Read the full manual

The Space Rider manual provides an overview of the vehicle, its services and various mission scenarios. The manual gives users high-level knowledge and allows potential future users to plan for commercial mission opportunities. It is available to download, print and archive for anyone who wants to use the spacecraft in the future, or even if you just want to say you’ve read a spacecraft manual.

The document ends with details on the vehicle and technical aspects for the payloads.

If you want to know which communication protocols are supported, or how many GB of data can be downloaded a day, how many G’s it will pull, how much humidity to expect during transport and launch or the expected radiation to be received in space, you will find it in the user guide.

The user update includes more details on ground controls and landing site operations, finalised values for interfaces and working environments, new sections on payload designs and integration and an annex with a mission timeline.