XCOR Aerospace

XCOR Aerospace is an experimental aircraft company based in California. They design custom rocket-powered engines for use in both commercial and private aircraft. In 2008, XCOR announced their plans to enter the space tourism business with their proprietary craft, the XCOR Lynx.

Fast Facts

1. Founded: 1999
2. Founders: Jeff Greason, Dan DeLong, Doug Jones, Aleta Jackson
3. Headquarters: Mojave, California
4. Design rocket-engines as well as experimental aircraft
5. Designed planes to be used in the Rocket Racing League
6. Also active in the space tourism industry¹
7. Received a suborbital launch license from the Federal Aviation Agency in 2004²
8. Suborbital passenger craft called the XCOR Lynx
9. Commercial flights will begin as early as 2010³
10. Competing against Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo

Developed Craft

1. EZ-Rocket: First rocketplane, flown 26 successful test flights
2. Rocket Racer: Derivative of the EZ-Rocket, to be used in the Rocket Racing League
3. Lynx suborbital vehicle: Reusable craft to take passengers into suborbital space¹
   • -Formerly known as the Xerus suborbital spaceplane⁴

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