Spaceflight startup brings 3D-printed exhaust cover to Sturgis
By Matthew Guerry, Rapid City Journal Among the thousands of visitors who traveled to Sturgis for the rally this week was one toting purportedly space-age technology. Using a 3D-printer, Brian Stofiel has fashioned a motorcycle exhaust pipe cover that stays nearly...
Brian Stofiel Stumbled Onto the Right Stuff For Orbit: a Plastic Rocket
By Danny Wicentowski In theory, getting to space is simple — just go up, then keep going. In reality, there are some additional steps: Collect a few billion dollars, build a rocket taller than a ten-story building, gain access to vast quantities of fuel and,...
Veteran Space Company Finance Expert, Ken Sunshine, Joins Stofiel Aerospace
The evolution of space travel — a new gold rush has begun
NASA to unveil first commercial astronaut crew
St. Louis startup hopes to compete for commercial space flight business
Stofiel’s idea is to use mobile, balloon-launched rockets to propel small satellites carrying made-to-order, relatively small payloads for business, research and governmental clients.
New Inexpensive Method of Space Exploration: Launching Mobile Satellites from Balloons and 3D Printed Rockets
New Inexpensive Method of Space Exploration: Launching Mobile Satellites from Balloons and 3D Printed Rockets