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HyPrSpace (Hybrid Propulsion for Space) is a rocket startup, founded in 2019, in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It develops orbital (Orbital Baguette-1/OB-1, pronounced Obi-wan) and suborbital (Baguette One) launch vehicles and hybrid propulsion systems.[1][2][3][4]

Funding

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In 2022 the company has raised €1.1 million to develop its rocket.[4][5] In 2024 as part of a consortium (with the companies CT Ingénierie, SpaceDreamS and Telespazio France) it has raises €35 million to develop their launcher Orbital Baguette One (the Le Projet Agile de Développement d'Accès à l'espace 1—PADA1—project), 60 percent of the funding from the French government—as the winner of the France 2030 program supported by the State.[6][2][7][3][8][9][10][11][12]

Rockets

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Baguette One is 7 metres tall, single-stage suborbital rocket, with a payload capacity of 300 kilograms.[2] The first suborbital mission is planned for 2026.[2] Baguette One will launch from DGA Essais de missiles, a missile testing site in mainland France.[13][14] Orbital Baguette-1 (OB-1) is a 16 metres tall micro-launcher with a payload of 250 kg to 400 km low Earth orbit (LEO).[1][15][8][9][16]

Engine

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The hybrid engine uses solid fuels (including HDPE) in combination with a liquid oxidizer and doesn't need a turbo pump.[6][17][16][9][4][12] On 11 July 2024, the first hot fire test of its Terminator hybrid rocket engine was completed with success.[18][19][20][15] In December 2024, HyPrSpace announced a successful hot test in the second Terminator testing campaign.[21]

References

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  1. ^ a b "A European Alternative to SpaceX Emerges". August 9, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Parsonson, Andrew (December 12, 2023). "HyPrSpace Secures €35M in Funding for Maiden Baguette One Launch".
  3. ^ a b "Avec l'aide de l'État, l'entreprise bordelaise HyprSpace va lancer sa mini-fusée "Baguette One" – France Bleu". ici par France Bleu et France 3.
  4. ^ a b c Lozano, Mikaël (April 27, 2022). "HyPrSpace lève 1,1 million d'euros pour son lanceur spatial innovant".
  5. ^ "HyPrSpace Raises €1.1M in Seed Funding to Develop Reusable Hybrid Micro-Launch Vehicle". May 3, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "French 'Baguette One' rocket project gets funding".
  7. ^ "La start-up HyprSpace décroche un financement de France 2030 pour son microlanceur spatial". Le Figaro. December 12, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Comment la France tente-t-elle de rattraper son retard sur le marché des mini-lanceurs spatiaux ?". France Culture. July 10, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c Lozano, Mikaël (March 27, 2024). "HyPrSpace lauréate du plan France 2030 sur le volet spatial".
  10. ^ "Mini et micro-lanceurs : Emmanuel Macron met la France en mode compétition". 25 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Vu d'Espagne. Baguette One, le "curieux nom" de la nouvelle fusée spatiale française". Courrier international. December 18, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Chodorge, Simon (September 16, 2023). "Spatial : L'armée française s'intéresse aux petites fusées de la start-up HyPrSpace". Capital.fr.
  13. ^ Parsonson, Andrew (2025-06-22). "HyPrSpace to Launch Baguette One Demonstrator from Mainland France". European Spaceflight. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  14. ^ "Développement d'un démonstrateur de propulseur hybride spatial | Ministère des Armées". www.defense.gouv.fr (in French). 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  15. ^ a b "HyPrSpace Successfully Tests Hybrid Rocket Engine – SpaceWatch.GLOBAL". 18 July 2024.
  16. ^ a b "French 'Baguette One' rocket project gets funding to launch". December 12, 2023 – via Le Monde.
  17. ^ "L'Etat renforce son soutien au moteur-fusée innovant d'HyPrSpace". Les Echos. 12 December 2023.
  18. ^ Parsonson, Andrew (May 9, 2024). "HyPrSpace Unveils its Terminator Hybrid Rocket Motor".
  19. ^ International, Armada (July 17, 2024). "HyPrSpace successfully conducts first test of its hybrid rocket engine at DGA missiles testing site in Gironde".
  20. ^ "HyPrSpace tests hybrid rocket engine at DGA Missile Site". Space Daily.
  21. ^ Parsonson, Andrew (2024-12-24). "HyPrSpace Completes Hot Fire Test of Terminator Stage Demonstrator". European Spaceflight. Retrieved 2025-07-10.

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