Portable, quick setup, carbon-neutral sustainable aviation fuel, recoverable first stage, low cost to LEO.
Livestreamed launch Friday Aug 29 05:30 NDT / 04:00 EDT
https://www.youtube.com/live/0oxDEKPSbF4
Tundra is a portable orbital launch vehicle, powered by NordSpace’s Hadfield and Garneau engines. Capable of lifting payloads up to 500 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO), this capacity allows for a responsive launch system to be set up anywhere it is required including on land or at sea. Tundra costs approximately $10,000 / kg to LEO, among the lowest in the world.
Tundra will be the first ever rocket compatible with carbon neutral e-fuels (sustainable aviation fuels), and is optimized for extremely low acoustic impact and emissions. A full year of operations would result in less fuel usage than a single trans-Atlantic commercial flight. Tundra's first stage is designed for an ocean recovery and refurbishment.
NordSpace's StarGate architecture allows for the entire Tundra launch system to fit and be transported in only a few standard sea containers. The incredible portability, storability, and rapid launch capability of Tundra means launching from anywhere on Earth to anywhere in space is truly a possibility.
https://www.nordspace.com/info
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Sign me up for the first human test flight. You can set up in my back yard
Any idea why they’re launching from Newfoundland? I’m fascinated by different orbits and the reasons for launching from different spots on earth to reach them.
Awesome, congratulations on a successful start