On November 17, 2020, during the Future of Rockets keynote, ARCA announced the EcoRocket, a two-stage orbital vehicle, with the first stage powered by 100% clean, water-based propellant. The uprated current EcoRocket involves a three-stage design with the first two stages using the above-mentioned steam propulsion. The first two stages…

ARCA and General Astronautics executed a test with the CER-160TR (160mm caliber), canister-based artillery target rocket, currently under military homologation for two European military forces. Video here: https://youtu.be/E_EIROQAm24 ARCA and General Astronautics are currently developing a series of military application products consisting of non-offensive target vehicles, designed for the training…

ARCA is currently developing its first military application products consisting of a series of non-offensive target vehicles, designed for the training of anti-aircraft, anti-cruise missiles and anti-ballistic forces. This series of products includes a Reentry Target Vehicle (RTV) which simulates the terminal flight of nuclear and conventional Reentry Vehicles (RV)…

ARCA’s asteroid mining project backed by the company’s AMiE crypto made a new step forward on October 4th, when the 1:6 scale AMi asteroid mining return capsule was drop tested. As I already informed you, ARCA opted for a parachute-less crash landing, for the AMi Exploration capsule. …

General Astronautics announced last week that it started selling rockets with a design based on the ecological and extremely cost effective EcoRocket technology developed by ARCA in the past years. For ARCA, to make its rocket technology commercially available is unprecedented as this served so far only for company’s internal…

General Astronautics is releasing a series of ecological, extremely cost effective, commercial rockets, with both civilian and military non-offensive applications, based on the ARCA Space’s EcoRocket orbital vehicle. The Commercial EcoRocket series is comprised of CER160, CER500 and CER1200 vehicles with civilian applications including science, research, boosters and first stages…

When ARCA started the AMi Exploration, asteroid mining program, the team aimed at using as much heritage hardware as possible from the company’s previous programs. The initial design for the AMi Cargo mining spacecraft featured a 2,4m diameter capsule, designed and built at ARCA to serve as a manned orbital…

Zilele trecute am citit un raport care prezenta lista obiectivelor vizate de un atac nuclear american executat împotriva blocului sovietic în anii 50–60. Între aceste obiective se numărau și orașe din România, cu populații însumând milioane de oameni. Am rămas pe gânduri după ce am văzut acea hartă, pentru că…

ARCA’s asteroid mining project backed by the company’s AMiE crypto made a new major step forward as ARCA presented the first five Propulsion Modules for the world’s biggest rocket, EcoRocket Heavy. This 5,440 tons rocket is developed by ARCA to serve as a launch vehicle for the AMi Exploration, asteroid…