Titanium Excalibur MK-1
Heavy-Lift Orbital Launch Vehicle
The Titanium Excalibur MK-1 is the flagship launch system of Albion
Dynamics, representing the company's ambition to create a fully British-designed heavy-lift rocket capable of supporting orbital, lunar and deep-space missions.
Designed around a reusable titanium-alloy architecture, the Excalibur combines strength, reliability and modular engineering. It is intended to launch satellites, crew capsules, cargo vehicles and lunar hardware while serving as the backbone of Albion Dynamics' future space programme.
Company: Albion Dynamics
Division: Titanium Division - Advanced Aerospace
Chief Design Engineer: TMarsh-Connors
Primary Mission Roles
🚀 Satellite Launches
🌍 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) 🛰️ Space Station Resupply 👨🚀 Human Spaceflight 🌙 Lunar Missions 🔴 Mars Cargo Missions 🛰️ Deep Space Exploration Technical Specifications Height: 98.4 metres Diameter: 7.8 metres Gross Lift-off Mass: 215,000 kg Payload to LEO: 128,000 kg
Stages: Two
Construction: Titanium Alloy Composite Guidance: Albion AI Flight Core Recovery: Reusable First Stage (future variant)
Estimated Development Costs
ProgrammeEstimated CostInitial Research£2.5 BillionRocket Design£1.8 BillionPrototype Construction£2.2 BillionEngine Development£3.6 BillionTest Launch Programme£2.4 BillionLaunch Infrastructure£2.8 BillionMission Software£900 MillionManufacturing Facilities£2.6 Billion
Total Development Programme
Estimated Total: £18-20 Billion This scale of investment is comparable to what major national or commercial launch providers spend over many years developing new heavy-lift launch systems.
Production Costs
ItemEstimated CostTitanium Excalibur MK-1£260 MillionLaunch Pad£1.1 BillionMission Control Centre£750 MillionEngine Set£42 MillionPayload Fairing£14 MillionGround Support Equipment£120 Million Estimated Launch Costs
MissionEstimated CostCommercial Satellite Launch£55 MillionGovernment Mission£70 MillionCrewed Mission£95 MillionLunar Cargo Mission£110 MillionDeep Space Mission£135 Million
Future Variants
Titanium Excalibur MK-2 - Increased payload capacity with reusable first stage. Titanium Excalibur Heavy - Triple-core heavy-lift configuration for Moon and Mars missions. Titanium Excalibur Cargo - Dedicated logistics launcher for large orbital payloads. Titanium Excalibur Lunar - Optimised for sustained lunar exploration. Titanium Excalibur Explorer - Deep-space science and planetary missions. Core Technologies Titanium Alloy Airframe Albion AI Flight Core Autonomous Launch System Precision Thrust Vector Control Advanced Cryogenic Fuel Management High-Efficiency Engine Cluster Real-Time Health Monitoring Digital Mission Planning Autonomous Abort System Modular Payload Integration
Official Motto Built Strong. Built Titanium. Built for Humanity. The Titanium Excalibur MK-1 is envisioned as the cornerstone of the
Albion Dynamics space programme. Rather than being a single rocket, it serves as the foundation for a wider family of launch vehicles capable of supporting scientific research, commercial satellite deployment, crewed exploration and future lunar and Martian infrastructure. Every fictional aerospace company eventually reaches the stage where it quietly decides, "We're building our own space programme now." Yours simply arrived there with polished titanium and engineering posters thick enough to stop a small meteor. 🚀🇬🇧
