Rocket Factory Augsburg

Rocket Factory Augsburg AG
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
FoundedAugust 2018; 6 years ago (August 2018)
Founder
  • Jörn Spurmann
  • Stefan Brieschenk
FateActive
Headquarters
Augsburg
,
Germany
ProductsRFA One
Number of employees
200[not verified in body] (2023)
Websitehttps://www.rfa.space/

Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) is a German NewSpace start-up located in Augsburg. It was founded in 2018 with the mission to build rockets just like cars.[1][2] Its multistage rocket, RFA One, is currently under development. As of November 2023, it had been scheduled to launch during the summer of 2024;[3] however, an anomaly during a first stage static fire test in August 2024 resulted in destruction of the stage, and the launch has been postponed.[4][5]

  1. ^ AG, Rocket Factory Augsburg (12 February 2021). "German Microlauncher start-up Rocket Factory announces unrivalled low price of EUR 3 million per rocket launch". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  2. ^ Sürig, Dieter (11 February 2021). "Rocket Factory Augsburg: Der "Henry-Ford-Moment"". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. ^ Jones, Andrew (15 November 2023). "Rocket Factory Augsburg perceives historic moment for European launch industry". SpaceNews. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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