Launcher (company)

Launcher was an American aerospace company based in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in New York City in 2017 by Max Haot.

In February 2019 the company presented it's E-2 engine, which was made in Germany by AMCM using its specialized M4K printer. The engine uses liquid oxygen and kerosene propellants. The company's Launcher Light rocket was designed to carry payloads of up to 150 kg to low Earth orbit.

In November 2019 the US Air Force awarded the company $1.5 million to accelerate development and testing of its E-2 rocket engine.

In March 2021 Launcher moved its headquarters from New York to a 24,000-square-foot building in Hawthorne, California.

In February 2023 Launcher was acquired by Vast, a startup company developing artificial gravity space stations, with Max Haot becoming Vast's president.

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