HyPrSpace

{{short description|French rocket startup company}}

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HyPrSpace (Hybrid Propulsion for Space) is a rocket startup, founded in 2019, from Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It develops orbital (Orbital Baguette-1/OB-1, pronounced Obi-wan) and suborbital (Baguette One) launch vehicles and hybrid propulsion systems.{{Cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/a-european-alternative-to-spacex-emerges/|title=A European Alternative to SpaceX Emerges|date=August 9, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://europeanspaceflight.com/hyprspace-secures-e35m-in-funding-for-maiden-baguette-one-launch/|title=HyPrSpace Secures €35M in Funding for Maiden Baguette One Launch|first=Andrew|last=Parsonson|date=December 12, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/emissions/l-eco-d-ici-en-gironde/avec-l-aide-de-l-etat-l-entreprise-bordelaise-hyprspace-va-lancer-sa-mini-fusee-baguette-one-6321683|title=Avec l'aide de l'État, l'entreprise bordelaise HyprSpace va lancer sa mini-fusée "Baguette One" – France Bleu|website=ici par France Bleu et France 3}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.frenchtechbordeaux.com/hyprspace-leve-11-million-deuros-pour-son-lanceur-spatial-innovant/|title=HyPrSpace lève 1,1 million d'euros pour son lanceur spatial innovant|first=Mikaël|last=Lozano|date=April 27, 2022}}

In 2022 it has raised €1.1 million to develop its rocket.{{Cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/hyprspace-raises-a11m-in-seed-funding-to-develop-reusable-hybrid-micro-launch-vehicle/|title=HyPrSpace Raises €1.1M in Seed Funding to Develop Reusable Hybrid Micro-Launch Vehicle|date=May 3, 2022}}

In 2024 as part of a consortium (with the companies CT Ingénierie, SpaceDreamS and Telespazio France) it has raises €35 million to develop their launcher Orbital Baguette One (the Le Projet Agile de Développement d'Accès à l'espace 1 – PADA1 – project), 60 percent of the funding from the French government – as the winner of the France 2030 program supported by the State.{{Cite web|url=https://phys.org/news/2023-12-french-baguette-rocket-funding.html|title=French 'Baguette One' rocket project gets funding}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/la-start-up-hyprspace-decroche-un-financement-de-france-2030-pour-son-microlanceur-spatial-20231212|title=La start-up HyprSpace décroche un financement de France 2030 pour son microlanceur spatial|date=December 12, 2023|website=Le Figaro}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/le-reportage-de-la-redaction/comment-la-france-tente-t-elle-de-rattraper-son-retard-sur-le-marche-des-mini-lanceurs-spatiaux-4449903|title=Comment la France tente-t-elle de rattraper son retard sur le marché des mini-lanceurs spatiaux ?|date=July 10, 2024|website=France Culture}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.frenchtechbordeaux.com/hyprspace-laureate-du-plan-france-2030-sur-le-volet-spatial/|title=HyPrSpace lauréate du plan France 2030 sur le volet spatial|first=Mikaël|last=Lozano|date=March 27, 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/mini-et-micro-lanceurs-emmanuel-macron-met-la-france-en-mode-competition-993756.html | title=Mini et micro-lanceurs : Emmanuel Macron met la France en mode compétition | date=25 March 2024 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/vu-d-espagne-baguette-one-le-curieux-nom-de-la-nouvelle-fusee-spatiale-francaise|title=Vu d'Espagne. Baguette One, le "curieux nom" de la nouvelle fusée spatiale française|date=December 18, 2023|website=Courrier international}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.capital.fr/economie-politique/spatial-larmee-francaise-sinteresse-aux-petites-fusees-de-la-start-up-hyprspace-1479313|title=Spatial : L'armée française s'intéresse aux petites fusées de la start-up HyPrSpace|first=Simon|last=Chodorge|date=September 16, 2023|website=Capital.fr}}

Baguette One is 7 metres tall, single-stage, with a payload capacity of 300 kilograms. The first suborbital mission is planned for 2026.

Orbital Baguette-1 (OB-1) – 16 metres tall – is a micro-launcher with a payload of 250 kg to 400 km LEO (low Earth orbit).{{Cite web|url=https://spacewatch.global/2024/07/hyprspace-successfully-tests-hybrid-rocket-engine/|title=HyPrSpace Successfully Tests Hybrid Rocket Engine – SpaceWatch.GLOBAL|date=18 July 2024 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2023/12/12/french-baguette-one-rocket-project-gets-funding-to-launch_6335565_7.html|title=French 'Baguette One' rocket project gets funding to launch|date=December 12, 2023|via=Le Monde}}

The hybrid engine use solid fuels (including HDPE) in combination with a liquid oxidizer and doesn't need a turbo pump.{{cite web | url=https://www.lesechos.fr/industrie-services/air-defense/letat-renforce-son-soutien-au-moteur-fusee-innovant-dhyprspace-2040986 | title=L'Etat renforce son soutien au moteur-fusée innovant d'HyPrSpace | work=Les Echos | date=12 December 2023 }} On 11 July 2024 it was completed with success the first hot fire test of its Terminator hybrid rocket motor.{{Cite web|url=https://europeanspaceflight.com/hyprspace-unveils-its-terminator-hybrid-rocket-motor/|title=HyPrSpace Unveils its Terminator Hybrid Rocket Motor|first=Andrew|last=Parsonson|date=May 9, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.armadainternational.com/2024/07/hyprspace-successfully-conducts-first-test-of-its-hybrid-rocket-engine-at-dga-missiles-testing-site-in-gironde/|title=HyPrSpace successfully conducts first test of its hybrid rocket engine at DGA missiles testing site in Gironde|first=Armada|last=International|date=July 17, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/HyPrSpace_Successfully_Tests_Hybrid_Rocket_Engine_at_DGA_Missile_Site_999.html|title=HyPrSpace tests hybrid rocket engine at DGA Missile Site|website=Space Daily}}