{"id":135107,"date":"2025-12-08T12:15:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T11:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/stories\/elara-aerospace-suborbital-rocket\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T12:37:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T11:37:03","slug":"elara-aerospace-suborbital-rocket","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/en-tr\/stories\/elara-aerospace-suborbital-rocket\/","title":{"rendered":"From Tunneling to the Stars \u2013 How Elara Aerospace Is Advancing Suborbital Rocket Engineering in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Table of Contents\" class=\"simpletoc wp-block-simpletoc-toc\"><h2 class=\"simpletoc-title\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"simpletoc-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#h-from-the-earth-to-the-edge-of-space\">From the Earth to the Edge of Space<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#h-inside-our-propulsion-system\">Inside Our Propulsion System<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#h-from-design-to-precision-manufacturing\">From Design to Precision Manufacturing<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#h-the-work-ahead\">The Work Ahead<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#h-forty-minds-one-mission\">Forty Minds, One Mission<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#h-just-start\">\u201cJust Start\u201d<\/a>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Hi, we are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elara-aerospace.com\/\">Elara Aerospace<\/a> \u2014 a student-led team from Munich founded by former members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/tum-boring.com\/\">TUM Boring<\/a> project, which made international headlines in <a href=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/en-tr\/stories\/tum-tunnel-boring-machine\/\">2023 after winning Elon Musk\u2019s Not-a-Boring Competition in Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We aim to show that Europe\u2019s engineers can advance space technology just as fast and fearlessly as their counterparts in the United States. What began deep underground \u2014 developing a high-speed tunneling machine \u2014 has evolved into a project reaching for the edge of space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><div class=\"wp-block-image__wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-team-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-135021\" style=\"max-width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-team-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-team-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-team-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><a class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button\" href=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-team-1-scaled.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-135107\" data-caption=\"Elara Aerospace Team\" aria-label=\"Open full image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-team-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><svg class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n               <path d=\"M0 2V6H2V2H6V0H2C0.895 0 0 0.895 0 2ZM2 12H0V16C0 17.105 0.895 18 2 18H6V16H2V12ZM16 16H12V18H16C17.105 18 18 17.105 18 16V12H16V16ZM16 0H12V2H16V6H18V2C18 0.895 17.105 0 16 0Z\" fill=\"#092C47\"\/>\r\n             <\/svg><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elara Aerospace Team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-from-the-earth-to-the-edge-of-space\"><strong>From the Earth to the Edge of Space<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>After our success in Texas, we wanted a new challenge, one that would take us beyond the surface and into the skies. Our mission is to build a suborbital rocket powered by a methalox engine, capable of reaching 100 kilometers \u2014 the K\u00e1rm\u00e1n line, the internationally recognized boundary between Earth\u2019s atmosphere and outer space. Student teams in the United States have already reached that line, and we aim to demonstrate that Europe can do the same and even go further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><div class=\"wp-block-image__wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-2-1024x791.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-134949\" style=\"max-width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-2-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-2-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-2-768x593.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><a class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button\" href=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-2-scaled.png\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-135107\" data-caption=\"Suborbital Rocket Concept Render\" aria-label=\"Open full image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-2-scaled.png\" class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><svg class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n               <path d=\"M0 2V6H2V2H6V0H2C0.895 0 0 0.895 0 2ZM2 12H0V16C0 17.105 0.895 18 2 18H6V16H2V12ZM16 16H12V18H16C17.105 18 18 17.105 18 16V12H16V16ZM16 0H12V2H16V6H18V2C18 0.895 17.105 0 16 0Z\" fill=\"#092C47\"\/>\r\n             <\/svg><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Suborbital Rocket Concept Render<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But the vision goes beyond records. Elara Aerospace is creating a platform that allows students worldwide to conduct their own experiments on suborbital flights \u2013 giving them hands-on access to real aerospace hardware and the opportunity to turn theory into experience.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-inside-our-propulsion-system\"><strong>Inside Our Propulsion System<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>At the heart of the project lies an electrically driven turbopump \u2014 one of the most complex systems in modern rocket engineering. There are almost no off-the-shelf components that can provide the required power density, so we have to design and build nearly everything ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The combustion chamber alone is a feat of precision engineering: over 600 millimeters in length, machined from a single solid piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In parallel, our team is developing the rocket\u2019s structure, test stands, and the software to integrate every subsystem.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"RBvBOw7lvKY-69da5b22e5770\" data-video-id=\"RBvBOw7lvKY\" class=\"ma-gdpr-youtube-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:56.25%;padding-top:56.25%;\" data-new-window=\"\" data-yt-parameters=\"WyJtYXgtd2lkdGg9XHUyMDFjNzAwcHhcIiJd\"><picture class=\"ma-gdpr-youtube-thumbnail\"><source media=\"(min-width:640px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/ma-gdpr-youtube-thumbnails\/RBvBOw7lvKY\/RBvBOw7lvKY_hq720.webp\"><source media=\"(min-width:640px)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/ma-gdpr-youtube-thumbnails\/RBvBOw7lvKY\/RBvBOw7lvKY_hq720.jpg\"><source media=\"(min-width:320px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/ma-gdpr-youtube-thumbnails\/RBvBOw7lvKY\/RBvBOw7lvKY_sddefault.webp\"><source media=\"(min-width:320px)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/ma-gdpr-youtube-thumbnails\/RBvBOw7lvKY\/RBvBOw7lvKY_sddefault.jpg\"><source media=\"(min-width:240px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/ma-gdpr-youtube-thumbnails\/RBvBOw7lvKY\/RBvBOw7lvKY_hqdefault.webp\"><source media=\"(min-width:240px)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/ma-gdpr-youtube-thumbnails\/RBvBOw7lvKY\/RBvBOw7lvKY_hqdefault.