Starstruck Inc. was a company cofounded by James Bennett and Phil Salin that attempted to perform low-cost orbital rocket launches using experimental, sea-launched hybrid rockets.
[1] While a commercial failure, it is an important part of hybrid rocket history,[2] responsible for restarting commercial development of hybrid rockets.
[3][4] One of its core leadership was former first Apple CEO Michael Scott.
[5][1] The company folded after three rockets were built and one was successfully launched to suborbital space.
Several veterans of Starstruck founded the American Rocket Company (AMROC),[6] which also eventually failed.