Spyder-1 Achieves Successful Launch, Paving the Way for Hypersonic Testing

UP Aerospace launched Spyder-1, a hypersonic vehicle designed for Mach 10 missions, demonstrating successful payload deployment. Developed over eight years with partners like LANL and NASA, Spyder-1's success paves the way for advancements in hypersonic testing, including re-entry technologies. Future upgrades include high-performance boosters and multi-stage configurations, with Spyder-2 scheduled for 2026. UP Aerospace is a private aerospace company founded in 1998 by Jerry Larson, a former Lockheed Martin engineer, and incorporated in 2004. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with launch and manufacturing facilities at Spaceport America, New Mexico – the world’s first commercial spaceport, the company specializes in suborbital launches, providing cargo delivery services for corporate, military, and educational clients using the SpaceLoft XL launch vehicle.