Phantom Space Corporation
Phantom Space Corporation is an American space transportation and rocket manufacturing startup based in Tucson, Arizona[1] and founded by Jim Cantrell, Michael D'Angelo, and Michal Prywata.[2]
The company is building a two-stage rocket called Daytona. The rocket will be 18.7 meters tall and 1.25 meters in diameter and will be able to loft 450 kilograms to low Earth orbit 160 kilograms to geostationary transfer orbit or 50 kilograms to the Moon with a price of $4 million per mission. The rocket will use the Hadley engines made by Ursa Major Technologies, with seven of them powering the first stage and a single vacuum optimized Hadley engine powering the second stage. The first launch is due in 2023.[3]
The company is also working on a larger two-stage rocket called Laguna. It will be 20.5 meters high and 2 meters in diameter and will be able to launch 1,200 kilograms to low Earth orbit, 425 kilograms to geostationary transfer orbit, 200 kilograms to the Moon or 100 kilograms to Mars. The first stage will be powered by three Ursa Major's Ripley engines and the second stage by a vacuum-optimized Haley engine, and a price of $8 million per mission. This rocket will also feature a reusable first stage, with aerodynamic control flaps and hydraulic landing legs for recovery.[3]
In April 2021, the company raised $5 million in seed investment funding.[4]
In May 2021, it acquired StratSpace, a satellite program designer and manager[5] Cantrell founded in 2000.[6]
In August 2021, the company acquired space systems developer Micro Aerospace Solutions (MAS) operating out of Melbourne, Florida.[7]
References
- ^ Manfredi, Lucas (September 29, 2021). "Phantom Space, Ingenu to build 72-satellite constellation". FOXBusiness.
- ^ Wichner, David. "Tucson Tech: Old Pueblo gets new rocket firm as New Space industry develops". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ a b Messier, Doug (25 August 2022). "Having It All Come Together, but Not In House: Phantom Space's Approach to Launch". Parabolic Arc. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Phantom Space Corporation Raises $5M In Seed Funding to Revolutionize Space Transportation". finance.yahoo.com.
- ^ "Phantom Space acquires StratSpace in pursuit of becoming a turnkey space service".
- ^ Wichner, David. "Small-sat launch firm Phantom to open Tucson rocket factory". Arizona Daily Star.
- ^ "Jim Cantrell's Phantom Space Acquires Micro Aerospace Solutions - Via Satellite -". Via Satellite. August 17, 2021.
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