Main Engine Cut OffTo Catch a Satellite
“After this Ministerial, we propose to finalise the design and realistically test key technologies—including weightless net testing on a suborbital rocket—to be ready to build after final approval from the next Ministerial, for a planned launch in April 2023.”
These are the kinds of tech demonstrations for which suborbital flights are perfect. We should hear more in December, if and when the project gets approved.