MaiaSpace

We were thrilled to host European Space Agency - ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, ESA Commercial Space Transportation Programme Manager Thilo Kranz, as well as Head of ESA Director General’s Cabinet Apostolia Karamali, in our factory in Ville de Vernon (27200) (Normandy) in July. They could see first-hand our latest operational milestones for the development of the first European reusable and eco-responsible mini launcher, which includes the vertical recovery of the main stage on a barge at sea.   🛠 A good occasion to concretely demonstrate our test and learn iterative approach allowing us to move quickly: two years after the creation of MaiaSpace, several prototypes of almost all sub-systems of the launcher have been produced and are being tested.   🏅 An innovative and cost-effective way of developing a new launcher, also made possible thanks to our pragmatic approach to leverage excellence of several space industry players developing technologies ESA has contributed to shape, starting with Prometheus engines which MaiaSpace will purchase at commercial conditions from ArianeGroup. As a matter of fact, our industrial footprint is truly European, as 40% of our launch service recurring costs will be generated outside France (mainly in Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, etc.)   ⏫ We also presented how we leverage reusability technologies in order to be competitive on a larger satellite market segment, to launch more often, to recover our development costs faster and to offer more launch opportunities to our customers. Moreover, these are scalable technologies that can be implemented on rockets of various size, for a fraction of the costs necessary to develop a new launcher.      🤝 Last but not least, we took the occasion to share our vision on how to find the right balance between competition and cooperation in Europe. Competition between European projects – NOT between European countries – can accelerate innovation and reduce costs. But we need to keep in mind that cooperation has always made the success of the European space industry, and allows to reach the critical mass to be competitive on the global market. Providing competitive solutions is essential to ensure Europe’s long term autonomy in its access to space: MaiaSpace is willing to contribute to this endeavor! #Reusability #Maia #EuropeInSpace #Innovation

MaiaSpace was at Summer Space Festival last saturday in Lille to share our story to a wide public of space enthousiats from 5 to 70 years old. Lot of us have been dreaming about space from our young age and it is our duty today to share our passion widely and to remind that space industry is accessible to all! https://lnkd.in/gTuN4upj I was glad to share the 9 keys that help us to go through the difficulties of the last 4 years, from the project birth on a white paper to a strong company of 190 passionates women and men working hard to make our reusable rocket fly 😍 Thanks Léo Barataud, you were a great MaiaSpace embassador!

🌞 IT’S SUMMER TIME! 🌞 Many of you are heading to sunny destinations, and so are we! MaiaSpace is excited to meet you at the Small Satellite Conference (SmallSat) in #Logan, Utah. Join us in August 3-8 and catch up with Louis Janot, our Market Access Intelligence expert, and Laurent TRAN DIEN, our Senior Manager of Business Development. Together let's chat about #Maia latest developments and our launch services offers. See you in Utah! 🚀   #GoMaiaSpace #reusability #smallsats #innovation  

On July 9, 2024, Europe opened a new chapter in its access to space, with the successful inaugural launch of #Ariane6. MaiaSpacers were lucky enough to watch it live at our Offices in La Défense and Vernon. We take this occasion to express our warmest congratulations to all the teams who made this historic moment possible: European Space Agency - ESA, ArianeGroup, CNES, ARIANESPACE and all Ariane industrial partners. The expertise and commitment are powerful sources of inspiration for pushing the boundaries of innovation and space technologies in the long run. Such human and collective experience remind us all, legacy players or newcomers, why working in the space industry is so unique. #GoAriane6 #EuropeInSpace #AccesstoSpace Credit: ESA - S. Corvaja

MaiaSpace CPO Jerome VILA will be at ★ Les Assises du NewSpace - Saison 3 ★ on Tuesday at 16:45 and participate to the round table "New Space and Decarbonation" (Cycle 3 : Economie, Politique et Financement) ! If you're around, you will also have the occasion to meet some of our MaiaSpacers who will be delighted to share MaiaSpace's latest developments. Looking forward meeting you there! #space #innovation #reusability

