Vaya Space is a space and defense company, founded in 2017 as Rocket Crafters, based in Cocoa, Florida.[1][2][3] It develops and manufactures orbital launch vehicles and vortex-hybrid rocket engines.[4] In 2022, the company won the International Green Apple Environment Award and was recognised as a Green World Ambassador.[5] In 2024, it was awarded a contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX to develop hybrid engine technology for hypersonic missiles.[2][6] A Cooperative Research and Development Agreement