Swiss Propulsion Laboratory

{{Short description|Rocket laboratory in Langenthal, Switzerland}}

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The Swiss Propulsion Laboratory (SPL) is a rocket laboratory that runs integrated programs focusing on research and development of space-technology and space tourism.{{cite journal |last1=Jones |first1=Doug |title=Reusable Rocket Propulsion for Space Tourism Vehicles |journal=40th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit |date=11 July 2004 |doi=10.2514/6.2004-3742 |isbn=978-1-62410-037-6 |url=https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2004-3742 |access-date=5 March 2021}} It is located in Langenthal, Switzerland and was founded in 1998. The company develops, builds and runs rocket systems that transport small payloads into low Earth orbit (LEO).http://www.spl.ch/about/index.html About SPL{{cite book |last1=Dubbs |first1=Chris |last2=Paat-Dahlstrom |first2=Emeline |title=Realizing Tomorrow: The Path to Private Spaceflight |date=2020 |publisher=U of Nebraska Press |isbn=978-1-4962-0966-5 |page=250 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IQfbDwAAQBAJ |access-date=5 March 2021 |language=en}}{{cite journal |date=19 May 2010 |title=Human Factors Engineering In Designing The Passengers' Cockpit Of The Malaysian {{as written|Com|mercal [Sic]}} Suborbital Spaceplane |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228722438 |journal=International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety |access-date=1 April 2022}}

The company works and coordinates with external facilities and other organizations such as universities, graduate schools and Switzerland's precision industry. It is a partner of the White Label Space team, which is currently competing in the Google Lunar X PRIZE.{{cite web |last1=Space |first1=White Label |title=The Swiss Propulsion Lab |url=http://www.whitelabelspace.com/2008/07/swiss-propulsion-lab.html |access-date=5 March 2021}}