Astron Systems focuses on reusuable two-stage rocket
Top Stories Tamfitronics Helen Goody, former European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre officer, pictured with Astron Systems co-founders Kieran Jones-Tett (left) and Rafal Sokolowski (right). Credit: Astron SystemsSAN FRANCISCO – U.K. startup Astron Systems intends to develop a fully reusable two-stage rocket to transport about 360 kilograms to low-Earth orbit.“The main driver of cost and time for putting stuff into space is production and assembly,” Eddie Brown, Astron Systems founder and CEO, told SpaceNews. “If you can spread out that cost over many flights, the per-flight cost can be a lot lower. And you can ramp up to a higher cadence and be much more responsive to customer schedules.”Astron Systems, founded in 2021 and located at the Harwell Science Campus in England, is one of 12 startups in the Fall 2024 class of the...
