Scorpius^® Low Cost Technologies

Robust Scorpius^® Configuration Design -

• 3 stage-to-orbit allows use of high margin, moderate performance components.
• Low-cost, all composite tanks.
• Low-cost ablative engines.

Simple Propulsion System -

• High performance Pressurization system.
• No turbopumps.
• No extendable or actively-cooled nozzles.

Multiple Similar Components -

• First and second stage employ (7) common “pods”.
• Larger quantity buys of smaller parts.
• 95% of vehicle weight is from common components

Low hardware costs allow Incremental Development -

• Scaleable system designs.
• Technologies demonstrated at small scale.
• Active (design, build, fly) team experience base.

Low-Complexity Production infrastructure -

• Flight-proven, low-cost valves.
• Smaller components and stages.
• In-house engine production.
• In-house tank production.

Efficient Operations Infrastructure -

• Launch within 8 hours of arrival of the payload at the launch site.
• Air/Road transportable components.
• Single, non-toxic propellant type (Jet fuel and LOX).

Low-cost Component and Vehicle Level Testing -

• Avionics Lab.
• Cryogenic Flow Testing.
• TVC HWIL Testing.
• Vehicle Blowdown.
• Vehicle Hot-fire.
• Sub-orbital test.