Launch Systems
Space Launch Systems are the transportation backbone of the orbital economy. The shift towards fully reusable systems is drastically lowering the cost per kg to orbit.
$1.5k
Cost per Kg (Falcon Heavy)
100+
SpaceX Launches/Year
CH4
Next-Gen Fuel (Methane)
33
Raptor Engines (Starship)
Key Vehicle Tiers
Heavy / Super Heavy
Starship (SpaceX), SLS (NASA), New Glenn (Blue Origin). Lunar and Mars capable.
Medium Lift
Falcon 9 (SpaceX), Vulcan Centaur (ULA), Ariane 6 (ESA). High-reliability workhorses.
Small Sat Launchers
Electron (Rocket Lab), Firefly Alpha. Dedicated rides for cube-sats.
Hypersonic Suborbital
Research vehicles and point-to-point suborbital transport concepts.