and settlement. WSPC realized that mass produced materials, equipment and electronics could be used to produce major cost reductions in sounding rockets and launch vehicles. They were... and launch vehicles that use commercial electronics, equipment and materials. The second half of cost reduction is reducing the amount of labor to produce the vehicle. WSPC is developing... low cost Small Launch Vehicle. This new vehicle has been costed out at $3.6 million to produce with only single digit production numbers. With launch range costs, this SLV can put...

Small Launch Vehicle Wickman Spacecraft Propulsion Co. Home About Us News Earth To Space Space Propulsion Small Launch Vehicle (SLV) - 2,000 lbs To LEO Under $5 million All... Wickman Spacecraft & Propulsion Company (WSPC) is a pioneer in the area of low cost launch vehicles. The key to launch cost was identified as lowering the cost in three critical areas... the propellant for easy mixing in a non-propellant commercial mixer. The resultant propellant is ready to pour for casting the solid rocket motor. WSPC Small Launch Vehicle...

areas of propulsion, launch vehicle construction and lunar base design and construction. Building on its previous work, WSPC has pushed the boundaries of PSAN solid rocket... and launch vehicles. It has created the ability to mix and cast propellants without vacuum to produce quality ammonium nitrate and ammonium perchlorate propellants. Leading The... Way Into The 21st Century Now, WSPC's cutting edge technologies are enabling it to achieve low cost access to Space with an innovative Small Launch Vehicle and sounding rockets. For...

Return Mission NASA Mars Sample Return Taking Off - Artist Concept NASA is designing a Mars ascent vehicle (MAV) that will be launched from the surface of Mars to place a soil... Spacecraft & Propulsion Company (WSPC) has developed an innovative solution that is reliable, lightweight and enhances the vehicles launch success probability, performance... no method of steering the vehicle since the nozzles are fixed. To overcome this problem, the baseline design uses cold gas thrusters for steering. For the final stage of flight...