During my time at the Space Creator Day 2023, I had the chance to do interviews with small launcher manufacturers Rocket Factory Augsburg and Isar Aerospace, and I got to look at Gate Space, who specialize in satellite propulsion.

    Mars Chroniken visit to Isar Aerospace factory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8LSMSnFpKc

    0:00 Euro Space Startups Rising
    0:51 Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA)
    1:14 The Rocket: RFA One
    2:29 First Staged Combustion Engine from the EU
    3:43 PLD Space – suborbital and orbital rockets
    4:58 Isar Aerospace Interview
    6:59 Spectrum rocket
    10:45 Biggest hurdle to overcome
    12:23 Gate Space – A Jetpack for Satellites

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    1. A longer version of the interview with Isar Aerospace is available for YouTube channel members and Patreon members. If you're interested in extra content, sign up today for more tomorrow!

    2. 6:08 Why launch from North Norvway?
      It is more effective to launch from near the Equator (that's why Arianespace launches from Guyana) and North Norway is as far as possible from the Equator in Europe.
      I assume they have a good reason.

    3. I would say there's progress here in the sense that they're private companies.

      it's hard enough for the us to agree to fund nasa, it's impossible to convince a bunch of competing nations with competing interests and varying priorities to fund something they won't be the sole benefactors of. 😊

    4. I've noticed this for a while now but you know how to ask some good questions for your interviews. Did you have experience with journalism (maybe in school)?

    5. Too bad the RFA interview got corrupted. I know someone who is working on one of the payloads that will be on their first launch and would love to know more about RFA. Good luck to all these companies!

    6. As European, i would say that.. while i am proud of those startups, US based companies will dominate market for long time. Even simple launch locations are hard for europeans. We need either transport it far away, or use some strange techniques. So I doubt that we will be able to compete on medium/heavy launch market in near future (SpaceX, relativy, rocket lab, BO)

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