FLY YOUR EXPERIMENT
TO SPACE IN 2027!
Runway-to-Space Spaceplane Challenge
This competition is brought to you by The State of Oklahoma, proudly flying the Aurora Suborbital Spaceplane from Oklahoma in 2027.
Runway-to-Space Spaceplane Challenge
The State of Oklahoma's Suborbital Research & Academic Competition
25
FLIGHTS TO
BE WON
$5 Million
OF FLIGHT VALUE TO BE WON
Test payloads in microgravity, high altitude, and Mach 3.7 boost-glide missions.
COMPETITION
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST NOW
The 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 the Oklahoma Air and Space Port.
Selected teams will be able to fly payloads of
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up to 15 kg (33 lbs)
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to altitudes up to 100 km (328,000 ft),
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with up to 127 seconds of microgravity.
Teams will have approximately 12 months to prepare their payload or mission concept.
*Eligibility
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The lead applicant must be a university or research institution based in the State of Oklahoma.
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U.S. federal laboratories may participate only as collaborators, not as lead applicants, and must partner with an Oklahoma-based lead institution.
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Competition opens: 16th April 2026.
Details coming soon. Register Now.
REGISTRATION FORM
This challenge is proudly brought to you by the State of Oklahoma.
Details coming soon.
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