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The first fully integrated E-2 engine is ready for shipping to
@NASAStennis
for our upcoming full engine test campaign later this year. E-2 is a 22,000 lbf (10 tf) thrust LOX/Kerosene oxidizer-rich, staged combustion engine. Stay tuned for updates.
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Who has ever seen a LOX/Kerosene liquid 🚀 engine with a blue plume 💎💎💎💎? Not only does it look spectacular, but it also serves as undeniable proof of the 99%+ combustion efficiency achieved in this test.
Enjoy this 3-minute, 20-second test of E-2, a mostly 3D-printed 22k
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Photos by
@johnkrausphotos
of our first ever Launcher E-2 🚀 engine ignition (3 sec ‘burp’) at
@NASAStennis
yesterday. Great result, the hardware passed the test and is ready for test
#2
next week.
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The Launcher team just witnessed our first spacecraft, Orbiter SN1, launch to orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket! We are so grateful for the opportunity to fly on SpaceX’s Transporter-6 rideshare mission and thankful for our first customers on Orbiter. Separation coming up next! 🙏🚀🛰️
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Launcher E-2 3D printed 🚀 engine photos by
@johnkrausphotos
from today’s performance boost testing. Efficiency increase in action to the point the plume is transparent. We continue to push today with 2-3 more tests at higher mixture ratio.
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E-2 3D-PRINTED 🚀 ENGINE MILESTONE : We reached our nominal 10 metric ton of thrust, highest performance 2.62 o/f mixture ratio and 100 bar of combustion pressure! This chamber is uniquely lox cooled and 3D printed in copper alloy in a single piece.
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E-2 - Making steady progress in developing world’s highest performance liquid 🚀 engine of its class. Goal: lox/rp1, thrust 22k lbf (10tf), mix ratio 2.62, 1400 psi (100 bar) pressure, closed cycle, no throat film cooling, lox cooled, 3D printed. 365s ISP with vac nozzle
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✅ 🚀 Check this transparent plume. The first test of our Orbiter engine: Thrust 240-lbf, Propellants: nitrous oxide/ethane gas stored as liquid, self pressurized. Spark igniter. Oxidizer regen cooling in 3D printed inconel chamber. 280s vac ISP target. More to come soon.
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Launcher’s first Orbiter transfer vehicle and hosted payload platform successfully completes vibration test 🛰 ✅
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🚀 Our team at
@NASAStennis
is making great progress on the development of our E-2 engine for Launcher Light. This is the second test of our new coax swirl injector in 250 fps slow motion (successful 2 sec ‘burp’). More to come soon.
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Launcher signed a multi-launch agreement with SpaceX. Orbiter will fly on every 2023 SpaceX Rideshare mission to SSO. Book your sat ride to a customized orbit: .
Reported by
@SpaceNews_Inc
:
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This is the first part we 3D printed at our new Launcher HQ and Factory: Orbiter propellant tank.
@VELO3DMetal
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Our Launcher E-2 closed cycle 🚀 engine turbopump is ready for testing for the
@SpaceForceDoD
. 3D printed, 1.4 megawatt of power, 30,000 rpm, one turbine, one lox pump, two kerosene pumps, 320 bar of output pressure in this single shaft small package.
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We are back at
@NASAStennis
with
@johnkrausphotos
and
@considercosmos
to capture images and push further performance out of our 3D printed E-2 liquid rocket engine 🚀. First photo from
@johnkrausphotos
from yesterday’s testing.
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Launcher E-2 - Thrust: 22k lbf, Propellant: LOX/RP-1, Specific Impulse: 365s with vacuum nozzle, 98% Combustion efficiency (c*), LOX cooled, Copper Alloy, 3D printed. In development.
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Check out the first fully integrated E-2 engine being installed at
@NASAStennis
in preparation for our upcoming full engine test campaign later this year. Who's just as excited as we are? ✋
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Launcher’s first ever turbopump power! The first of many to come on our way to orbit. 3D printed, high performance for closed cycle and being tested at
@nasastennis
E-complex sponsored by an
@AF_SBIR_STTR
with
@SpaceForceDoD
🌀🚀
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Preview: Short duration test of our E-2 22k lbf (10 tf) ORSC LOX/Kerosene liquid 🚀 engine. Nominal pressure (100 bar) and mixture ratio (2.7). Recorded this week at
@NASAStennis
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Meanwhile at
@NASAStennis
our team prepares a new E-2 combustion chamber assembled with our new coax swirl injector. 3D printed in CuCrZr as a single part on a AMCM M4K printer.
