DarkBlue Aerospace Secures Series B and B1 Financing

On May 28, TapTechNews. DarkBlue Aerospace today announced the successful completion of Series B and Series B1 financing, obtaining several hundred million yuan in capital injection.

According to the introduction, this round of financing of DarkBlue Aerospace is jointly invested by institutions such as Founder and Health, Jigang Dongtai Fund, etc. This round of funds will be used for the development of recycling and reuse technology, the production of the first Nebula-1 recyclable reuse rocket in 2024, as well as team building and talent introduction.

The Nebula-1 rocket is a brand new liquid recyclable launch vehicle with independent intellectual property rights, and the first stage can be recycled and reused. The first prototype test rocket is expected to make its first flight in 2024.

TapTechNews found out that the first flight rocket of the Nebula-1 is a two-stage configuration, with a diameter of 3.35 meters, and a near-Earth orbit payload capacity of about 2 tons. It is equipped with 10 Thunder-R liquid oxygen kerosene engines. Two types of fairings with diameters of 3.35m/2.25m can be selected according to the size of the mission payload. The first stage has the ability to recycle and reuse and rapid maintenance and re-launch. The subsequent commercial model will be improved on the basis of the first flight model and increase the launch capacity to no less than 6 tons.

DarkBlue Aerospace also disclosed that in the future, it will increase R & D investment in the field of recyclable rocket technology, and promote the development and launch, recycling and reuse of the Nebula series of rockets; expand infrastructure investment and improve manufacturing and testing capabilities to reach a delivery level of more than 20 recyclable rockets per year.