Tucson company building rockets for private launches

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The world of space flight is changing with a lot of private companies taking over launch duties. And now a Tucson based company is getting ready to work its way into being a major player in that growing industry.

TUCSON, Ariz. — A Tucson company is getting in on the ground floor of a business that aims for the stars. Phantom Space is a company building rockets and satellites for the private space industry.The Daytona can be smaller because satellites are getting much smaller.

The engine Phantom will use gives it an advantage over some of its competitors. It’s made in Colorado. Cantrell says a lot of rocket companies depend on rocket engines from Russia or Ukraine. They are launching small, low flying satellites that allow anyone to buy surveillance pictures that only governments used to be able to get—and they needed huge satellites to get them.

 

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