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Breakthrough in our lox-cooled 3D printed E-2 🚀 engine development: no longer engine rich. Next we dial in the mix ratio, pressure and reduce film cooling to deliver the highest performance combustion chamber of its class.ISP Goal: 297s sl, 327s vac, 365s with vac nozzle lox/rp1
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We are distraught by the Russian aggression of Ukraine. As events unfolded, we relocated our Ukraine-based (Dnipro) staff to our new European office in Sofia, Bulgaria. Our thoughts are with the Ukrainian people, our team, their families, and our partners.
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ORBITER MILESTONE ✅: Today, we had more than ten successful test fires of our Orbiter engine (transfer vehicle) - including a last 2m30s test at 🌅. We proved regen cooling and repeated ignition on demand. Full video: - 3D printed on
@VELO3DMetal
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E-2’s first 90-second test fire was a success! It performed at 55% power with a low conservative 1.6 mixture ratio as planned. The hardware appears in perfect condition ready for more tests. This is an exceptional result for a first test article (E-2 SN1). The test was also a key
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Launcher Light 🚀 & Orbiter 🛰 Trailer - Rideshare when you can, Dedicated launch when you need. (Animation and VFX by
@AlexSvanArt
, Modeling by
@martinmgl
). Full version:
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We can’t wait for
@spacex
’s Falcon 9 rocket to bring Orbiter to space this October. Today, our team visited SpaceX to pass an important test for our in-house developed, low cost 24”separation ring (Available for sale as a component - inquire at hi
@launcherspace
.com)
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Back in the game - Launcher E-2 3D printed liquid rocket engine is in position for an upcoming test fire at
@NASAStennis
🚀
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Slowmo of our E-2 3D printed 🚀 engine test-fire demonstrating the highest performing liquid oxygen & kerosene combustion chamber ever built in the 🇺🇸. Recorded May 4, 2022 at
@NASAStennis
. More info: (📷
@considercosmos
)
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First test of our Launcher designed and produced 24” separation ring for Orbiter. It will separate Orbiter from SpaceX Falcon 9 in Oct 2022. Access to low cost separation systems are critical to the future growth of space infrastructure. 🚀🛰
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✅ Orbiter separation ring development update: We successfully applied 4,000 kgf at the expected center of gravity as a first test to prove our ring can handle SpaceX Falcon 9 flight loads.
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Launcher E-2 - 22.000-lbf thrust 3D printed liquid 🚀 engine (kerolox). Fully plumbed on its test stand at
@nasastennis
. Actual first stage nozzle size and expansion ratio. Test fire getting very close.
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🚀🚀🚀 Today’s E-2 test fire at
@NASAStennis
reaching 8.6 metric ton of thrust (goal 10) at 2.4 o/f ratio (goal 2.62) and 90 bar of pressure (goal 100 bar). Very close to reaching and maybe exceeding our nominal goals in the next test series.
#loxcooled
#3dprinted
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Space Twitter call for help 🚀 - Launcher is looking for a (best) visual effect animator to work with the incredible
@martinmgl
who produced our models and still renders. Help us bring them to life in a launch to orbit video. Tag visual 3D artists you respect and love. 🙏
Some of the work I've been doing for
@launcher
. I helped design and visualize "Orbiter", a universal orbital transfer vehicle and satellite platform designed to be compatible with both Launcher Light (their Rocket for small payloads) and SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare flights!
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Orbiter SN1 —🍌for scale (clean room and fod friendly next level version: 3D printed in copper alloy) (📷 by
@johnkrausphotos
)
@scale_banana
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MILESTONE: Orbiter SN1 is ready for vibration testing. This is our first ever spacecraft – designed, manufactured, and integrated at Launcher HQ. 🧵
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Today, we successfully performed the Orbiter SN1 post vibration testing separation system test ✅
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It still spins! Fully assembled E-2 turbine and LOX pump - ready for testing in April at
@NASAStennis
. Testing will confirm function and efficiency. Goals: 68% pump efficiency, 70% turbine efficiency with nearly 300 bar of outlet pressure needed for high performance closed cycle
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Launcher Orbiter transfer vehicle liquid 🚀 engine. 3D printed as a single part in Inconel 718 on a
@VELO3DMetal
machine. N2O/Ethane prop, 250 lbf thrust. Flying to SSO orbit on
@SpaceX
Falcon 9 in October 2022.
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ORBITER 🛰 MILESTONE: That’s what 11.7G on a 300kg mass simulator of Orbiter looks like. ✅ Passed the first vibe test campaign of our Launcher designed 24 inch separation system for SpaceX Rideshare. Separation systems cost and lead time are a major barrier to space access.
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E-2 in slow motion— E-2 is a 22k lbf (10 tf) ORSC LOX/Kerosene liquid 🚀 engine. Recorded last week at
@NASAStennis
. Standby for the release of a nominal full duration test.
