Launcher (company)
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Launcher was an American aerospace company based in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in New York City in 2017 by Max Haot.[1]
In February 2019 the company presented it's E-2 engine, which was made in Germany by AMCM using its specialized M4K printer.[2] The engine uses liquid oxygen and kerosene propellants.[3] The company's Launcher Light rocket was designed to carry payloads of up to 150 kg to low Earth orbit.[4]
In November 2019 the US Air Force awarded the company $1.5 million to accelerate development and testing of its E-2 rocket engine.[5]
In March 2021 Launcher moved its headquarters from New York to a 24,000-square-foot building in Hawthorne, California.[6][7]
In February 2023 Launcher was acquired by Vast, a startup company developing artificial gravity space stations, with Max Haot becoming Vast's president.[8]