Sunburnt Space provides sub‑orbital launch services that accelerate the technology readiness level of space‑tech hardware and enable real microgravity experiments. Their platform offers low‑cost, gentle flights with full payload recovery, allowing research teams to validate hardware and conduct biotech or materials studies in true microgravity.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Access to genuine microgravity environments for hardware testing and scientific experiments is limited by high costs, infrequent launch opportunities, and the risk of payload damage during launch and re‑entry.
Solution
Sunburnt Space offers a sub‑orbital launch service that provides low‑cost, gentle flights with full payload recovery, enabling space‑tech companies and research teams to validate hardware and conduct biotech or materials experiments in true microgravity. The service uses a reusable launch vehicle designed for high cadence, reducing turnaround time between flights. Data and hardware are returned intact, allowing rapid iteration and acceleration of technology readiness levels. By partnering with investors, Sunburnt Space is also developing an orbital vehicle, Meggs1, to extend these capabilities beyond sub‑orbital missions.
Target Audience
Primary customers are space‑technology developers seeking rapid hardware validation and academic or corporate research teams conducting microgravity experiments in biotechnology, materials science, or related fields.
Features
- Reusable sub‑orbital rocket platform delivering microgravity exposure of several minutes per flight
- Gentle launch and recovery profile that minimizes mechanical stress on payloads
- Full payload retrieval with intact hardware and data for post‑flight analysis
- High‑frequency launch schedule to enable rapid iteration cycles
- Integrated support for power, data handling, and mechanical interface requirements of research payloads
- Roadmap to an orbital vehicle (Meggs1) for future orbit‑based services