The entire flight lasted just over nine minutes. Its hypergolic rocket engine is powered by nitric acid and furfuryl alcohol. The rocket was launched with its propellant tanks pressurized to half their design pressure. Engine performance was nominal at this low pressure, yielding approximately half of its design thrust. After reaching an altitude of around 8,000 ft, the rocket was recovered three miles downrange.
Throttleable engines are a key component in our plans for manned space flight.
Designed to be reusable, the engine was recovered undamaged. All rocket hardware, including engines, is built in-house by Interorbital Systems. We're one of the few producers of liquid propulsion rocket engines in this country. Interorbital Systems will fly the RS-2 in association with the Pacific Rocket Society and Trans Lunar Research. JP Aerospace went to Black Rock, NV to attempt the first amateur flight to space.