Rocketplane, Owner File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Liquidation

摘要

Rocketplane Inc., the Oklahoma-based company that aspired to carry cargo to the international space station and fly thrill-seekers to the edge of space, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation in June.rnGeorge French, majority owner of Rocketplane and its two sibling companies - Rocketplane Kistler and Rocketplane Global - filed bankruptcy papers June 15 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in his home state of Wisconsin for each of the three companies. He also filed for personal bankruptcy, listing $8 million in liabilities.rnRocketplane Global, the sub-orbital space tourism company, lists nearly $2.3 million in liabilities; Rocketplane Inc. and Rocketplane Kistler (RpK), the latter a launch services company seeking to build the reusable K-1 rocket, owe more than $3.6 million to an identical 18-page list of creditors.