Introduction[]
The Quark Rocket has been under development at MASE's Rocket Development Lab (RDL) for several weeks, and engineers have decided to finally show it to the public.
Quark-1[]
The Quark-1 is an SSTO designed to launch a crew capsule into HOM orbit, which can potentially dock with an orbiting spacecraft for crew transfer. It consists of a Delta 2nd Stage, a Crew Capsule Dockable and a Crew Escape Tower. Costing only $4,525,000 (The majority of which is the potentially reusable Crew Capsule Dockable at $3M), it is even cheaper than a refurbished LP1 could hope for.
Quark-1 in the VAB
Quark-2[]
Also known as Quark-Gemini, the Quark-2 has been labelled "The cheapest way to get to space" at the low price of $3,000,000. Using a Delta 2nd Stage and a Gemini CSM, the Quark-2 serves as a physical astronaut trainer, preparing astronauts for full missions. Research is being conducted to see if it is suitable for sending members of the public to experience spaceflight, and making the first stage reusable to lower costs even further.
Quark-2 in the VAB
Purchase[]
MASE has decided to manufacture the rockets for sale to other agencies. Just as a reminder, the costs are stated again here:
- Quark-1: $4,525,000
- Quark-2: $3,000,000
Agencies are welcome to use the provided comment section below to request purchases.