[3] The company's Launcher Light rocket was designed to carry payloads of up to 150 kg to low Earth orbit.
[4] In November 2019 the US Air Force awarded the company $1.5 million to accelerate development and testing of its E-2 rocket engine.
[9] In June 2021, the company raised $11.7 million in a Series-A round of funding to accelerate the development of its first orbital vehicle.
[11] SN1, Orbiter's first mission was launched on January 3, 2023, from Cape Canaveral, Florida on SpaceX's Falcon 9 Transporter-6 rideshare flight, transporting payload from eight customers.
[14] Following Vast's acquisition of Launcher the Orbiter program was discontinued, with the company now focusing on the development of the E-2 liquid rocket engine.