Starchaser-6 (Thunderstar) [Starchaser]
Thunderbird is british Starchaser Industries' entry to win the X-Prize. It is a completly recoverable and reusable suborbital rocket, consisting of 4 boosters and two stages. All stages and boosters are powered by liquid-fueled StarDrive engines and are to be recovered by parachutes. The three-seated Thunderbird capsule is also recovered by parachutes too after reaching a height of 100 km. Starchaser plans to conduct 2 launches in 2005 from Australia, flying 6 persons in total. The first flight is to be crewed by Anthony Haynes, Steve Bennett and an unidentified space tourist.
Version | Stage 1 |
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Starchaser-5 | Stage 1 / 2 Churchill Mk.2 |
No.TypNo Type Date LS Payload
None planned launches 1 Starchaser-5 xx.xx.2005 ? * Thunderstar F1 2 Starchaser-5 xx.xx.2005 ? * Thunderstar F2 Launch sites: ?