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| BPS.space | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | Joe Barnard |
| Occupation | Model rocketry components developer |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2015 - present |
| Genre | Engineering |
| Subscribers | 793 thousand[1] |
| Associated acts | Xyla Foxlin |
| Website | bps |
Last updated: August 19 2025 | |
BPS.space is an American company that develops model rocketry components founded by Joe Barnard in 2015[2]. Barnard also hosts a Youtube channel of the same name detailing the company's progress on various model rockets integrating its products. The name is an initialism for Barnard Propulsion Systems.[3]
The company is funded through product sales, Patreon crowdfunding and Youtube revenue, including sponsorships.[2]
The company launches rockets at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry launch site in the the Mojave Desert.[4]
Founding
[edit]Barnard, passionated by aerospace, did not have relevant experience in the field as an audio engineering graduate from Berklee College of Music. In 2015, He founded BPS.space with the goal of achieving vertical takeoff and landing in a model rocket for the first time, in the hopes of obtaining a job at SpaceX, who were achieving the same thing in full-scale rockets with Falcon 9.[2]
In 2022, the goal was achieved when the Scout F rocket successfuly took off, flew about 40 feet (12 meters) up, and landed on retractable feet.[5]
Later Ventures
[edit]Following the flight of Scout F, Barnard claimed several aerospace companies contacted him offering him a job,[5] but chose to instead continue working on model rockets full time. In a youtube video, he announced several projects including a "Space Shot",[6] the colloquial name for a rocket that reaches 100 kilometers in altitude, thus reaching the Kármán line, which represents the edge of space.
For Christmas 2021, in collaboration with fellow amateur rocketeer Xyla Foxlin, BPS.space launched a rocket shaped like a christmas tree dubbed Seasons Yeeting. Barnard handled electronics, development of a deployment system for Insta360 cameras, who were a sponsor of the project, and lighting of the rocket using LED strips.[4]
In 2025, BPS launched a rocket named High Steaks with the goal of cooking meat using the heat created by supersonic air over the rocket's nose cone. While the meat was described as "slightly cooked" upon landing, the real goal was sucessfully flying a rocket at supersonic speed, which was achieved as the rocket reached Mach 4.[7][better source needed]
Products
[edit]Signal: a family of flight computers able to control attitude of the rocket using 4 fin controls and 4 pyro channels. Later revisions include Bluetooth remote configuration through an mobile app.[8]
AVA (unreleased): a general purpose Avionics computer built around the NXP Semiconductors Kinetis K20 processor.[9][10]
Thrust Vector Control System: The Thrust vectoring system BPS developped for Scout F. Originally sold as a kit,[5] now sold as CAD files the costumer can 3D print.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "About @BPSspace". YouTube.
- ^ a b c "About - BPS.space".
- ^ Liszewski, Andrew (2024-07-11). "Model rocket enthusiasts are learning how to do vertical landings". The Verge. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ^ a b Tariq Malik (2022-12-25). "Watch an epic Christmas tree launch for the holidays by DIY 'Rocket-tree' makers (videos)". Space. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ^ a b c Oberhaus, Daniel (2018-09-21). "Meet the Amateur Rocketeer Building Self-Landing Replicas of SpaceX Rockets". VICE. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ^ BPS.space (2022-08-01). I Landed A Rocket Like SpaceX - Scout F. Retrieved 2025-08-19 – via YouTube.
- ^ BPS.space (2025-05-02). Can Supersonic Heating Cook Steak?. Retrieved 2025-08-19 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Avionics". BPS.Space. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ^ BPS.space (2020-09-22). The AVA Flight Computer. Retrieved 2025-08-19 – via YouTube.
- ^ "AVA Flight Computer for Model Rockets Is Beautiful and Functional". Hackster.io. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ^ "Thrust Vector Control 3D Files". BPS.Space. Retrieved 2025-08-19.