Interorbital Systems

Interorbital Systems Corporation
IndustryAerospace
Founded1996
HeadquartersMojave, California
Key people
Rod Milliron and Randa Milliron (founders)
Productsrocket engines, rocket launch
Number of employees
12 [1]
Websitehttp://www.interorbital.com/

Interorbital Systems (IOS) is an American space development company based in Mojave, California.[2] It was established in 1996 by Roderick and Randa Milliron. As of October 2023, the company is in development stage for three orbital launch vehicles: NEPTUNE, TRITON, and TRITON HEAVY.[1]

Interorbital Systems has participated in the development of a launch vehicle for the Google Lunar X Prize Team Synergy Moon[3] and has provided suborbital commercial launch services. For Orbital launch they have used ISRO and Jaxa.[4] Additionally, the company participated as a competitor in the Ansari X Prize[5] and America's Space Prize competitions.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Western Pa. couple shoot to win Google Lunar XPRIZE on humble budget". 15 February 2017.
  2. ^ Pittman, Carrie. "Interorbital Systems". www.cmtc.com. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  3. ^ "TEAMS Google Lunar XPRIZE". Archived from the original on 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  4. ^ "Launch Manifest".
  5. ^ "X PRIZE Team Summary Sheet: Interorbital Systems" (PDF). X PRIZE Foundation.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ Boyle, Alan (October 8, 2004). "Space racers set sights on orbital frontier: After X Prize, some rivals seek more lucrative payoff". NBC News. Archived from the original on December 3, 2015. Retrieved 2013-08-11.