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MILESTONE - The most challenging part of developing a closed-cycle liquid 🚀 engine is the turbopump. Today we reached all our E-2 engine LOX turbopump performance goals: pressure (310 bar), flow (25 kg/s), efficiency (64%) during a full duration test (120 sec) at
@NASAStennis
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The first fully integrated E-2 engine roars to life for the first time at the historic
@NASAStennis
on November 16, 2023. This test proved out the engine bootstrap startup transient. The team will continue to work towards long duration testing at nominal parameters in the
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Launcher E-2 liquid 🚀 engine in position for more testing this week at
@NASAStennis
. Goal : attempts at reaching nominal highest performance o/f mixture ratio (2.62), pressure (100 bar) and thrust (10tf).
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MILESTONE: Orbiter SN1 integration has started in our clean room. This flight hardware will reach orbit via SpaceX rideshare in October carrying the payloads of our first 10 customers. Everything in this assembly (excluding fasteners) is designed and manufactured in house🚀🌎🛰
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Our Launcher E-2 closed cycle 🚀 engine turbopump is integrated for testing this week at NASA Stennis (for the U.S. Space Force). 3D printed, 1.4 megawatt of power, 30k rpm, one turbine, one lox pump, two kerosene pumps, 320 bar output pressure in a single shaft package.
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Introducing the Launcher 🚀 Calculator - An open-source orbital launch vehicle payload calculator.
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Orbiter engine test stand - Integrated with thrust vector control and load cell. Propellant: Nitrous oxide, Ethane. Engine 3D printed on
@VELO3DMetal
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Launcher E-2 test stand activation and LN2 cold flow testing started today at
@NASAStennis
. We can’t wait for the 🔥version.
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Launcher E-2 3D printed 🚀 engine test at
@NASAStennis
- performed August 2021. More test fire planned this month as we increase our cadence of manufacturing and testing thanks to our new HQ and factory.
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Launcher wins U.S. Space Force contract following successful test-fire demonstrating the highest performing liquid oxygen & kerosene rocket engine combustion chamber ever built in the United States 🧵
(Video by
@considercosmos
)
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Orbiter SN1 Mission Update – We would like to thank our community and customers for their patience.
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Launcher’s first mission patch. “Orbiter SN1” scheduled to fly next Tuesday, January 3 2023 on SpaceX Transporter-6. 🚀🌎🛰
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A forest of small 🚀 engines: Twelve Orbiter combustion chambers off the
@VELO3DMetal
printer and ready for EDM wire. Testing soon in Mojave.
#rapiditeration
#3dprinting
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An under-appreciated but critical part of making spacecrafts: transport. Here is our Orbiter SN1 transport crate to move Orbiter between our clean room, test facilities and the SpaceX launch site facilities at the Cape.
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Our new Launcher E-2 liquid 🚀 engine test stand at
@NASAStennis
. A key facility and milestone for Launcher in 2020. We can’t wait to resume testing in early 2021 with E-2 combustion chamber SN2 and SN3 on hand.
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Orbiter SN1 Flight Hardware : 180W solar array - next stop orbit via SpaceX rideshare this October. Designed and manufactured in partnership with
@NadenPower
. At least 10x lower cost than third party products in the market of equivalent power. Less than one month lead time 🔑
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Orbiter SN1 avionics development - showing our battery/charger module undergoing vibe testing.
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Four Orbiter engines ready to fire - From CAD to test fire (tomorrow) in 6 days. The power of 3D printing and vertical integration. Printed on
@VELO3DMetal
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Exciting day for the Launcher team:
• Smooth ride to orbit with SpaceX 🚀
• Deployment with our 24” separation system ⚙️
• First contact with Orbiter, our first spacecraft, achieved! 🛰️
Stay tuned as we continue configuring Orbiter for the next phase of its first mission.
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Launcher E-2 test fire
#3
on Oct. 23, 2020 at
@NASAStennis
(3D printed in Copper alloy, 22k-lbf thrust LOX/RP1 liquid 🚀 engine). Featuring a full scale engine nozzle for flight (First stage). Made possible with support from
@DoDSpaceForce
@AF_SBIR_STTR
@AFWERX
SBIR award.
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Jeffrey our lead welder, welding shut our E-2 🚀 engine 3D printed combustion chamber cooling channels inspection ports. 3D printing by - polishing and chemical etching by
@REMSurfaceEng
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Launcher E-2 3D printed copper alloy combustion chamber polishing done ✅. One step closer to its first test fire 🔥 🚀. Next step - shipping to
@NASAStennis
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Yesterday we opened our 24,000 sqft Launcher HQ & factory in LA, where we’ll build ships that leave Earth and explore the stars. Our team is growing fast - join us! (📸
@johnkrausphotos
)
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Launcher 3D printed rocket engine (E-1) - latest static 🔥 test: 👌. Pushing to 110% mass flow for 10s. New regen chamber working very well so far.
