The Kistler K-1 launch vehicle was to be a two-stage, fully reusable aerospace vehicle in commercial development by Rocketplane Kistler

Rocketplane Kistler

Rocketplane Kistler was a reusable spacecraft firm originally based in Oklahoma before moving to Wisconsin. Formed in 2006 by Rocketplane Limited, Inc...

. It was designed to accommodate a wide range of missions, including payload delivery to low-earth orbit (LEO), payload delivery to high-energy orbits with a K-1 Active Dispenser, technology demonstration flights, microgravity missions, and commercial cargo resupply, recovery, and reboost services for the International Space Station. After failing to meet financial milestones, NASA

NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...

 announced in October 2007 that it was terminating funding for the project.

See also

• List of space launch system designs
• List of private spaceflight companies#Crew and cargo transport vehicles
• Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
  Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
  Commercial Orbital Transportation Services is a NASA program to coordinate the delivery of crew and cargo to the International Space Station by private companies. The program was announced on January 18, 2006...
  
  

External links

• Rocketplane Limited, Inc.
  Rocketplane Limited, Inc.
  Rocketplane Limited, Inc. is a defunct aerospace design and development company headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with facilities in Guthrie, Oklahoma and Burns Flat, Oklahoma.- History :...
  
  
• Kistler web site for the K-1 Vehicle
• Description of Kistler K-1 on Astronautix