Radian Aerospace is an American aerospace company based in Renton, Washington. The company is developing a single-stage to orbit spaceplane concept called Radian One.
History
Radian was founded in 2016. [1] In January 2022, the company closed a $27.5 million seed round led by venture capital fund Fine Structure Ventures. [2]
Company
Radian is linked with Holder Aerospace, another Renton-based engineering company [3] headed by former astronaut Livingston Holder and aerospace executive Curtis Gifford. [4]
Design
Radian is developing their rocket engine in Renton and at a testing facility near Bremerton, Washington. [5] The delta-winged plane will be launched from a rocket-powered sled. Once on orbit, the vehicle can deliver payloads or crew to low Earth orbit. Radian One is expected to land on any 10,000 ft (3,000 m) runway and fly again in 48 hours. [6]
Target markets
The company is focusing on research, space manufacturing, terrestrial observation, and rapid global delivery to Earth destinations. Radian penned launch agreements with governments and commercial firms. [6]
See also
- Dream Chaser
- Skylon (spacecraft)
- PD AeroSpace
- Relativity Space
- Isar Aerospace
- Rocket Factory Augsburg AG
- Vector Launch
- Orbex
- Skyrora
- PLD Space
References
- ^ Berger, Eric (January 19, 2022). "Radian announces plans to build one of the holy grails of spaceflight". Ars Technica.
- ^ "Radian Aerospace raises seed round to fund work on spaceplane". SpaceNews. January 19, 2022.
- ^ "Report: Stealthy Radian Aerospace gears up for rocket engine testing in Bremerton". GeekWire. December 5, 2017.
- ^ "Secretive aerospace firm to test rocket engines in Bremerton". HeraldNet.com. December 4, 2017.
- ^ "Radian Aerospace comes out of stealth and raises $27.5M for orbital space plane development". GeekWire. January 19, 2022.
- ^ a b Szondy, David (2022-01-24). "Radian One unveils plans for single-stage to orbit spaceplane". New Atlas. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
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