Project001:Starship mini
A small booster concept built around our in-house development engine.
Project001 is a small-scale booster inspired by the look of a super heavy-lift first stage. Instead of dozens of engines, it is designed around a single Veytec development engine, with a dedicated engine mount that carries thrust into the airframe. It is a design study that lets us shape the engine and the vehicle together.
General specs
- Propellants
- Gaseous oxygen and denatured alcohol
- Feed system
- Pressure-fed
- Engines
- Single engine
- Thrust class
- Roughly 100 to 500 lbf class
- Engine variants
- Copper heat-sink and regeneratively cooled
Gallery
Renders of the engine and the booster. More images will be added as the design moves forward.
Engine: heat-sink variant
Our copper heat-sink development engine, clamped with tie rods.
Engine: regen-cooled variant
A one-piece regeneratively cooled engine, cooled by its own fuel.
Engine assembly
The heat-sink engine stack, exploded to show how it fits together.
Booster: full vehicle
The complete Project001 booster, built around a single engine.
Booster: aft section and engine mount
A cutaway of the aft section showing how the engine mounts to the airframe.
Booster: detail view
Grid fins and the vented hot-stage ring near the top of the booster.
Project001 is an independent Veytec design study and is not affiliated with or endorsed by SpaceX.