News: HyImpulse
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- Second HyImpulse Suborbital SR75 Flight Slips to 2027 European Spaceflight · 5 Oct 2026 German launch startup HyImpulse has pushed the second flight of its SR75 suborbital rocket into spring 2027. On 1 October, HyImpulse announced that it had secured a launch operator licence from the UK Civil Aviation Auth...
- SaxaVord Scrapped Launch Rail Plans, Forcing HyImpulse to Bring Its Own European Spaceflight · 22 Sep 2026 UK-based launch facility SaxaVord Spaceport has confirmed that it abandoned plans to develop a shared suborbital launch rail, with German rocket builder HyImpulse now preparing to bring its own system to the Scottish lau...
- HyImpulse Could Attempt Second SR75 Flight as Early as 5 October European Spaceflight · 8 Sep 2026 Maritime and aviation notices indicate that HyImpulse could attempt the second flight of its SR75 suborbital rocket from SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland as early as 5 October. On 2 September, Norwegian air navigation serv...
- HyImpulse Extends Series A Funding Round by €50 Million European Spaceflight · 2 Sep 2026 German launch services provider HyImpulse announced on 2 September that it had extended its Series A funding round by more than €50 million, bringing its total funding to date to €125 million. The company is currently pr...
- HyImpulse signs letter of intent with Oman’s spaceport SpaceNews · 11 Jun 2026 MILAN — Etlaq Spaceport, Oman’s commercial spaceport, and German-based small launch provider HyImpulse have signed a letter of intent to explore future launch-related activities and a potential operational presence in […...
- German launch startup HyImpulse raises 45 million euros SpaceNews · 17 Oct 2025 German launch startup HyImpulse has raised 45 million euros ($53 million) as it works to avoid becoming an also-ran in the European space launch race.
- HyImpulse Promises to Save European Launch, 600 kg at a Time European Spaceflight · 16 Oct 2025 German rocket builder HyImpulse announced on 16 October that it had secured €45 million in new funding to continue developing its SL-1 rocket. The company’s press release announcing the new funding, however, seemed more...
- Europe’s future in space: Vega cadence to increase, HyImpulse’s hybrid rocket NASASpaceflight · 24 Dec 2024 European companies in the space sector have been developing novel technology to find their unique…
- Germany Commits €95M More to Isar, RFA, and HyImpulse European Spaceflight · 20 Dec 2024 The German government has announced that it will make €95 million in additional funding available to support Isar Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg, and HyImpulse. On 19 December, the German government announced that th...
- ESA Awards €44.2M in Funding to Four European Rocket Builders European Spaceflight · 19 Nov 2024 The European Space Agency has awarded Boost! contract extensions worth €44.2 million to HyImpulse, Isar Aerospace, Orbex, and Rocket Factory Augsburg. ESA member states adopted the Boost! initiative in late 2019. The pri...
- UK Space Agency Awards HyImpulse £5 Million for Suborbital Rocket Launch The Launch Pad · 24 Jul 2024 UK Space Agency Awards HyImpulse £5 Million for Suborbital Rocket Launch
- HyImpulse Awarded £5M in UKSA Funding for SR75 Launch European Spaceflight · 22 Jul 2024 The UK Space Agency has awarded £5 million (5.94 million) in new funding to HyImpulse to launch its suborbital SR75 rocket from SaxaVord in Scotland. The launch was one of more than 20 national space projects that receiv...
- HyImpulse Signs Agreement to Launch SL1 Rocket From Australia European Spaceflight · 17 Jun 2024 German launch company HyImpulse has signed an agreement with Australia’s Southern Launch to explore the possibility of launching its SL1 rocket from Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex in Australia. In May, HyImpulse laun...
- Boost! ESA · 3 Jun 2024 ESA supports Europe's space transportation visionaries and entrepreneurs through Boost! This video shows just some of the companies that have received co-funding from ESA’s Boost! programme: Orbex with its Prime launcher...
- HyImpulse Updates SL1 Design with Performance Boost European Spaceflight · 8 Apr 2024 German launch startup HyImpulse has released an updated design of its SL1 rocket, which features a 20% performance boost over its previous iteration. When it...
- Maiden HyImpulse SR75 Rocket Launch Set for Late April/Early May European Spaceflight · 28 Feb 2024 The maiden flight of the suborbital HyImpulse SR75 rocket is set to occur from the Koonibba Test Range in Australia between late April and early May.
- HyImpulse Are All Packed and Heading Down Under European Spaceflight · 5 Feb 2024 German launch startup HyImpulse has confirmed that its SR75 rocket and all related support systems have been boxed up and have embarked on the long journey to Australia. SR75 is a single-stage suborbital launch vehicle t...
- HyImpulse and Orbex Received £6.7M in UK Space Agency Funding European Spaceflight · 13 Dec 2023 The UK Space Agency has awarded £6.7 million in funding to Orbex and HyImpulse to “help cement the UK’s position as Europe’s leading destination for commercial spaceflight activities.” HyImpulse was awarded £3.4 million...
- SaxaVord Spaceport to host HyImpulse orbital rocket launches SpaceNews · 15 Nov 2023 The UK’s SaxaVord Spaceport plans host orbital launches of HyImpulse Technologies rockets from late 2025.
- HyImpulse Ditch SaxaVord in Favour of Australia for Maiden Flight European Spaceflight · 15 Nov 2023 German launch startup HyImpulse Technologies has announced that it will launch the maiden flight of its suborbital SR75 launch vehicle from the Southern Launch Koonibba Test Range in Australia. The maiden flight of the S...
- HyImpulse Inches Closer to Maiden SR75 Flight European Spaceflight · 14 Nov 2023 German launch startup HyImpulse Technologies has announced the successful completion of the assembly and integration of its first SR75 launch vehicle. The HyImpulse SR75 is a one-stage suborbital rocket capable of carryi...
- HyImpulse Qualifies Hybrid Rocket Motor for Flight European Spaceflight · 7 Sep 2023 After its latest successful test campaign, HyImpulse has qualified its HyPLOX-75 hybird rocket motor for flight. The qualification of the motor brings the company one step closer to the maiden flight of its suborbital SR...
- SaxaVord Does Not Need Spaceport Licence to Launch HyImpulse Mission European Spaceflight · 29 Aug 2023 The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has confirmed that SaxaVord will not need a spaceport license to host the maiden flight of the HyImpulse SR75 rocket. SaxaVord Spaceport is a proposed vertical launch facility bein...
- HyImpulse to Debut SR75 Rocket No Earlier than December 1 European Spaceflight · 17 Aug 2023 A launch license approved by the UK Civil Aviation Authority on 28 July grants HyImpulse permission to launch its SR75 rocket for the first time from SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland between 1 December 2023 and 30 November...
- HyImpulse Issued First Large Rocket Air Navigation Order from CAA The Launch Pad · 7 Aug 2023 HyImpulse Technologies has received the first Air Navigation Order from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) authorizing them to launch one rocket.
- Isar Aerospace wins three-way DLR microlauncher competition SpaceNews · 6 May 2021 German launch startup Isar Aerospace beat out Rocket Factory Augsburg and HyImpulse Technologies to win a DLR endorsement that clears the way for it to secure 11 million euros from the European Space Agency’s Boost! prog...
- HyImpulse hybrid rocket motor roars to life for the first time SpaceNews · 25 Sep 2020
- DLR spinoff HyImpulse plans small launcher debut in 2022 SpaceNews · 14 Aug 2020