This startup develops advanced materials for additive manufacturing, hypersonics, and other extreme environment applications. They focus on engineering materials with specific properties to improve performance in demanding conditions.
Funding
$24.7M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Traditional methods of hypersonic flight testing are often limited by high costs, logistical complexities, and infrequent access to real flight environments, hindering rapid technology development and validation of system performance. Ground testing alone cannot fully replicate the conditions experienced during hypersonic flight.
Solution
Stratolaunch provides routine access to the hypersonic environment through its air-launched platforms, enabling rapid and iterative flight testing. Their system utilizes the Roc, the world's largest aircraft, as a mobile launch platform to deploy high-speed vehicles, such as the Talon-A reusable hypersonic testbed. This aerial approach complements ground testing by providing frequent access to realistic trajectories and dynamic flight profiles at high speeds, temperatures, and pressures. Stratolaunch delivers critical flight data to accelerate new concept designs, mature technology, and spiral development, allowing customers to achieve faster technology development at a reduced cost.
Target Audience
The primary customers are organizations involved in hypersonic technology development, including government agencies, defense contractors, and research institutions.
Features
- Roc: The world’s largest operating aircraft with a payload capacity of 550,000 lbs, designed for air-launching robust payloads.
- Talon-A: A reusable, autonomous hypersonic testbed for reliable and routine flight testing at Mach 5+.
- Air launch system: Provides a more flexible, faster, and cost-effective approach compared to traditional vertical launch options.
- Customizable payload volumes and instrumentation to fit specific mission needs.
- Capability to recover payloads and collect high-quality data for rapid flight turnaround.
- Ability to fly at high Mach speeds across a range of altitudes and flight profiles.