Small Payload Systems
Our experience with RocketCamâ„¢ has led to the development of a family of small payload carriers (mounted externally or internally on the host platform structure) providing cost-effective small payload carrier, control and deployment capability.
We also engage in selected applications involving secondary payloads, hosted payloads and tech-demo payloads.
Featured Small Payload Systems
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SmartPod™ concept for a rocket's second stage |
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SmartPod™ concept for a rocket's access door |
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RocketPod™ elements |
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CubeSat paylaod fit check with flight-like RocketPod™ |
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G Force One airplane used for RocketPod™ deployment testing |
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RocketPod™ test crew on G Force One |
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Concept for multiple RocketPod™ systems on Atlas C-Ring adaptor (collaboration with ULA) |
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Concept for multiple RocketPod™ systems on Atlas C-Ring adaptor (collaboration with ULA) |
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Concept for RocketPod™ system on ESPA ring (collaboration with Moog/CSA) |
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Concept for multiple RocketPod™ systems on ESPA ring (collaboration with Moog/CSA) |
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Concept for multiple RocketPod™ systems on ESPA ring (collaboration with Moog/CSA) |
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Concept for multiple RocketPod™ and P-POD systems on Atlas C-Ring adaptor (collaboration with ULA) |
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Concept for RocketPod™ system on small spacecraft bus |
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Concept for integrated RocketPod™ / RocketCam™ system (collaboration with major aerospace prime) |
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Garvey Spacecraft Corporation's P9 rocket during assembly |
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Concept for RocketPod™ demo system on P9 bulkhead |
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P9 RocketPod™ experiment during final checkout |
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Final P9 RocketPod™ experiment |
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P9 RocketPod™ experiment before launch |
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P9 ready for launch |
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P9 launch |
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Concept for enhanced P-POD (collaboration with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo) |
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Concept for enhanced P-POD (collaboration with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo) |
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"Gold Box" secondary payload for the X PRIZE Foundation |
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Gold Box close-out |
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Gold Box handover to SpaceShipOne team at Scaled Composites |
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Gold Box onboard SpaceShipOne during X PRIZE Flight 1 |
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Reading out the Gold Box data after X PRIZE Flight 1 |






