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Up Aerospace
« on: 09/21/2006 07:45 pm »
The SpaceLoft XL vehicle is scheduled for liftoff from New Mexico's Spaceport.


Corporate website here:

http://www.upaerospace.com/


LiveScience link here:

http://www.livescience.com/blogs/2006/09/21/countdown-go-1st-new-mexico-spaceport-launch/








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RE: UP Aerospace counting down to Sept 25th launch
« Reply #1 on: 09/22/2006 06:04 pm »
Spaceport's first launch set for Monday

http://www.lcsun-news.com/news/ci_4371528
Jacques :-)

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RE: UP Aerospace counting down to Sept 25th launch
« Reply #2 on: 09/26/2006 05:27 am »
What goes UP...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5377958.stm

And here's a video that shows the normal liftoff from the pad, along with some short comments with the failure.

http://www.krqe.com/video/expanded.asp?RECORD_KEY[Video]=ID&ID%5BVideo%5D=5014

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Re: UP Aerospace counting down to Sept 25th launch
« Reply #3 on: 03/06/2007 12:24 am »
So, whatever happened to these guys?

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RE: Next UP Aerospace launch April 28
« Reply #5 on: 03/30/2007 05:58 pm »
Keep in mind that Jerry Larson,  UP Aerospace president, was team leader of the effort that successfully sent a similar rocket into space (above 100 km altitude) in May, 2004 (the month before the first of three SSO manned spaceflights).  This was the first entrepreneurial spaceflight.  

That flight was not officially made by UP aerospace, since that corporation did not then exist.  But the people involved in these efforts, and the vehicle design, have more history than is generally acknowledged.

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UP Aerospace launch @ Spaceport America Today
« Reply #6 on: 06/21/2013 06:29 pm »
Anybody following UP Aerospace launches?

They did a suborbital flight from Spaceport America this morning (6/21/2013) and planned to recover on WSMR. Don't know if they achieved all objectives.

Here is a local newspaper article on it: http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_23506161/spaceport-america-rocket-launch-today-carry-student-experiments

Here is a reporter's low quality video of the launch:

http://www.tout.com/m/y41k7f


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Re: UP Aerospace launch @ Spaceport America Today
« Reply #7 on: 06/21/2013 06:45 pm »
This thread needs to be merged into the Suborbital Thread:  http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=11281.0
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Up Aerospace
« Reply #8 on: 12/03/2015 08:52 pm »
Well, I looked around, but didn't see a recent thread for Up Aerospace.  I know they are a quiet company, but how did we all miss this? :)

From their website: http://www.upaerospace.com/

"November 6, 2015 SpaceLoft-10 mission successfully deploys NASA re-entry research capsule
(Spaceport America, New Mexico) On November 6, 2015 at 8:01 a.m. MT UP Aerospace launched the 10th SpaceLoft rocket and the 4th mission for NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program. The mission marked the debut of UP Aerospace’s new Automated Payload Deployment System (APDS). At 60 seconds into the flight the system successfully released the nose fairing and ejected the 11 pound re-entry capsule named Maraia that was designed and build by NASA’s Johnson Space Flight Center. Maraia was designed to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere independent of the launch vehicle to test controllability at Mach numbers reaching 3.5. The remainder of the vehicle contained three other experiments by NASA’s AMES Research Center, Purdue University, and New Mexico State University.  The SpaceLoft-10 mission reached an altitude of 396,405 feet on its 18 minute sub-orbital launch into space.  The SpaceLoft-10 vehicle was recovered on White Sands Missile Range for re-use on future missions.  UP Aeroapce is currently under contract to perform two additional missions for NASA in 2016."

(And the animated .gif is incredible!!)



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Re: Up Aerospace
« Reply #9 on: 12/03/2015 10:09 pm »
News of this flight was posted in the "suborbital thread".  See this post the several that follow:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=11281.msg1449275#msg1449275

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Re: Up Aerospace
« Reply #10 on: 12/04/2015 12:57 pm »
News of this flight was posted in the "suborbital thread".  See this post the several that follow:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=11281.msg1449275#msg1449275

Thanks!!!

