Astron Systems

Astron announces Helogen as a customer and announces agreement for 3 missions to launch biolabs into space onboard Astron’s 100% reusable small rocket

Astron has been awarded a prestigious Institute of Physics Business Start-up Award for work on long lifetime turbomachines for multi-reuse small rocket engines that enable cost effective fully reusable small launch rockets.

Astron Systems hosted Bristol University's Hypower rocketry team at its Westcott Venture Park test site to test a 5 kN-class liquid bipropellant rocket engine for the EuRoC competition.

The company helped host students at C-Site, its propulsion test facility, for the UK's Race 2 Space 2025 competition. The national competition aims to boost practical skills and diversity among graduates entering the UK space sector.

Flexible, fast, & affordable rides to orbit and back for small payloads using small 100% reusable rockets. Astron Systems are an award winning company leading the development of 100% reusable small-lift rockets to transform small payload orbital launch and return services.

Astron wins the Institute of Physics Business Start-up Award for its work on long-lifetime turbomachines. The turbomachines are designed for multi-reuse small rocket engines, enabling cost-effective, fully reusable small launch rockets.

Dec 2025astronsystems.comNews article

Astron names Helogen as a customer and agrees to launch biolabs into space on three missions aboard its 100% reusable small rocket.

Nov 2025astronsystems.comNews article

Astron Systems, a UK-based launch startup developing cheap, reusable small-lift rockets, has booked flights through the end of the decade.

Oct 2025PayloadNews article

Shield Space and Astron announce agreements for the first launches of Shield’s Orbital Sentinel spacecraft and plan responsive 72-hour orbital tasking from the UK. They also jointly present at the NATO Research Specialists’ Meeting on dual-use space technologies in Bath.

Oct 2025astronsystems.comNews article