ASTRON SYSTEMS LTD

Astron Systems is a UK-based small launch vehicle developer building Aurora, a fully reusable two-stage-to-orbit rocket powered by liquid methane and liquid oxygen propulsion. Founded by former aerospace engineers, Astron targets the rapidly expanding small satellite launch market with a vehicle designed for complete vertical-take-off, vertical-landing (VTVL) reusability — both first and second stages return to the launch site for rapid reflight. Aurora is designed to deliver payloads to LEO at under $4,000 per kilogram, competitive with Rocket Lab's Electron on a per-flight basis while offeri