Sunburnt Space Co.

Why Suborbital

The Fastest Way to Prove Your Science and Hardware in Space

A suborbital flight gives you real space conditions, 3+ minutes of microgravity, and your payload back in your hands, in weeks not years. You bring the science. We bring the range, the conditions, and the return.

What Proving on a Suborbital Flight Unlocks

Real Conditions, Not a Simulation

3+ minutes of true microgravity, launch loads, vacuum, and thermal. The environment your hardware will actually meet.

Your Payload, Returned

Recoverable flights mean the hardware and the data come back to you, ready to inspect, iterate, and refly.

Weeks, Not Years

Short integration timelines and frequent flights, so you prove, learn, and book the next slot while the work is still fresh.

A Fraction of the Cost

Suborbital proving costs a small slice of an orbital campaign, so you can afford to fly, learn, and fly again.

Who We Serve

Science

Life sciences, pharma, and materials research that needs genuine microgravity and a clean return of samples.

Hardware

Defence and industrial qualification, flight heritage, and component testing in true flight conditions.

The Flight-Profile Ladder

One family of reflyable vehicles, an expanding menu of flight profiles. Each profile proves a different thing.

  1. 1

    Microgravity Lob

    Straight up, straight down, 3+ minutes of microgravity, payload recovered. Flying today on Mini Meggs.

  2. 2

    Extended Climb

    Higher and heavier, for payloads that have outgrown the small vehicle.

  3. 3

    Hypersonic Test Boost

    Sustained hypersonic conditions to prove glide bodies, seekers, and thermal protection in real flight.

  4. 4

    Plane Boost

    Carrying air-breathing hypersonic vehicles to their operating envelope and releasing them.

  5. 5

    Re-Entry and Return

    Controlled re-entry for heat shields, capsules, and sample return.

Every profile sells the same thing. Fast, repeatable, affordable access to flight conditions you cannot get any other way.

Why Cadence

Proving Is Not a One-Shot

The alternatives fly once or twice a year. One slot, a long wait, and a single chance to get it right. We fly cheap and often, so a flight is a step, not a gamble. Miss something, adjust, and you are back on a flight within weeks. Cadence is the difference between proving once and proving until it is right.

Proof

"An opportunity to test in microgravity conditions in Australia is what we have been looking for."

Kiriti Rambhatla, MetaKosmos

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Ready to Prove It?

See the payload envelope, the flight environment, and pricing, then start your flight.