Starchaser Industries is a privately held, high technology company that specializes in the development, operation and commercialization of space related products and services. Starchaser enables new space related business opportunities by providing safe, reliable, affordable and reusable access to space for both the space tourism and micro-satellite launch markets. Starchaser Industries UK is located in Hyde, Cheshire, UK. Starchaser Industries US is developing “Rocket City”,on a 120-acre site approximately seventeen miles west of Las Cruces.

Starchaser is currently working on two major projects, Skybolt and Thunderstar. Skybolt is a low-cost reusable liquid propellant sounding rocket. Its liquid oxygen/kerosene propulsion system is designated STORM.

Skybolt is to launch reentry bodies to gain data for the Thunderstar project. It is also on track to fly a number of related systems in support of Starchaser’s overall space tourism initiative.

The Thunderstar rocket will be designed to launch tourists into space along a ballistic trajectory. A fleet of four Thunderstar-class vehicles are to be built, each having a seating capacity for two crewmembers and up to six fare-paying passengers.

Starchaser also has an established and highly successful Outreach Program that engages both the general public and education. Starchaser's educational activities complement the UK national curriculum and help inspire and motivate students at all levels to pursue careers in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Starchaser provides students with opportunities for involvement in research and development projects to actively promote the STEM subjects and encourage them to pursue higher education at the graduate and doctorate levels.

For more information, visit Starchaser’s website.