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Equinox Transit Lines commissions Seraph Medevac hulls for L5 Lagrange Station service

Another delivery has left the yard. Equinox Transit Lines, based at North America, now flies 1 Seraph Medevac hulls built by Halcyon.

Why Pacifica Launch Services chose the Wren Microlifter

When Pacifica Launch Services wanted more capacity for its Earth business, it compared ships from every major yard. In the end it ordered 30 Wren Microlifter hulls from Halcyon Stellar Works.

Southern Cross Flight Academy takes delivery of 6 Kestrel

Halcyon Stellar Works has delivered 6 Kestrel hulls to Southern Cross Flight Academy. The company was founded in 2161 and is headquartered at Oceania.

First look at the Seraph Medevac, our newest Medical / rescue

Every new Halcyon design starts with one question: what does the person at the controls actually need? For the Seraph Medevac, the answer produced a Medical / rescue that 2 pilots can fly comfortably on long shifts.

People of Halcyon: Aiyana Redcloud

Behind every ship there are people. This month we introduce Aiyana Redcloud, Autonomy Safety Researcher in AI & Autonomy.

Vesta Smelting Combine takes delivery of 5 Leviathan Ore Hauler

Halcyon Stellar Works has delivered 5 Leviathan Ore Hauler hulls to Vesta Smelting Combine. The company was founded in 2149 and is headquartered at Vesta.

Inside the Valkyrie Survey Corvette: what the spec sheet doesn't tell you

A spec sheet says the Valkyrie Survey Corvette is 92 m long and carries 180 tonnes, but that is only part of the picture. What matters is how this Survey corvette behaves on a real mission.

Spec sheet: Leviathan Ore Hauler (Mining hauler)

The Leviathan Ore Hauler is a Mining hauler designed and built by Halcyon Stellar Works. Its maiden flight took place on November 2182.

Is the Sparrow Trainer worth ₡4.1 million?

It's a fair question. ₡4.1 million is serious money, and before you commit to a Pilot training craft you want to know what you get for it.

Handover day: Vanguard Cartographic Society receives its Odyssey Deep Explorer fleet

This week we delivered 3 Odyssey Deep Explorer hulls to Vanguard Cartographic Society. The firm was founded in 2096 and runs its operations out of North America.

Budgeting for a Basilisk Salvage Tug: price, fuel and crew

If you are drawing up a fleet budget, here is a plain-language guide to the Basilisk Salvage Tug. The base commissioning fee is ₡68.0 million.

Pellet Fusion Digital Twin goes public under MIT

Open data is a core part of how Halcyon works. Today Pellet Fusion Digital Twin, a open source project, joins our public catalogue under the MIT terms.

Meet Yusuf Demir, Mission Controller

In this edition of our team spotlight we sit down with Yusuf Demir, who works as Mission Controller in the Flight Operations team at Halcyon Stellar Works.

A day in the life of Beatriz Oliveira, Chief Commercial Officer

What does a Chief Commercial Officer actually do all day? We asked Beatriz Oliveira from our Executive group.

Coming soon to Europe: Flight Software Open House

Mark your calendar for 2 December 2026, when Flight Software Open House arrives at Online, broadcast from Halcyon Toulouse. This webinar is hosted by Halcyon Stellar Works.

Exploring Tether Delay-Tolerant Relay Protocol: what you can do with it

Tether Delay-Tolerant Relay Protocol is one of the most-used entries in the Halcyon open catalogue. It is a open source project operating in the ground segment, published under BSD-3-Clause.

Total cost of ownership: Odyssey Deep Explorer

Commissioning a Odyssey Deep Explorer starts at ₡1,240 million. That buys a Long-range explorer with a 1,200 tonnes payload and a 1,800 AU reach.

Now shipping: Atlas Heavy Freighter

Halcyon Stellar Works has started deliveries of the Atlas Heavy Freighter, a Bulk freighter that first went to space on February 2180. The first hulls are already on their way to customers.

People of Halcyon: Tomás Achterberg

Behind every ship there are people. This month we introduce Tomás Achterberg, Chief Technology Officer in Executive.

Spotlight: Nkechi Adeyemi on building the future of spaceflight

Nkechi Adeyemi joined Halcyon to work on hard problems, and as VP Engineering there has been no shortage of them.

Release notes: Heliograph Solar Weather Sentry

The latest release of Heliograph Solar Weather Sentry is now live. This satellite (Sun–Earth L1 halo orbit) remains freely available under CC-BY-4.0.

Now available: Starliner Cabin Environment Dataset

Halcyon Stellar Works is opening up access to Starliner Cabin Environment Dataset, a dataset operating from the ground segment. It is released under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 licence.

Preview: Pacific Flight Training Forum

Pacific Flight Training Forum is coming up on 5 December 2026 at Southern Cross Aviation College, Oceania. This meetup is where Halcyon speakers take the stage.

Why Phobos Dockworks Guild chose the Wren Microlifter

When Phobos Dockworks Guild wanted more capacity for its Mars business, it compared ships from every major yard. In the end it ordered 6 Wren Microlifter hulls from Halcyon Stellar Works.