The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is preparing to purchase 80 Red Kite solid rocket motors from German defence company Bayern-Chemie to support future sounding rocket missions. According to a procurement notice published on 2 November, DLR plans to acquire 80 ITAR-free solid-fuel rocket motors for the agency’s Mobile Rocket Base (MORABA) team, which conducts sounding […] The post DLR to Purchase 80 Red Kite Sounding Rocket Motors appeared first on European Spaceflight.
Global Spaceflight2026-11-10 • ⏱️ 3 min read
DLR to Purchase 80 Red Kite Sounding Rocket Motors
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is preparing to purchase 80 Red Kite solid rocket motors from German defence company Bayern-Chemie to support future sounding rocket missions. According to a procurement notice published on 2 November, DLR plans to acquire 80 ITAR-free solid-fuel rocket motors for the agency’s Mobile Rocket Base (MORABA) team, which conducts sounding […] The post DLR to Purchase 80 Red Kite Sounding Rocket Motors appeared first on European Spaceflight.
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