Runway-to-Space Spaceplane Challenge
Oklahoma State's Suborbital Research & Academic Competition
FLY YOUR EXPERIMENT TO SPACE
Launch your payload on a reusable spaceplane from Oklahoma. Selected teams receive flight integration support and access to suborbital microgravity conditions.
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โThe Runway-to-Space Spaceplane Challenge will offer U.S.-based research institutions the opportunity to design, test, and fly payloads aboard Aurora — a fully reusable rocket-powered spaceplane operating from Burn's Flat, Oklahoma.
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Selected teams will be able to fly payloads of up to 10 kg (22 lbs) to altitudes approaching 100 km (328,000 ft), with up to 127 seconds of microgravity.
Aurora’s unique runway-operating architecture enables multiple flights per day, supporting both single-flight validation missions and repeat-flight research campaigns.
Teams will have approximately 12 months to prepare their payload or mission concept.
Full competition details will be released shortly.
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Submit your expression of interest to receive early access to the program brief and application timeline.
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Competition opens 30 March 2026.
Details coming soon.
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