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/ma-gdpr-youtube-thumbnails\/RBvBOw7lvKY\/RBvBOw7lvKY_mqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/picture><svg class=\"ma-gdpr-youtube-button\"><use xlink:href=\"#ma-gdpr-youtube-play-button\"><\/use><\/svg><div class=\"ma-gdpr-youtube-notice\" style=\"font-size:.7em;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A crucial part of this process is the Injector Test Unit, which enables Elara to test different geometries, measure flow rates and pressure drops, and analyze spray patterns \u2013 vital steps toward achieving efficient and stable combustion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><div class=\"wp-block-image__wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-project-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-135045\" style=\"max-width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-project-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-project-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-project-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><a class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button\" href=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-project-scaled.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-135107\" data-caption=\"Injector Test Unit Assembly\" aria-label=\"Open full image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-project-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><svg class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n               <path d=\"M0 2V6H2V2H6V0H2C0.895 0 0 0.895 0 2ZM2 12H0V16C0 17.105 0.895 18 2 18H6V16H2V12ZM16 16H12V18H16C17.105 18 18 17.105 18 16V12H16V16ZM16 0H12V2H16V6H18V2C18 0.895 17.105 0 16 0Z\" fill=\"#092C47\"\/>\r\n             <\/svg><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Injector Test Unit Assembly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-from-design-to-precision-manufacturing\"><strong>From Design to Precision Manufacturing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>To turn these components into reality, we required high-precision manufacturing with fast turnaround times. Through Xometry, we produced a brass test chamber for our injector experiments, machined to the specifications needed for our early-stage testing.<\/p>\n\n\n    <section class=\"article-slider-block\">\r\n        <div class=\"article-content-wrapper\">\r\n            <!-- Swiper -->\r\n            <div class=\"swiper mySwiper2 article-slider-display\">\r\n                <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\r\n                                <div class=\"wp-block-image__wrap\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-parts_2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\r\n                                    >\r\n                                    <a class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button\" href=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-parts_2-scaled.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"gallery\" data-caption=\"Brass 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                                   <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n    \n\n\n<p>Brass was essential for ensuring safe operation with cryogenic liquids, a key requirement for our future engine work. This setup allows us to iterate quickly during development, especially in phases where every week counts.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-work-ahead\"><strong>The Work Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The next major milestone for Elara Aerospace is the Torch Igniter test \u2013 a key system responsible for safely igniting the engine at startup.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond that, the team has an even bolder goal: to launch a rocket reaching 150 kilometers and successfully land it back on Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-forty-minds-one-mission\"><strong>Forty Minds, One Mission<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Today, we at Elara Aerospace bring together more than 40 members from over ten nationalities, spanning two continents. Our expertise ranges from engineering and robotics to business and software \u2014 united by a shared drive to explore new frontiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We get to apply our theoretical knowledge in a field with huge potential, and as students we can contribute meaningfully across every area of the project \u2014 from welding and design to presenting at events like Autodesk University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Balancing studies and rocket science isn\u2019t easy. Days are for lectures; nights and weekends are for building, testing, and collaborating with partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><div class=\"wp-block-image__wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-team-2-679x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-135033\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;max-width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-team-2-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-team-2-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-team-2-768x1158.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-team-2-scaled.jpg 1699w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><a class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button\" href=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-team-2-scaled.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-135107\" data-caption=\"Elara Aerospace Team\" aria-label=\"Open full image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elara-aerospace-team-2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><svg class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n               <path d=\"M0 2V6H2V2H6V0H2C0.895 0 0 0.895 0 2ZM2 12H0V16C0 17.105 0.895 18 2 18H6V16H2V12ZM16 16H12V18H16C17.105 18 18 17.105 18 16V12H16V16ZM16 0H12V2H16V6H18V2C18 0.895 17.105 0 16 0Z\" fill=\"#092C47\"\/>\r\n             <\/svg><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elara Aerospace Team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-just-start\"><strong>\u201cJust Start\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>When it comes to advice, we always return to a simple principle: just start. There will always be people who share your passion but never dared to take the first step \u2014 be the one who does, and open the door for real innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What began as a tunneling project beneath the earth\u2019s surface could soon mark Europe\u2019s path to the stars, showing that the road to space begins with vision, persistence, and precision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more and support the project: <a href=\"https:\/\/gotospace.elara-aerospace.com\/\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/gotospace.elara-aerospace.com\">gotospace.elara-aerospace.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":134939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","c-tag-stories":[2097],"global-tag":[729],"class_list":["post-135107","stories","type-stories","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","c-tag-stories-aerospace-en-tr","global-tag-cnc-machining-tr"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.7 (Yoast SEO 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