AspireSpace
				The British Amateur Space / Rocket Programme

ASPIRE III

The launch of the ASPIRE II vehicle will provide the technical foundation of the ASPIRE III series of rockets - one of which (given funding) will hopefully help AspireSpace eventually reach earth orbit sometime after the start of the millennium, in combination with Australian Space Research Institute (ASRI) AUSROC rockets.

ASPIRE III will be a large and capable rocket, utilising a hybrid motor with 10 times as much propellant as any other ASPIRE vehicle flown to date (1000 Kg). This hybrid motor design is designated the H1000, and will utilise the results obtained from the H1xx motor in the ASPIRE II rocket, to refine its design. The scaling issues for hybrid motors will be explored with the H1, H2, H20 and H1xx motors. Currently, it is anticipated that the H1000 motor will be fitted with a gimballed nozzle, for vehicle control.

The original, ambitious test programme has been put back by the funding issues for the ASPIRE II rocket. Once success is achieved with the ASPIRE II rocket, it is planned to undertake an incremental, yet increasingly ambitious test flight programme with the ASPIRE III class rocket, until we are confident of its abilities and potential.

The next stage beyond these flights, currently envisages mating the ASPIRE III vehicle with a first and third stage AUSROC Rocket to be provided by the Australian Space Research Institute (ASRI).

This combination of vehicles will be launched in Australia from Woomera - the home of British space efforts during the halcyon days of the nineteen sixties. It is hoped that sometime early in the 21st century, an ASPIRE/ASRI vehicle will break free of the confines of the earth and enter orbit - a fitting conclusion for nearly a decade of committed innovation and teamwork.

ASPIRE III Design

ASPIRE III specifications