French startup HyPrSpace aims to build 100 Baguette One hybrid rocket engines a year. The company is setting up a 7,000 square metre factory near Bordeaux. It also opened a propulsion test site at Les Mureaux. HyPrSpace builds hybrid-propulsion rockets and engines. Its Orbital Baguette One launcher is meant for small satellite missions. The company plans a test flight next year. Chief executive Nicolas Billecocq says the factory will industrialise engine production. HyPrSpace raised 21 million euros in 2025. Europe’s launch startups are racing to fill the gap in small launch capacity. The company recently missed out on an ESA launcher challenge. Still, it says demand for its engines is growing. France is backing a new wave of private space firms. The Bordeaux plant could make HyPrSpace one of Europe’s biggest small-engine makers. Europe’s launch startups are racing to add small-launch capacity. The company recently missed out on an ESA launcher challenge. France is backing a new wave of private space firms. The plant could make HyPrSpace a top European engine maker.