Cowboy Space Details ‘Big Iron’ Launcher Plans | Aviation Week

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Robert Wall
October 27, 2026

A rendering of Cowboy Space's Big Iron launcher

Credit: Cowboy Space

Cowboy Space has started to provide details around the launcher that it plans to loft before the end of 2028. The rocket it calls “Big Iron” is slated to be 86 m (282 ft.) tall and 4.7 m in diameter, the company said on social media. The first stage would be powered by nine of its in-house developed…

Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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