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Mission Conops
Expected Results
Cost
Timeline
1 - Launch on New Shepard
2 - Crystallization of liquid copper sulphate solution in microgravity
3 - Recovery of payload from New Shepard
Total mission development and operations cost:
$512,000
Crystalized copper sulphate which can be studied and compared a terrestrial sample to see the effects of crystal growth in microgravity
July 2024 - Project start
February 2025 - Flight model testing
March 2025 - Launch and recovery
April 2025 - Payload studied and project finish
1 - Launch and operate Hermes Alpha Mission 1
2 - Return, refurbish and resupply Hermes Alpha
3 - Launch and operate Hermes Alpha Mission 2
4 - Return Hermes Alpha within 100 days of first mission launch
Total prototype development and first mission cost:
$5M
Demonstration that Space Phoenix can design, build, test and operate our first free flying spacecraft and fly it again within 100 days
2025 - 2026 - Design, Build and Test Hermes Alpha
June 2026 - Mission 1 launch, operation and recovery
July 2026 - Refurbishment and upgrade of Hermes Alpha
August 2026 - Mission 2 launch, operation and recovery
IncreasedAvailability /Capability
Improved ROI
Reusable spacecraft dramatically reduces costs: development, integration, and $ per kilo
Spacecraft are customized to meet mission requirements
R/PoD – focused on delivery of payloads at market speed. ~100 days or less
Rapid Development
Technical.ly
Baltimore startup aims to be ‘FedEx for space,’ shipping cargo into orbit faster and cheaper
Space Phoenix plans to launch its first product next year and is actively raising capital.