Starchaser Moves Toward Test Flight
Starchaser's Nova 2 rocket, which may carry tourists into space.
Tubes deal aids UK space race
Lancashire Evening Post
A Preston company has supplied parts to a company which is part of the race to get the first tourists in space. The Attwater Group, which has been making insulation materials in the city for more than 135 years, has donated a number of paper tubes capable of soaking up heavy impacts to The Starchaser project….
Matt Shewbridge, of the Cheshire-based Starchaser project, said the parts would be used as part of the airframe which is being built to withstand heavy impact.
It is currently developing its Nova 2 rocket which will be able to take one person into space as a pre-cursor to the larger rocket.
He said: “The equipment required to create the rocket is very expensive which is why we were delighted that Attwater has been able to help us out like this.â€
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