#machdiamonds
#data
@EOSGmbH
@EOSNorthAmerica
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Happy holidays to our customers, team, families, investors, partners, space industry friends, and supporters! Thank you all for making our achievements and goals possible. (📷 Launcher E-2 engine test at NASA Stennis Space Center by
@johnkrausphotos
)
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Launcher E-2 - the world largest single part 3D printed combustion chamber is ready for nitrogen, liquid nitrogen and water cleaning followed by a water cold flow session.
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Orbiter SN1 Flight Hardware (Flying to orbit this Oct via SpaceX Rideshare): Our customers hosted payload and small/cube satellite deployers are mounted to this top plate. Customers can fully customize the mounting points to meet their payload interface requirements.
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BLOG POST: Launcher’s 3D-Printed E-2 Rocket Engine Achieves Full Thrust at NASA Stennis Space Center
(📸
@johnkrausphotos
)
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Successful test of our E-2 🚀 engine igniter - an important milestone in preparation to our E-2 test campaign.
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BIG NEWS: We’ve moved to Los Angeles (Hawthorne) and are opening our HQ & Factory
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Launcher E-2 LOX pump test fit. The high performance heart of our liquid 🚀 engine. Flight design, 3D printed in Inconel and Aluminum. 25 kg/s, 4,100 Psi discharge pressure (285 Bar), 30,000 rpm and part of a single shaft, closed cycle turbopump generating more than 1MW of power.
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🚀 MILESTONE: Liquid oxygen regenerative cooling proven on our E-1 rocket engine (3D printed in copper alloy). Made by
@3TRPD
on
@EOSNorthAmerica
@EOSGmbH
M290.
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Our first vehicle tank aluminum panel. Launcher is an engine first company - however, now is the time to start in parallel our structures design and manufacturing process development. 🚀
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MILESTONE: Our first tool in our new HQ Factory is operational. Cutting Launcher E-2 🚀 engine combustion chamber off its 3D printer build plate. Touch-less precision metal cutting by electrical sparks⚡️⚡️⚡️— in water. EDM wire machine by
@SodickUSA
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We are proud to announce that we have won a
@SpaceForceDoD
@SpaceWERXDOD
Orbital Prime contract in partnership with MIT to explore satellite debris removal using our Orbiter space tug 🛰.
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Launcher E-2 liquid 🚀 engine LOX turbopump is ready for testing this week at
@NASAStennis
. Testing will confirm function and efficiency. Goals: 68% pump efficiency, 70% turbine efficiency with nearly 300 Bar of outlet pressure needed for high performance closed cycle.
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MILESTONE: Rocket robot coating E-1 3D printed copper alloy rocket engine - by accelerating Inconel 718 metal powder to Mach 5. Next step - test fire. Printed on
@EOSNorthAmerica
@EOSGmbH
#3dprinted
#bimetal
#copper
#inconel
#highestperformance
#lowestcost
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Thank you
@johnkrausphotos
for being here to cover our milestones and create stunning images.
Congrats
@launcher
on the opening of your new HQ in Hawthorne, CA!
I stopped by for a few pics yesterday and got to see this huge metal print of one of my E-2 test fire photos taken at NASA Stennis last October.
Looking forward to following along as you press toward orbit 🚀
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Launcher E-2 liquid 🚀 engine thrust chamber assembly in position at
@nasastennis
. Getting ready for LN2 cold flow tomorrow morning. E-2 is the world’s largest single-part 3D printed combustion chamber.
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Launcher Orbiter SN1 flight hardware: avionics enclosure test fit on the payload plate underside. Scheduled to fly to orbit this October on SpaceX rideshare. Learn more about Orbiter:
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Exciting Friday 🚀🚀🚀 - 3 new Launcher E-2 3D printed copper alloy liquid rocket engine combustion chambers and one injector arrived from our partner AMCM () - we can’t wait for our next test fire campaign at
@NASAStennis
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Check out this ❄️ frosted 🚀 engine while being test fired - our liquid oxygen (LOX) cooling design is so effective that the temperature of the LOX after cooling the engine rose only to -148F while combustion inside the engine is at more than 5,300F. 3D
@EOSGmbH
by
@3T_am_ltd
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It spins! Launcher E-2 3D printed staged combustion LOX pump is fully assembled and ready to be mated to our turbine for testing at
@nasastennis
in April.
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Orbiter SN3 has left our integration facility and is headed to Falcon 9 integration at Vandenberg. Launch next month! 🔜🚀🛰
#Space
#Aerospace
#Spacecraft
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Thank you
@NASAStennis
for featuring Launcher in the latest edition of your Lagniappe publication. (📸 by
@johnkrausphotos
)
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MILESTONE: Announcing Launcher’s $11.7M Series-A funding.
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Orbiter SN3 Mission Update:
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