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UP Aerospace Inc
A Space Launch Services Company
UP Aerospace is a space launch and flight test service provider specializing in advanced engineering, launch technology development, and state-of-the-art rapid and low cost launch operations. Our headquarters are located in Denver, Colorado, with launch facilities at Spaceport America in New Mexico.
November 19, 2025 - UP Aerospace Successfully Launches its fifth Separation and Deployment Mission from Spaceport America
(Spaceport America, NM) - UP Aerospace announced the successful launch and recovery of it's SpaceLoft-18 rocket, marking the company's fifth separation and deployment mission and underscoring continued progress toward next generation suborbital flight vehicles.
The SpaceLoft-18 rocket lifted off from Spaceport America at 7:00 a.m., carrying a payload featuring a new deployable heat shield system developed in a collaboration between Los Alamos National Laboratory, Redwire Space, and NASA Ames Research Center. During ascent, the aeroshell remained stowed until it's planned release from the launch vehicle, after which it deployed to support the mission's experimental objectives.
Following separation, the payload initiated it's descent onto White Sands Missile Range, protected throughout by the deployed heat shield, which performed as designed and met all mission expectations.
Upon touchdown, the UP Aerospace and LANL recovery team boarded a Blackhawk helicopter which allowed them to successfully retrieve the payload and return it to the customer at Spaceport America by 10:00 a.m., completing the mission's operational timeline.
June 13, 2025 - UP Aerospace Successfully Launches Maiden Flight of the Spyder Hypersonic Rocket
(White Sands Missile Range, NM) - UP Aerospace has achieved a significant milestone with the successful launch of its high-performance Spyder rocket. The maiden flight took place at 7:00 AM MST at Launch Complex 36, marking a new era in hypersonic mission capabilities. The mission reached a threshold of hypersonic speeds similar to the UP Aerospace Spaceloft rocket missions that have been operational for 20 years.
The Spyder rocket was specifically designed by UP Aerospace to support hypersonic missions reaching speeds of Mach10. The launch is the result of an eight-year collaboration between UP Aerospace, Cesaroni Aerospace, NASA's Flight Opportunities Program, Marshall Space Flight Center, and Los Alamos National Lab.
November 8, 2024 - UP Aerospace successfully launched SpaceLoft 20 at 11:14 pm local time from Spaceport America, New Mexico
(Denver, Colorado) - The launch of the SpaceLoft-20 rocket signified the success of a payload and research mission UP Aerospace completed for Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The Cyclone-1 mission allowed the organization to conduct crucial flight testing of technology and components in the Cyclone-1 payload. Upon the rocket reaching its apogee, the research payload was released and monitored by LANL scientists throughout its descent back to the Earth. During flight, an onboard telemetry system transmitted in-flight information regarding the payload’s performance and its functionality. “The launch was conducted smoothly and reflects the success of our partnership with UP Aerospace, Spaceport America, and WSMR”, said LANL Program Manager Stephen Judd. This was the 4th successful separation mission for UP Aerospace where the payload was separated from the launch vehicle.
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