| Designation | Date(s) | Outcome |
| Tempest | 30th August 2022 (5th flight) Otterburn, Northumberland | Launched as a training exercise for the Starchaser Team. The rocket successfully achieved all its objectives and was safely recovered by parachute. |
| Nova Mk2 Capsule | 21st September 2019 Starchaser HQ | Nova 2 capsule together with Starchaser 4 rocket booster successfully mounted to mobile launcher for transport and elevation tests. Manned systems checks also carried out. |
| Skybolt 2 | 11th September 2017 Otterburn, Northumberland | Launch of Skybolt 2 rocket which was sponsored by the University of Chester. Various in-flight systems were tested including a novel approach to parachute deployment and recovery. The rocket successfully achieved all its objectives. |
| Tempest | 21st September 2015 (4th flight) Capesthorne, Cheshire | Tracked and filmed by drones, the rocket successfully achieved all its objectives and was safely recovered by parachute. |
| Tempest | 4th February 2015 (3 rd flight) Capesthorne, Cheshire | Rocket shut down 1 second after lift-off due to motor mis-ignition. Minor damage sustained to lower airframe. Re-launch scheduled for September 2015. |
| Tempest | 14th April 2014 (2nd flight) Capesthorne, Cheshire | Launch was sponsored by the University of Chester. The rocket successfully achieved all its objectives. Payload included cameras, air quality sampling apparatus and an accelerometer package. Staff and pupils from more than 20 schools attended the launch. |
| Eco-rocket Engine | 11th July 2008 – 30th September 2009 Diggle, Oldham | 1 tonne thrust hybrid rocket engine. Various fuel combinations were evaluated in combination with High Test Peroxide and a silver metal catalyst. Main emphasis was on using recyclable materials as potential fuel sources. Part funded by Regional Development Agency grant. |
| European Space Agency | 15th December 2006 – 8th November 2007 | Carried out ESA Survey of European privately funded vehicles for commercial human spaceflight (€150,000 study contract). |
| Storm bi-liquid engine | 2006 Spadeadam, Cumbria | The 7.5 tonne thrust Storm engine designed as a propulsion system for the Skybolt sounding rocket. The first hot firing of Storm resulted in a ‘hard start’ leading to loss of engine. |
| Thunderstar capsule prototype | 1st March 2004 – 31st August 2005 Starchaser HQ | A prototype Thunderstar capsule developed to evaluate crew ergonomics and recoverability of the 3-person capsule. Crew entry and egress evaluated. |
| Launch Escape System (LES) | 1st May 2003 Starchaser HQ | Initial development of a rocket engine powered safety system to safeguard the lives of Starchaser astronauts. The Starchaser LES will protect the crew during all phases of powered ascent. |
| Nova Mk2 Capsule | 22nd July 2003 Arizona USA | Successful manned parachute drop test flights from a C123-K carrier aircraft at altitudes of over 10,000 ft. Steerable ram air parachute technology was used to bring the pilot and capsule safely down to controlled runway landings. |
| Churchill Mk2 bi-liquid engine | 10th June 2003 HSE laboratory, Derbyshire | Starchaser’s first 3 tonne thrust bi-liquid engine, designated Churchill Mk 2 was successfully test fired. The first series of tests culminated in a long duration burn of some 53 seconds. Churchill Mk2 provided crucial data for the engines that Starchaser is currently developing for manned applications. |
| Churchill Mk1 bi-liquid engine | 7th October 2002 HSE laboratory, Derbyshire | The 500kg thrust bi-liquid engine, designated Churchill Mk1 was the first of Starchaser’s lox / kerosene engines. Churchill Mk 1 performed well and provided a wealth of data that was used in the development of the Mk 2 engine. |
| Large hybrid engine (Newton) | 4th October 2002 HSE laboratory, Derbyshire | First firing of the large hybrid engine designated ‘Newton’. This full scale 15 tonne thrust engine has been designed to burn used, reconstituted automotive tyres in the presence of liquid oxygen. |
| Sharp 5 | 14th April 2002 Morecambe Bay | A repeat of the Sharp 4 frictional heating experiment using a second rocket. Results obtained from both flights have been useful in confirming re-entry heating management strategies for Starchaser’s space launch vehicles. |
| Sharp 4 | 14th April 2002 Morecambe Bay | Nose cone temperature sensing apparatus was launched as part of a final year aeronautical engineering project at the university of Salford. In- flight frictional heating caused the temperature of the nose to rise by about 75 degrees Celsius during powered flight. |
| Nova 1 | 22nd November 2001 Morecambe Bay | All objectives were met. Mobile launch tower, ignition system, airframe, recovery systems, computers, GPS and telemetry systems were all validated. Nova qualified as the largest rocket ever to be launched from the British mainland. |
| Sharp 2 | 16th December 2000 Morecambe Bay | New telemetry and audio visual equipment were validated. Flight used to confirm suitability of test equipment for high velocity flight. Parameters logged until vehicle slowed to sub-sonic velocities. SHARP 2 withstood a maximum acceleration of 18’Gs and captured onboard video footage of the entire flight. |
| Discovery | 6th July 2000 Morecambe Bay | Starchaser Discovery demonstrated Starchaser’s ability to operate the world’s first fully re-usable multi-staged research rocket. Starchaser Discovery was also equipped with sophisticated telemetry and video equipment. |
| Sharp 1 | 2nd May 2000 Morecambe Bay | SHARP 1 attained a maximum altitude of 5,600 metres (18,238 feet) and realised 4.9 seconds of supersonic flight |
| Starchaser 3a | 20th August 1999 Morecambe Bay | Exceeding its target altitude of 20,000 feet, this vehicle generated over 4 tonnes of thrust & returned safely via parachute. |
| Tempest | 5th March 1999 Altcar, Merseyside | Tempest achieved all of its objectives becoming the first Starchaser rocket to make a successful marine recovery. |
| Starchaser 3 | 20th March 1998 Okehampton, Devon | Shortly after leaving the launch pad a motor mis-ignition problem caused the rocket to impact the ground 1/4 mile downrange. |
| Starchaser LEXX | 7th Feb 1997 Otterburn, Northumberland | The rocket achieved all its objectives. Lexx reached a recorded altitude of 15,673 feet and became the first Starchaser rocket to break the sound barrier. |
| Starchaser 1a | 19th May 1996 (4th flight) Barnard Castle, Teesdale | The rocket achieved all its objectives and when one of the parachutes failed to deploy, a backup system successfully engaged to bring the vehicle safely down to Earth. |
| Starchaser 2 | 2nd February 1996 Otterburn, Northumberland | The rocket achieved all its objectives and was recovered intact. Starchaser 2 generated £2.4 million publicity for sponsors Tate+Lyle sugars. Measuring 21 feet in length Starchaser 2 qualified as the largest private civilian rocket ever built and flown in Europe. |
| Starchaser 1a | 10th December 1995 (3rd flight) Barnard Castle, Teesdale | The rocket successfully achieved all its objectives. |
| Starchaser 1a | 27th August 1995 (2nd flight) Kilbirnie, Scotland | The rocket successfully achieved all its objectives and proved itself reusable. |
| Starchaser 1a | 23 rd May 1995 (1st flight) Sarn, Wales | The rocket successfully achieved all its objectives and was safely recovered by parachute. |
| Starchaser 1 | 1st November 1993 Bickerton, Cheshire | The rocket delivered its payload to a target apogee of 2400 feet but failed to deploy its recovery system and was destroyed upon landing. |