A couple weeks ago, our full-scale prototype of Maia’s upper stage was back on test zone to undergo new cryogenic fillings, including filling with liquid methane.    Both cryo stages of the Maia launcher will be powered by reusable Prometheus engines fueled with liquid oxygen and liquid bio-methane. But why using methane as rocket propellant? Top 3 reasons are as follows : 👉 Liquid methane as a fuel is a good comprise between extreme performance (reached by the super cold liquid hydrogen) and robustness (usually associated to kerosene), while balancing both parameters is key for a reusable rocket; 👉 Denser and less tricky to handle than hydrogen, methane allows to design more compact and much simpler tanks, reducing the volume and weight of a the main stage, which is of importance when dealing with recovery of a rocket stage at sea ; 👉 When produced locally, i.e. in French Guiana where the Maia rocket will lift-off, from mainly organic waste and crops, bio-methane is one of the rocket propellant with the lowest environmental impacts. In addition, methane-based propellant is expected to cut black carbon emissions compared to kerosene-fuelled rockets, in proportions that remain to be characterized. Black carbon is an environmentally concerning particle especially when emitted in the upper layers of the atmosphere.  MaiaSpace and ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab have initiated and co-funded a PhD thesis project aimed at carefully quantifying such emissions. #Maia #Reusability #Innovation #Europeinspace

During his participation at the Paris Air Forum, MaiaSpace CEO Yohann Leroy discussed the mini-launcher market alongside Jörn Spurmann, Chief Commercial Officer at Rocket Factory Augsburg - RFA, Raúl Verdú, Chief Business Development Officer at PLD Space and Toni Tolker-Nielsen, Director of Space Transportation at European Space Agency - ESA. This discussion allowed us to outline the competitive landscape of the mini-launcher market and to highlight the benefits reusability brings in the economics of a mini launcher developed with private money, namely competitive access to a wider market. This wider access leads to higher cadence, hence easier amortization of non-recurring costs, faster recurring costs reduction, more launch opportunities, and better resilience. To be successful, we need also to go fast, foster a more offensive risk culture, accepting failures as opportunities to learn, accelerate, and ultimately reduce costs. This is what MaiaSpace does, bringing together the best of both worlds: the expertise of the European space sector, and the agility, speed and risk-taking culture of a start-up. #ParisAirForum #MaiaSpace #Space #Innovation

🚀 Our CEO, Yohann Leroy, will be at the Paris Air Forum tomorrow! Don’t miss the panel he's participating in 'Quel marché pour les mini-lanceurs ?' at 15:35pm at Maison de la Mutualité, Saint-Germain hall (level 3). Join us for insightful discussions and meet our MaiaSpace team. See you there! #MaiaSpace #ParisAirForum

ILA Berlin - Pioneering Aerospace comes to an end for MaiaSpace. Three days of intense and exciting discussions with partners, customers, students or individuals curious about our #Maia launcher. We were particularly impressed by the interest generated by this first reusable launcher in Europe, which includes the vertical landing of the Main stage at sea. Can't get tired of sharing our vision, strategy, operational and commercial milestones reached and presenting our amazing team, totally focused in developing a cost-effective, competitive mini-launcher leveraging technologies that will ensure Europe's long term access to Space. #GoMaia #reusability #SpaceforEarth #innovation

ILA Berlin - Pioneering Aerospace comes to an end for MaiaSpace. Three days of intense and exciting discussions with partners, customers, students or individuals curious about our #Maia launcher. We were particularly impressed by the interest generated by this first reusable launcher in Europe, which includes the vertical landing of the Main stage at sea. Can't get tired of sharing our vision, strategy, operational and commercial milestones reached and presenting our amazing team, totally focused in developing a cost-effective, competitive mini-launcher leveraging technologies that will ensure Europe's long term access to Space. #GoMaia #reusability #SpaceforEarth #innovation