Welcome to Rocketplane Kistler
What's New?
We are very pleased to announce that we have teamed with Rocketplane Ltd Inc of Oklahoma and will continue operations as Rocketplane Kistler (RPK). We are the developer of the K-1 fully reusable aerospace vehicle, designed to deliver payloads to orbit and provide a low-cost alternative to single-use launch vehicles. The K-1 is fast becoming the industry leader in reliable, low-cost provider of launch services for commercial, civil, and military payloads destined for Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO), as well as to and from the International Space Station (ISS).
Orbital flight tests and commercial operations will be conducted from RPK’s commercial spaceport at Woomera, Australia, and performed by Kistler Woomera and Spaceport Woomera, wholly owned Australian subsidiaries.
An additional commercial spaceport is planned within the USA.
Updated Media GalleryThe Rocketplane Kistler team have provided new images for personal use or media reprint.
Rocketplane Limited, Inc. & Kistler Aerospace Corporation Join Forces as a New Space Transportation Team The Rocketplane Kistler team will offer unique commerical space launch services, including a significant contribution to NASA's Vision for Space Exploration
RPK Wins $207 Million Award to Demonstrate International Space Station Servicing The Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) contract culminates in two flights to the ISS with first launch of RPK’s K-1 launch vehicle in late 2008.
