Deep Blue Aerospace#Nebula 2
{{Short description|Chinese aerospace company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Jiangsu Deep Blue Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd.
| founded = 2016
| founder = Huo Liang
| website = http://www.dbaspace.com/about.html
}}
Jiangsu Deep Blue Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. ({{zh|s=深蓝航天|l=Deep Blue Aerospace|links=no|labels=yes}}) is a private space launch enterprise founded in November 2016 by Huo Liang. The company is located in Jiangsu province on the East coast of China. It is engaged in the development of reusable rockets.{{cite web |title=About us – Introduction|url=http://www.dbaspace.com/about.html|website=Deep Blue Aerospace – 深蓝航天|publisher=dbaspace.com|access-date=14 April 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215152454/http://www.dbaspace.com/about.html|archive-date=15 December 2021|quote=Headquartered in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, Deep Blue Aerospace has rocket technology and liquid engine research and development centers in Beijing Yizhuang and Xi'an, Shanxi Province, respectively. It has a manufacturing and testing base of rocket power system in Tongchuan, Shanxi Province.}}
Nebula-1
The company is developing the medium-class orbital launch vehicle “Nebula-1.” The rocket will use the 20-ton-thrust kerolox engine named Leiting-20.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Andrew |date=2022-01-31 |title=China's Deep Blue Aerospace targets big national, commercial launch opportunities |url=https://spacenews.com/chinas-deep-blue-aerospace-targets-big-national-commercial-launch-opportunities/ |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}}
In October 2021, the company completed a 100-meter level launch and landing test with its Nebula M1 VTVL test stage.{{Cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/deep-blue-aerospace-conducts-100-meter-vtvl-rocket-test/|title=Deep Blue Aerospace conducts 100-meter VTVL rocket test|date=13 October 2021}}
In January 2022, the company secured nearly $31.5 million in funding.{{Cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/chinas-deep-blue-aerospace-targets-big-national-commercial-launch-opportunities/|title=China's Deep Blue Aerospace targets big national, commercial launch opportunities|date=31 January 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://spacewatch.global/2022/01/spacewatchgl-column-dongfang-hour-china-aerospace-news-roundup-24-30-january-2022/|title = #SpaceWatchGL Column: Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 24 – 30 January 2022|date = 31 January 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Cb20kgnRS1ZAB_HTEgwMDw|title = 瞄准"可回收复用火箭" 深蓝航天完成A轮融资近2亿元}} On April 19, the company announced a new round of funding led by CMBC International Holdings, which will be put towards developing the Nebula-1, the "Thunder" engine series, and other manufacturing processes.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Andrew |date=2022-04-22 |title=Chinese reusable rocket startup secures new funding round |url=https://spacenews.com/chinese-reusable-rocket-startup-secures-new-funding-round/ |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-13 |title=Deep Blue Aerospace announced the completion of the A+ round of financing to accelerate the construction of 3D printing technology and related infrastructure |url=https://inf.news/ne/tech/fbca18f8edd5a5c7f8a6310bbe25fb33.html |website=inews}} The amount raised was not disclosed.
On May 6, 2022, the Nebula M1 completed a one kilometer test, that included a vertical takeoff and vertical landing (VTVL) above Tongchuan, Shaanxi Providence.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Andrew |date=2022-05-07 |title=Deep Blue Aerospace completes kilometer-level rocket launch and landing test |url=https://spacenews.com/deep-blue-aerospace-completes-kilometer-level-rocket-launch-and-landing-test/ |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}}
In Sept 2024, A hop test, which was the first flight test of the Thunder-R kerosene-liquid oxygen engines, had a hard landing.[https://spacenews.com/deep-blue-aerospace-hop-test-suffers-anomaly-moments-before-landing/ Deep Blue Aerospace hop test suffers anomaly moments before landing. Sept 2024]
In 2022, the first orbital launch and recovery of the Nebula-1 was planned for late 2024.{{cite tweet |author=China 'N Asia Spaceflight |user=CNSpaceflight |number=1582421158762147844 |title=DeepBlue Aerospace now plans the first orbital launch and landing of Nebula-1 by end of 2024 |date=18 October 2022 |access-date=18 October 2022}} It's now planned for mid-2025.{{cite web|title=Deep Blue Aerospace raises new funds, targets mid-year orbital launch|author=Andrew Jones|date=10 March 2025|url=https://spacenews.com/deep-blue-aerospace-raises-new-funds-targets-mid-year-orbital-launch/|publisher=SpaceNews}}
Nebula-2
Nebula-2 is a medium to heavy-lift liquid-fuelled rocket powered by liquid oxygen and kerosene capable of lifting 20,000 kg of payload into LEO. The rocket is planned to be launched in late 2025.{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=Adrian |date=18 April 2024 |title=China Roundup: ZhuQue-3 moves left, Tianlong-3 gets engines, and Chang Zheng rockets launch |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/04/china-roundup-april-2024/ |access-date=18 April 2024 | website=nasaspaceflight |language=en-US}}
Competition
Deep Blue Aerospace is in competition with several other Chinese rocket launcher startups including Galactic Energy, LandSpace, LinkSpace, ExPace, i-Space, OneSpace, Orienspace.
References
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External links
- [http://www.dbaspace.com Official Website]
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