Aurora
A fully reusable small‑lift launch vehicle designed for orbital payload delivery and return.
Maturity not rated
Startup · United Kingdom
Astron Systems
HQ Harwell, United KingdomFounded 20211-10 employees
Flexible, fast, & affordable rides to orbit and back for small payloads using small 100% reusable rockets. Astron Systems are an award winning company leading the development of 100% reusable small-lift rockets to transform small payload orbital launch and return services.
Products2
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Funding1 round · $20K
- Disclosed
- $20K
- Latest
- $20KPre-Seed · Sep 9, 2024
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2024 | Pre-Seed | $20K | — | — | — | Speculative |
- Pre-SeedSpeculative$20KSep 9, 2024
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Sources6
Profile3
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Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "UK", "hq_iso2": "GB", "id": "8bdd17c8-c5d8-4d46-9f95-4ba412707ad2"}”
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Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 1-10 (profile: 1-10)”
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LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 1-10 (profile: 2-10 employees)”
Products2
- 4CompanyAstron Systems
Astron Systems · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Flexible, fast, & affordable rides to orbit and back for small payloads using small 100% reusable rockets. Astron Systems are an award winning company leading the development of 100% reusable small-lift rockets to transform small payload orbital launch and return services.”
- 5CompanyAstron Systems
Astron Systems · Supports System
“Aurora uses 10 of Astron Systems' own RELIANT engines, pioneering the new hybrid expander electric cycle architecture and Astron's novel hybrid-electric turbopump system architecture, achieving unmatched long lifetime and reliability at this vehicle scale”
Funding1
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PitchBook · Sep 9, 2024 · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url
“Pre-Seed - Astron Systems”
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