D2.2 How ISAR scales rocket production
Symposium: D2. IAF SPACE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS AND INNOVATIONS SYMPOSIUM
Session: 2. Launch Services, Missions, Operations, and Facilities
Day: Tuesday 15.10.2024
Time: 15:00 CEST
Room: White Hall 2
Isar Aerospace SE (ISAR) offers a new flexible and cost-efficient launch service using “Spectrum,” its in-house developed launch vehicle. It was founded in 2018 in Germany, as one of the first fully commercial European launch service providers. Today, with more than 400 employees and being the most capitalized independent New Space company in Europe with a total of more than 400M€ from private investments, is getting ready to its imminent maiden test launch.
Since its foundation, ISAR has built from scratch all the necessary infrastructure and business to offer such service: from engineering design and manufacturing of the entire launch vehicle, including its engines, in Germany, up to building and operating its own testing facilities in Sweden, as well as building its own launch pad in Norway. ISAR follows a vertically integrated approach, enabling them full control of production and cost, with clear vision on scaling up rocket production.
In this keynote, ISAR will present their production philosophy and how setting up its business and in particular its automated manufacturing production processes is enabling them to offer a very competitive service in the international market, a pioneering way of building rockets in Europe.