Ray Capsule
Technology Development Vehicle
Launched January 2025
Tech dev vehicle
Ray is our first fully in-house developed spacecraft and reentry capsule. It was conceived at the very beginning of Inversion to give us as many real-world learnings as possible, as quickly as possible, and as cheaply as possible.
Launch Date
NET October 2024
MISSION DURATION
4 WEEKS
OVERALL DIAMETER
20 INCHES
Purpose of Ray
1
Build team
2
Develop Tech for Arc
3
Demonstrate capability
Ray is a development step towards Arc. Over 90% of Ray's systems are developed in-house to build heritage, processes, and tools that lead to Arc.
