Post by Aerospace Insiders

It is frankly astonishing that Rocket Factory Augsburg - RFA attempted such a complex propulsion design so early, especially under a Head of Propulsion with no clear prior industrial space propulsion track record. (Pierpaolo Toniato). That is reckless technical gambling. The launchpad blow-up was the predictable result of taking on excessive design complexity before proving the basics, while putting critical propulsion decisions in the hands of leadership without the relevant heritage. And now, with RFA’s financial position under pressure, the absurd risk is that the company may run out of cash before ever seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.