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2. The Company
We build miniature orbital launchers to
enable easy, rapid access to space.
Based in Union City, NJ, we now have 9 employees and a full-time team that brings with it
extensive experience from NASA, NewSpace, and the Chinese space program. And we were
founded in 2016 with one simple goal: build the smallest orbital launcher possible.
Sihao Huang, CEO
MIT AeroAstro, Chinese
Academy of Launch
Vehicle Technology,
Singapore Center for
Quantum Technologies.
Published IEEE/Nature
author on spacecraft
technologies.
Peter Bennion, Aerospace
Systems Engineer
General Atomics Air
Vehicles Simulation, USC
Liquid Propulsion Lab
Controls Lead, Propulsion
Systems Development at
Kyushu Institute of
Technology
Matthew Travis, COO
NASA/Kennedy Space
Center, President at
Aerospace Research &
Engineering System
Institute, National Center
for Supercomputing
Applications
Christopher Mikhailovsky,
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
Structural and mechanical
analysis, test stand DAQ
engineer, aircraft
structural team design
engineer at Clarkson
3. Production overhead
Operational complexity
Each new launch vehiclerequiresa CAPEX
in excessof $500Mto build and maintain
customproduction facilities.Equipmentand
supplychain are built aroundthe design.
Aerospace systems are designed to support large, exotic
missions with long turnaround time.
The Issue Today
- Launchleadtime ranges
from 12 to 36 months and
involvescomplexsteps
ranging from mission
consultation to payload
analysisand integrationby a
dedicatedengineering team.
- Launch operationsinvolves
an army of ground personnel
and multiplegovernment/
commercial entities.
- Large vehicle, cryogenic
propellants, and fixed,
inflexibleinfrastructure
increasescost and risk.
4. Responsive Space Dedicated Vehicles High Launch Cadence
Design and
planning Off-the-shelf
solutions
Project
conceived
Rapid
launch
Reduce cycle from 3-5
years to <1 month
$
One satellite- one launch.
Custom payloads, trajectories,
and timeline.
Rapid turnaroundand launch on
demand.Gas-and-gooperations.
Airline-likelaunchmanifests
Rides to spaceavailableany time
of the month.Guaranteedaccess
and predictableROI.
Space should not be an expensive one-way trip for risk-taking
entities, but a dynamic, readily accessible marketplace.
Future of Space Commerce
5. Design for Manufacture
At 0.8m diameter, the Helios vehicle
is designed to be produced from
commercial machinery. The high
density propellant allows a small,
cost-effective vehicle envelope.
Scalable Fabrication
The vehicle is produced on a
scalable, automated filament
winding process. The small
size allows extensive adoption
of DMLS parts to minimize
tooling and setup costs.
Rapid Operations
Proprietary storable, nontoxic
propellant allows rapid launch
turnover and minimal handling
costs. Autonomous FTS cuts
expensive range fees. GroundOps
is now a crew, not an army.
The Helios Vehicle
Solution: Scale down the vehicle. Now we have both the market
and the capability to launch on-demand, in huge quantities.
20kg payload to 400km circular
orbit. Standard Cubesat
deployer, hop-on and launch.
At 450kg empty, the dry
mass of the vehicle is
lighter than a small car.
$750,000 per launch, single Cubesat into orbit. Any orbit. Any time.
Daily launches to
space. Airline-like
launch tickets.
6. Dedicated Cubesat Launch
Mars Cube One
Lemur-2
Prometheus
2600 require
launch in next
5 years
Nanosatellites
make up 70%
of all satellites
built 2017
40% YoY
Growth Rate
Lightsail-1
Flock 3-p
ARKYD
4kg, Ship Traffic Control
15kg, Asteroid Mining
2kg, Encrypted Communications
4.7kg, Earth Observation
13.5kg, Communication Relay
4.5kg, Interplanetary Exploration
Opening up new potentials for a booming ecosystem.
7. A complete space access solution capable of replacing large
aerospace systems beyond nanosatellites
The Business Case
200 $0.75M
200 $0.3M
$150M
$60M
Suborbital Services
Launches/Yr
Launches/Yr
$/Launch
$/Launch
Assuming 60% of
nanosatellite market
45% net profit on current
market prices
Breakeven at 4% of
market
8. Development Progress
Core technology matured and ready to scale
9.5kN Production Engine
with proprietary injector
architecture (currently
undergoing testing)
57kN Electrically Pumped
Aerospike based on 6
existing combustors for the
Helios vehicle (Q3 2019)
Trailblazer: Commercial
Suborbital Vehicle
$100K for a 20kg payload to
space on a suborbital
trajectory.
Proprietary propellant
developed through extensive
testing
Full composite airframe
manufactured in-house in
Union City
Planned first launch in Q2
2019.
4 patents pending
9. Modular Spacecraft Systems
Integrated on-board computer and
electrical power system module
Modular Cubesat chassis Spacecraft solar panels (1U-3U)
UHF/VHF RF
Communication system
Flatsat development
board
VLC high-bandwidth optical
communication module
Unified software
development kit and
PerihelionOS
Plug-and-play, space qualified satellite modules
2 satellites being
built for customers
10. We’re raising $2.5M to begin launching commercial payloads and
position our vehicle for initial production.
Funding Status
$500,000 $2.5M
Seed Round (Sep. 2017)
Top Prizes
$10M, $9M, $8M
(1st-3rd place)
The Ask: Pre-A
$400K
Qualification (FAA
Licensing initiated)
$2M
First Orbital
Launch
DARPA Launch Challenge:
responsive small satellite launch for
national security
• Bring Trailblazer to market and begin launching
commercial suborbital payloads
• Win $400K qualification/$2M launch prize. Compete
in DARPA launch challenge in accordance with our
current plans.
• Develop and fully qualify Helios propulsion systems in
order to start taking launch reservations for 2020.