Transforming the future of hypersonics and space access.
Not another rocket.
A new way to accelerate.
Rockets carry too much complexity into flight. Longshot is moving more of the system onto the ground, building reusable accelerator infrastructure for hypersonics and future space access.
Defense and aerospace teams need faster, more affordable ways to test high-speed systems. But the infrastructure behind hypersonic testing is still costly, scarce, and too low-cadence for the speed modern development requires.
Access is limited
Specialist test infrastructure is scarce, oversubscribed, and difficult to schedule.
Iteration is too slow
Low-cadence testing limits learning cycles and delays development.
Access is limited
Hypersonics are a strategic priority across defense, aerospace, and national security.
Real hardware
Three stages.
One acceleration platform.
Ground-Based Acceleration
A reusable acceleration system designed to move more of the launch energy and infrastructure onto the ground.
Reusable ground infrastructure
Compressed-gas acceleration
Faster hardware iteration
Hypersonic Testing
Affordable, repeatable test capacity for teams developing real-world hypersonic systems.
High-cadence flight testing
Lower-cost test campaigns
Defence and aerospace validation
Space Access
A long-term launch pathway designed to reduce the cost and complexity of reaching Low Earth Orbit.
Scalable launch infrastructure
Lower-cost orbital access
Future in-space services
Acceleration starts on the ground.
The future is already being built.
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