www.newswire.com.
  8. Web site: Vaya Space Wins International Green Award for Sustainability and Environmental Impact.
  9. Web site: OrbitsEdge and Vaya Space Team up for Space-Based Data Centers. Hazel. Moises. August 18, 2022.

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