Moderator, IMHO, I don't think UP Aerospace should be buried several threads down in the international spaceflight (non-US), "Other Launchers (Korean, Brazilian etc.),"  suborbital thread.  It may be better to keep a dedicated Up Aerospace thread here (since they launch more than some other companies that get way more press!), or alternatively migrate the suborbital thread up into the Commercial Launchers thread.

Heck, Up has been launching from Spaceport America for years!
« Last Edit: 12/04/2015 01:03 pm by sghill »
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Re: Up Aerospace
« Reply #11 on: 06/07/2016 11:10 pm »
GoFast Rocket Launch

UPaerospace Aerospace

Published on Jun 7, 2016
no details



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Re: Up Aerospace
« Reply #12 on: 06/08/2016 10:00 am »
Am I correct in seeing that this is a one-stage rocket with detachable payload, first stage spin-stabilized and then despun by a yoyo-weight after stage burnout?
Any day with a rocket landing is a fantastic day.

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Re: Up Aerospace
« Reply #13 on: 06/08/2016 08:33 pm »
More details on the GoFast:

http://hobbyspace.com/Blog/?p=8622

Video posted upthread seems to be from their July 2014 launch. Don't know why they just reposted it 2 years later with a different caption. Video below was posted August 2014. Same footage.

« Last Edit: 06/08/2016 08:45 pm by Kabloona »

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Re: Up Aerospace
« Reply #14 on: 10/24/2017 03:26 am »
bump for a video update....

UP Aerospace

UPaerospace Aerospace
Published on Oct 23, 2017

UP Aerospace and Cesaroni Technology conducted a high-performance SpaceLoft solid rocket motor Static test from the Space Propulsion Center, NM. 10-15-17.  The new center will be used to develop and test propulsion systems for the orbital Spyder Launch Vehicle.



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UP Aerospace has opened the Space Propulsion Center at the Spaceport America site. There were three static firings stated that occurred there in the opening 3 weeks .... I have seen photos and video of the October 9th and 15th firing but have been unable to determine the date of the September firing (found one reference then my computer restarted and I lost it and have been unable to relocate it :(  ). Anyone have information on the firing date?

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 ???
Is this build on the concreet pad constructed by SpaceX for Grasshopper flight at Spaceport America?
(Those flights that never happened.
Google Maps has a bit of satellite image stitching problem!

Bing Maps has a more recent image. Search for: 32.944, -106.913 now the link works.
They have build facilities besides the road to the SpaceX pad.
I've added a screenshot.
« Last Edit: 11/10/2017 12:51 pm by Rik ISS-fan »

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Here are some photos

Video at

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Re: Up Aerospace
« Reply #18 on: 11/15/2018 03:38 am »
bump for video from NASA:

NASA Tests Space Tech on Suborbital Rocket

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
Published on Nov 14, 2018

Three NASA technology demonstration payloads launched aboard UP Aerospace’s SpaceLoft 12 mission from Spaceport America in New Mexico on Sept. 12.

The suborbital rocket carried an umbrella-like heat shield called Adaptable Deployable Entry and Placement Technology (ADEPT). Developed by NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, ADEPT’s unique design could be used for planetary lander and sample return missions. The flight tested the heat shield’s deployment sequence and entry performance.

Another Ames payload called Suborbital Flight Environment Monitor (SFEM-3) measures the internal environment of suborbital rockets carrying experiments. The system monitored acceleration, temperature and pressure within the payload bay during flight and could benefit future suborbital launches.

The third technology is from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and is the Autonomous Flight Termination System (AFTS). While the termination device was not active during launch, the payload tested hardware and software performance in the high dynamics of suborbital flight.

The payload flight tests were funded by the Space Technology Mission Directorate’s Flight Opportunities program, managed at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.

For more about Armstrong, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov/armstrong





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Re: Up Aerospace
« Reply #19 on: 12/13/2018 03:31 am »
UP Aerospace video release movie

UPaerospace Aerospace
Published on Dec 12, 2018

UP Aerospace SL-12 Mission was launched on September 12th, 2018. Successfully Deployed NASA ADEPT SR-1 Payload Into space for Re-Entry Testing. The Vehicle Reached speeds up to Mach 5 and Reached an Altitude of 108 km. This amazing Video was all captured on the Rocket and ADEPT SR-1 Payload.



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