Vaya Space is a space and defense company, founded in 2017 as Rocket Crafters, based in Cocoa, Florida.[1][2][3] It develops and manufactures orbital launch vehicles and vortex-hybrid rocket engines.[4] In 2022, the company won the International Green Apple Environment Award and was recognised as a Green World Ambassador.[5] In 2024, it was awarded a contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX to develop hybrid engine technology for hypersonic missiles.[2][6] A Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center (DEVCOM AvMC) was signed in 2024.[7] Its hybrid rocket has a successful launch on 29 January 2022 (Mojave, California).[4] Dauntless is a rocket with 3 stages, hybrid propulsion (HDPE Fuel/LOX), length: 19.7 m, and a payload of 1.100 kg to LEO, 600 kg SSO. [8] Its first orbital trip is planned for 2028.[9] The fuel utilised by the rocket is solid: 3D printed from recycled thermoplastics[4][8] combined with liquid oxidizer.
Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Space |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Founders | Sid Gutierrez |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Dauntless rocket |
Number of employees | 50+ |
| Website | https://www.vayaspace.com/ |
References
edit- ↑ Robinson-Smith, Will. "Vaya Space receives pathfinding liquid oxygen tank shell for its Dauntless rocket – Spaceflight Now".
- 1 2 "Vaya Space Awarded SBIR Phase I Hybrid Rocket Ejector-Ramjet Airbreathing Hypersonic Missile Study". www.newswire.com.
- ↑ "Vaya Space Announces Strategic Partnership with All Points' Space Prep Launch Support Program". March 20, 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Vaya Space Completes First Suborbital Test Flight". February 17, 2022.
- ↑ Ruiz, Angelina (September 27, 2022). "Vaya Space Wins International Green Award for Sustainability and Environmental Impact".
- ↑ https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2024/8/19/air-force-invests-in-hybrid-hypersonic-missile-engine
- ↑ "Vaya Space Signs Agreement With Army DEVCOM Aviation and Missile Center to Explore Vortex Hybrid Rocket Engine for Defense Missile Use". www.newswire.com.
- 1 2 "Vaya Space Wins International Green Award for Sustainability and Environmental Impact".
- ↑ "Launch Made Simple". Vaya Space. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
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