RigLaunch™: Launch Smarter. Arrive Faster. Pay Less.
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Affordable, Responsive Suborbital Launches Commencing in 2025
Launching in 2025, RigLaunch™ delivers low-cost, high-frequency suborbital launches with rocket-free ramjet tube propulsion and scalable payload capabilities. Replacing slow, complex first-stage rockets, RigLaunch™ provides affordable, reliable, and fast solutions for
- Pre-orbital testing and evaluation,
- Weather research,
- Scientific missions,
- Commercial projects, and
- Responsive defense operations.
*RigLaunch™ is a parternership between General Hypersonics, Inc. and sister company, Pipeline2Space, Inc.
Launching from Land or Sea
With on-demand scheduling and launching from land or sea, RigLaunch™ global access to space and supports rapid testing and delivery while reducing costs and environmental impact. Redefining space access, RigLaunch™ is affordable, reliable, and ready when you are.
Our Technology
Unlike traditional rockets with a first-stage propellant-filled booster, our unique propulsion system is an under-ground (or at-sea) Ram Accelerator, like a ramjet in a tube, that uses a proprietary blend of clean hydrogen and air to accelerate a payload, through a tube reaching thousands of miles per hour. The good news is that we can calibrate both speed and g-loads to unique payloads. This one-of-a-kind system lowers the cost of space launch and massively increases flight rate while providing turn-key, on-demand launch services, portable for installation anywhere on the planet.
Why Suborbital Launch?
Suborbital launch is the right market for RigLaunch™ now due to the growing demand for high-frequency, low-cost access to space in a rapidly expanding $1.8 trillion space economy. Nearly 50 years ago, suborbital launches were frequent, but U.S. activity declined to less than 30 flights annually. Today, the resurgence in testing, science, research, and defense missions has created an opportunity to fill a critical gap in launch availability. RigLaunch™ addresses this need with affordable, rocket-free, daily suborbital launches, enabling rapid testing, iteration, and delivery. By displacing outdated, costly systems, RigLaunch™ is poised to redefine space access, supporting advancements across industries and accelerating innovation in the modern space era.
Space Launch Pioneers
The RigLaunch™ team is composed of seasoned space launch experts with decades of combined experience driving advancements in aerospace and space exploration. Members of the team have played key roles at some of the most renowned organizations in the industry, including NASA, the U.S. Air Force, Boeing Sea Launch, Blue Origin, and Stratolaunch. Their expertise spans the development and execution of groundbreaking technologies, from large-scale rocket systems and reusable launch platforms to hypersonic testing and precision payload delivery. Together, this highly skilled team brings a proven track record of innovation, reliability, and mission success, positioning RigLaunch™ at the forefront of next-generation space access.