Radian Aerospace
Radian Aerospace is an American aerospace company based in Renton, Washington. The company is working on a spaceplane concept called Radian One.
History[]
It was founded in 2016.[1] In January 2022, the company closed a $27.5 million seed round led by venture capital fund Fine Structure Ventures.[2]
Company[]
Radian is linked with Holder Aerospace, a Renton-based engineering company[3] headed by former astronaut Livingston Holder and aerospace executive Curtis Gifford.[4]
Design[]
Radian is working on rocket engine development in Renton and at a testing facility near Bremerton, Washington.[5] The delta-winged plane will be launched from a rocket-powered sled. It will deliver payloads to low-earth orbit. Radian One is expected to land on any 10,000 ft (3,000 m) runway and fly again in 48 hours.[6]
Target markets[]
The company is focusing on research, space manufacturing, terrestrial observation, and rapid global delivery to Earth destinations. Radian penned launch agreements with governments and commercial firms.[6]
See also[]
- Dream Chaser
- Skylon (spacecraft)
- PD AeroSpace
- Relativity Space
- Isar Aerospace
- Rocket Factory Augsburg AG
- Vector Launch
- Orbex
- Skyrora
- PLD Space
References[]
- ^ Berger, Eric (January 19, 2022). "Radian announces plans to build one of the holy grails of spaceflight". Ars Technica.
- ^ "Radian Aerospace raises seed round to fund work on spaceplane". SpaceNews. January 19, 2022.
- ^ "Report: Stealthy Radian Aerospace gears up for rocket engine testing in Bremerton". GeekWire. December 5, 2017.
- ^ "Secretive aerospace firm to test rocket engines in Bremerton". HeraldNet.com. December 4, 2017.
- ^ "Radian Aerospace comes out of stealth and raises $27.5M for orbital space plane development". GeekWire. January 19, 2022.
- ^ a b Szondy, David (2022-01-24). "Radian One unveils plans for single-stage to orbit spaceplane". New Atlas. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
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