Making a difference for humankind.
Vaya is a purpose-driven, sustainability focused, and environmentally conscious enterprise dedicated to making a difference for humankind.
Vaya's unique vortex-hybrid rockets utilizes up to more than 7.8 metric tons per launch and overcome the costs and other issues associated with traditional liquid bi-propellant rockets to transform the safety and affordability of the industry.
THE HISTORY OF VAYA SPACE
At T-2 minutes during the STS-59 count, the last call to the crew from the orbiter test conductor was:
“Endeavour, close and lock your visors, initiate O2 flow, and ‘Vaya con Dios!’
-Aerospace America
Vaya Space was created in 2017 by Sid Gutierrez, former Space Shuttle Commander and NASA’s first US-born Hispanic astronaut. He was the pilot on STS-40 and Commander of STS-59.
Although it was highly discouraged to use faith-based statements and not use English, the determined language of Mission Control, after prior coordination with the Commander, rules were broken with a single three-word phrase.
The last words spoken by the Launch Director Bob Sieck to the Crew of the Endeavour before liftoff were “Vaya con Dios” which is a common Hispanic farewell. It translates to “God be with you as you go.”