https://spacewatch.global/tag/christian-schmierer/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:39:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/christian-schmierer/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/03/space-comm-expo-2025-interview-with-dr-christian-schmierer-hyimpulse/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64415 Dr. Christian Schmierer, CEO and co-founder of HyImpulse, discussed the company's progress since their successful suborbital launch in Australia. They are refining their rocket for a future flight, expected by the end of 2026 or early 2027, and developing an orbital vehicle. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/11/hyimpulse-receive-esa-boost-funding-to-develop-sl1/ Wed, 20 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=62357 HyImpulse Technologies GmbH ("HyImpulse"), has announced the receipt of €11.8 million in new funding as a co-funded contract extension under ESA’s Boost! Program. This investment will accelerate the development of the launch service's Small Launcher 1 (SL1) orbital vehicle, advancing the company’s mission to deliver reliable, cost-effective orbital access for payloads up to 600 kg across Europe and globally]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/11/esa-signs-boost-contract-extensions-with-4-launch-providers/ Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=62352 The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed contract extensions with Hyimpulse, Isar Aerospace, Orbex and Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) under its Boost! Program. Several first launches of new rockets are close in Europe and the months before an inaugural flight are critical for companies with large teams, many facilities and operations – but no launch system generating revenue yet. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/05/hyimpulse-launches-first-rocket-from-the-koonibba-test-range/ Fri, 03 May 2024 06:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55007 HyImpulse has successfully launched its SR75 rocket from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range in a milestone achievement for commercial launch capabilities in Australia. The SR75 rocket is one of the largest commercially launched rockets in Australian history. The launch crew will subsequently recover the rocket from the Koonibba Test Range for post-flight analysis.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/05/bold-talks-episode-6-european-rockets-in-space/ Thu, 02 May 2024 12:00:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=54973 Back with yet another BOLD Talk, and this time, in commemoration of the groundbreaking exploration by Yuri Gagarin in 1961 and the launch of the first space shuttle in 1981, April's BOLD Talk will be dedicated to the topic of space. Hosted by Torsten Kriening, Publisher and CEO of SpaceWatch.Global, and Dr. Christian Schmierer, Co-CEO of HyImpulse, the event will delve into the fascinating realm of European Rockets in Space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/03/space-cafe-radio-innovating-space-access-the-hyimpulse-story/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:00:39 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=54346 In this episode of Space Café Radio, Christian Schmierer and Mario Kobald, the co-founders and CEOs of HyImpulse,  discuss their upcoming suborbital rocket launch from Australia and the unique hybrid rocket technology they are using. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/02/hyimpulse-sr75-rocket-ship-to-australia-for-inaugural-launch/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 07:00:42 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=53826 HyImpulse has announced that its SR75 rocket and its ground support equipment have begun the journey by ship through the Atlantic Ocean, around South Africa and to Southern Australia for its inaugural launch. Southern Launch's Koonibba test range is the final destination for the rocket, and the launch campaign will tentatively commence in mid-April at the Koonibba test range.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/11/hyimpulse-secures-kooniba-and-saxavord-spaceports/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 07:00:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52349 HyImpulse has partnered with Southern Launch to launch into space from the Koonibba Test Range in 2024. In the same vein, the German rocket manufacturer has entered into agreements regarding the provision of facilities and services of the SaxaVord spaceport for future launch activities. As a result, HyImpulse will offer launch services from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands, and test its SR75 rocket via a suborbital launch at the Koonibba test range. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/10/2nd-german-space-congress-the-evening-before/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:04:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/2023/10/2nd-german-space-congress-the-evening-before/ We are almost there! The 2nd German Space Congress #Weltraumkongress is about to start in a few hours. But before, time to set up. Tomorrow I will report about the event, will offer you interviews, and I will have the pleasure of hosting the sustainability panel with my esteemed guests, Stephanie Deml, Ingo BAUMANN, Ernst K. Pfeiffer, Christopher Kebschull, and Christian Schmierer! I am looking forward to seeing many of you tomorrow. Enjoy Berlin!]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/05/hyimpulse-completes-eight-motor-testing-campaign/ Wed, 03 May 2023 06:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=48386 HyImpulse has completed its eighth campaign of motor testing in the Shetland Isles on the 26th of April. The high-level event featured representatives of the UK Space Agency, European Space Agency (ESA), Scottish Development International, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Shetland Islands Council, and local constituency members for the Scottish Parliament and UK Parliament.]]>