Launcher
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Launcher was a US space startup founded in New York City in 2017 by Max Haot. It developed the E-2 liquid rocket engine (staged-combustion, 3D-printed) for a planned small launch vehicle called Launcher Light, and later the Orbiter orbital transfer vehicle, which flew its first mission as a rideshare on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in January 2023.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Company founded
Launcher was founded.
- Acquisition
Launcher was acquired.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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Overall assessment: Not completed
05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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