Gary Hudson
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Gary Hudson has been involved in private spaceflight development for over 25 years.
Hudson is best known as the founder of Rotary Rocket Company, which in spending ~$30 Million attempted to build a unique single stage to orbit launch vehicle known as the Roton. Rotary Rocket built a landing test simulator (the Roton ATV) which flew three successful test flights in 1999.
He also helped found Transformational Space T/Space in 2004.
He also helped found Airlaunch LLC which was awarded the DARPA/USAF FALCON project in 2003.[citation needed]
Previous projects included designs of the Phoenix SSTO, the Percheron, and other rockets, founder of Pacific American Launch Systems, and various consulting projects.
Hudson appears as a character in the novel Fallen Angels, along with his Phoenix SSTO.
