Deimos-One

Deimos-One is an American spaceflight technology development company working on an AI powered, autonomous UAV rocket system to move payloads to space.[3] As of January 2021, the company has completed a successful prototype test flight and was named one of the top aerospace startups of 2020.[4]

Deimos-One
TypePrivate
IndustryAerospace
Headquarters500 N. Rainbow Road,
Las Vegas, Nevada
,
United States
Key people
  • Jamin Thompson, CEO
Number of employees
Est. 10-20
Websitewww.deimosone.com
Footnotes / references
Nevada Secretary of State,[1] Crunchbase,[2]

History

Deimos-One was founded in 2020 by Jamin Thompson in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company's current headquarters are in Summerlin, Nevada. In 2021, Deimos-One continues development of its 150,000 square-foot corporate headquarters in southern Nevada and test flight facility.[5]

Technology

Deimos-One is developing a stratospheric UAV powered space launch system that will reduce dependency on traditional chemical rockets, with the goal of lowering the cost of access to space while increasing the frequency of launch.[6] The technology uses a first-stage balloon to lift the launch vehicle to a pre-programmed altitude. The rocket ignites its engines once the launch craft reaches a 100,000 foot (30 km) altitude and then inserts the payload into orbit. The launcher will be mission capable of firing rockets from high altitudes and autonomously returning to the ground after firing for collection of mission assets and reuse. If successful, the launch concept is projected to both reduce cost and increase mission efficiency, with the price of a single space launch reduced nearly 20 times to a cost of under US$500,000.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Business Search". nvsos.gov/sos/businesses. Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. "Crunchbase Deimos-One Overview". Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. Willms, Jesse (7 December 2020). "Medium: Jesse Willms Looks At These 13 Las Vegas Tech Startups That are Reshaping The Country's Future". Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  4. "85 Best Aerospace Startups Of 2020". 29 December 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. Corbo, Anthony (17 November 2020). "15 Startups Bringing New Capabilities To Las Vegas And Beyond". Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  6. "Stealth Startup Deimos-One Seeks To Revolutionize The Aerospace Industry With Radical New Launch Strategy". 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  7. "Las Vegas Aerospace Startup Deimos-One Readies Vulcan Spacecraft for Autonomous Aerostat Mission". 29 December 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

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