Rocket Development Plan
Our accelerated rocket development strategy focuses on simplicity, scalability, and safety at every stage. Here are the key rockets we are working on, with their unique characteristics and intended missions:
Meggs Jr
Test Rocket
○ Purpose: Initial suborbital flight to cross the Kármán line.
○ Propulsion: Ethanol/N2O, pressurised with N2.
○ Design Philosophy: Prioritises ease and speed of manufacturing to achieve the milestone of being the first Australian-built rocket to reach space.
○ Goal: Reach an altitude of 150 km, paving the way for more complex missions.
Ginger Meggs
Our workhorse
○ Purpose: Designed to perform orbital missions with a two-stage configuration.
○ Propulsion: RP-1 / liquid oxygen (Kerolox) with an open-cycle turbopump.
○ Objective: Streamlined, cost-effective design to enable frequent launches and rapid prototyping.
○ Medium Lift rocket
Project Boomerang
Reusability
○ Purpose: A reusable first-stage rocket designed to reduce launch costs.
○ Propulsion: Methalox with deep-throttle capabilities.
○ Objective: To recover and reuse rocket technology that allows for multiple flights with the same first-stage rocket.
Specifications
Month
Feb
Type
Suborbital
Rocket Name
Meggs Jr (Brooky Cyber)
Engine(s)
1 x Lil Insanity
Thrust
10 kN
Size (L x W)
7m x 300mm
Payload
Suborbital
Class
–
Mission
Launch satellite
Mar
Orbital
Meggs9 (Brooky Cyber)
9 x Lotta Insanity
250 kN
18m x 1.2m
300kg
SLV
–
Apr
Suborbital
Meggs11
Insanity1
2200 kN
18m x 1.2m
300kg
SLV
–
Specs of 3 Rockets from site map displayed in a table here:
Month
Feb
Mar
Apr
Type
Suborbital
Orbital
Suborbital
Rocket Name
Meggs Jr (Brooky Cyber)
Meggs9 (Ginger Meggs)
Meggs11
Engine(s)
1 x Lil Insanity
9 x Lotta Insanity
Insanity1
Thrust
10 kN
250 kN
2200 kN
Size (L x W)
7m x 300mm
18m x 1.2m
N/A
Payload
Suborbital
300kg
10,000 kg
Class
–
SLV
MLV
Mission
Launch satellite
–
–
Rockets
Engine Development Roadmap
Our propulsion systems are essential to meeting our flight goals. Each engine has a dedicated purpose and phase for testing and refinement.
○ Mini Insanity – Setup Tests, Q1 2025: Initial tests to validate design.
○ Lil Insanity – 10KN Thrust, Q2 2025: Provides thrust for early suborbital tests.
○ Lotta Insanity – Simple Kerolox Q1 2026: Next level for orbital flights.
○ Insanity1 – 300KN Kerolox with Throttle, Q3 2027
○ Insanity2 – Methalox Closed-Cycle Deep-Throttle, 2029
○ Streak1 – Cold Gas, 2029: Designed for orbital adjustment and final positioning. Each development phase aligns with our timeline for progressively more complex missions, ensuring we meet both performance and safety requirements before moving on to the next stage.