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Mustang

The Orion Mustang series represents a new generation of reusable suborbital and near-orbital vehicles designed to deliver high-altitude research, rapid payload deployment, and defense-relevent responsiveness from a conventional runway - at a fraction of the cost of traditional launch systems.

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Build on a common blended-wing-body (BWB) architecture, the Mustang Family combines rocket-class performance with aircraft-like flexibility, bridging the gap between high altitude aviation and space access.

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MUSTANG I

The Suborbital Frontier Vehicle

Altitude:  60,000 - 250,000 feet
Payload Capacity: 3 modular bays

Turnaround: < 24 hours 

Launch/Recovery: Horizontal takeoff and glider-style landing on a standard runway

 

Mission Capabilities

  • High-altitude atmospheric & climate research

  • Sensor and CubeSat prototype testing

  • ISR and defense payload trials

  • Hypersonic materials & TPS validation

  • Communications and networking testbeds

  • Rapid-response flight demonstrations
     

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Mustang I provides resuable, aircraft-operated access to near-space altitudes at costs an order of magnitude below expendable sounding rockets.  It can be reconfigured within hours to support defense, commercial, or academic payloads, offering the first truly responsive suborbital platform in the U.S. market.

- Orion Space -
Pioneering a new era of air-launch simplicity and space-access affordability through the Mustang family of suborbital-to-orbital systems.

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