At an AIAA Adelaide Section presentation last night by Reg Carruthers from DefenceSA, he mentioned that the next AtSpace launch from Whalers Way is "midyear" and "in the next few months".
Founder/Director and CEO Dr YenSen Chen showcased a range of items including a new water deluge pipe system designed by ATSpace engineers and manufactured by Contract Engineering SA, an ablative shield for a vertical launcher, and their large composite winding machine – just to name a few. Dr Chen also highlighted that the company’s current suppliers are about 50% Australian and 50% international, but they are expecting this figure to grow to around 80% Australian by the end of 2022!
As 2023 is approaching, it’s time for ATSPACE to reflect what we have accomplished in 2022. To mention a few, we have demonstrated the performance of our team, our hybrid rocket engines and the launch vehicle systems as described below:1. Performed a 140KN maximum thrust 72 sec hot fire test for a single first-stage engine of Kestrel V orbital launch vehicle;2. Performed a 10KN thrust 120 sec with an innovative regenerative cooled nozzle for the upper-stage engine of Kestrel V;3. Performed a series of successful stage-level four-engine wet dress rehearsals and full-burn vertical hot-fire tests for the Kestrel I suborbital launch vehicle;4. Conducted professional launch campaigns of Kestrel I near the year end, which will be continued in early 2023;5. initiated a technology demonstration sounding rocket program for fast turnaround in building up flight heritage;6. Preparing for the first-stage propulsion verification tests of the Kestrel V orbital launch vehicle — aiming at its maiden flight in 2023.Overall, ATSPACE has built a firm technical foundation in 2022 for space exploration. And, with the collaborations with our partners and assistance from all stakeholders, we shall complete the last mile in our exciting journey into space from Australia. Stay tuned…..
Quote... what we have accomplished in 2022 ...5. initiated a technology demonstration sounding rocket program for fast turnaround in building up flight heritage;6. Preparing for the first-stage propulsion verification tests of the Kestrel V orbital launch vehicle — aiming at its maiden flight in 2023.
... what we have accomplished in 2022 ...5. initiated a technology demonstration sounding rocket program for fast turnaround in building up flight heritage;6. Preparing for the first-stage propulsion verification tests of the Kestrel V orbital launch vehicle — aiming at its maiden flight in 2023.
A video from a couple weeks ago say's they'll be 'ready for orbital launch in early 2020
Taiwanese company TiSPACE launch vehicle "Hapith V" had beed made. Full size rocket product, will get first launch in next year.
A Taiwanese startup aims to become the first foreign firm to launch a rocket from Japan by early next year [...]The private firm, co-founded in 2016 by current and former officials from Taiwan's space agency, has not had a successful launch. Its most recent attempt to fly a rocket, via its sister company AtSpace in Australia in 2022, failed because of an oxidizer leak. The rocket to be tested in Japan is a different design.[...]He said the firm is waiting on one last regulatory approval, a radio permit that will enable the launch of the company's 12-metre (39 ft) sounding rocket, which he hopes will occur by early 2025. A sounding rocket can reach space but does not achieve orbit.[...]TiSpace is the only Taiwanese company attempting launches. One of the company's other co-founders, Wu Jong-shinn, is now the head of Taiwan's space agency. The agency declined to comment on its relationship with TiSpace and said all its launch services are conducted through public tender.The company's endeavour has won support among Japanese space businesses, especially in the remote agricultural town of Taiki, on the northern island of Hokkaido, which will host the launch. Officials and experts cite the benefits of inviting foreign companies.Yuko Nakagawa, a ruling-party lawmaker representing Taiki and neighbouring communities, said TiSpace's project was "a symbol of Taiwan-Japan friendship" and a tailwind for an international business complex that local officials call a "space Silicon Valley".[...]Yoshinori Odagiri, the chief executive of Space Cotan, which operates the Hokkaido Spaceport in Taiki, said a couple of European companies have expressed interest in its launch complex.Tadashi Morimitsu, a local official in southwestern Oita prefecture, another budding space hub in Japan, which is partnering with U.S. spaceplane company Sierra Space, said TiSpace's progress in Hokkaido encapsulates a "welcome phenomenon" of overseas space businesses using Japanese spaceports.[...]If TiSpace's test launch is successful, the company said it plans to expand its manufacturing capacity in Japan to serve Japanese customers.One such potential client, Hokkaido-based Letara, has already inquired about whether TiSpace can carry its satellite propulsion system to space for testing."We don't ask if the company is domestic or foreign, as long as they can launch," said Letara co-founder Shota Hirai.
