Herik Labs HL-1 Green Hydrogen Rocket Engine
Herik Labs
Australian green hydrogen rocket engine — 25% higher Isp than alternatives, metal 3D-printed with 85% fewer parts, fully reusable, no battery required in engine cycle. Scalable from CubeSat to lunar lander.
Technical specifications
- Propellant
- Green hydrogen
- Emissions
- Zero greenhouse gas during operation
- Manufacturing
- Metal 3D printing
- Part count reduction
- Up to 85% fewer parts vs conventional engines
- Specific impulse improvement
- 25% greater than alternative engines
- Battery in engine cycle
- None required
- Reusability
- Fully reusable
- Scalability
- CubeSat launch through lunar rover landing
About
The HL-1 is Herik Labs’ flagship rocket engine — claimed to be the world’s most efficient rocket engine — powered exclusively by green hydrogen, producing zero greenhouse gas emissions during operation. The engine cycle is designed without battery technology, making it inherently scalable from small cubesat launch applications through to propulsion systems capable of landing a lunar rover.
Manufactured via metal 3D printing, the HL-1 achieves up to 85% fewer individual components compared to conventionally manufactured rocket engines, dramatically reducing production time and cost while simultaneously improving reliability through reduced part count and elimination of assembly interfaces. The fully reusable design targets 25% greater specific impulse (Isp) compared to current alternative engines at equivalent thrust class.
Herik Labs Pty. Ltd. (ACN 663 987 344) is an Australian company advancing the aerospace state-of-the-art with the stated mission of enabling a future in space that protects our future on Earth. The company operates from Australia and is in active engine development, with enquiries directed to enquiries@heriklabs.com.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.