On Point Endeavors.
One-way deep-space disposal for PFAS, toxic, and nuclear waste — the most stable contaminants on Earth, dispatched on dedicated rockets targeted at uninhabitable celestial bodies. A long-horizon research effort, not a contracted service.
We are pursuing the theoretical endgame for persistent pollutants that terrestrial remediation alone may not keep pace with. The category is uncontested. The obstacles are well documented in DOE, UN COPUOS, and academic literature — and we name them on this page, up front.
- Operator
- Founding team
- Stage
- R&D · pre-launch
- Revenue
- Pre-revenue
Reference geometry only · not a current mission profile.
The challenge
The backlogs we exist to address.
Three waste streams where terrestrial remediation alone may not keep pace with generation. The numbers below are order-of-magnitude — our work is research, not contract specification.
PFAS-CL · waste class
Generation scale
PFAS “forever chemicals”
> 200k t/yrEstimated U.S. industrial emission, 2024 baseline
Bond energies resist aerobic bioremediation; current disposal (deep-well injection, landfill) leaves the carbon–fluorine bond intact on geological timescales.
NUC-CL · waste class
Generation scale
Spent nuclear fuel & high-level waste
~ 86 ktU.S. federal inventory awaiting permanent disposition
Heat load, longevity (10⁴–10⁶ yr half-lives), and the absence of a licensed permanent repository — Yucca Mountain stayed unfunded; NuCorp is still proposed.
TOX-CL · waste class
Generation scale
Toxic industrial waste
~ 7.6 bn t/yrGlobal hazardous waste generation, UNEP 2024
Heterogeneous chemistry, large volumes, and a treatment chain (Veolia, Clean Harbors, plasma-arc) that is sound for most streams but uneconomic for the most recalcitrant cuts.
Approach
Three R&D pillars, in the order that matters.
Containment comes first. Trajectory targeting comes second. Treaty framing defines the boundary for both. We will not order a kick stage or apply for a launch license until stage 01 closes.
- 01
Containment under booster-failure conditions.
A rocket failure is the dominant risk vector: a launch-pad or in-flight explosion would scatter payload over populated regions. Our first R&D milestone is a containment pod that survives a booster hard-impact and a sustained hydrocarbon fire without breaching — a precondition before any FAA payload-application work.
- 02
Targeted solar-escape trajectories.
Only a tiny fraction of launch mass reaches solar-escape velocity. We are modeling upper-stage burns and dedicated kick stages that deliver an inert-body impact with precision high enough to satisfy planetary-protection protocols, not just a generic heliocentric injection.
- 03
Treaty-aware payload classification.
The 1967 Outer Space Treaty and 1972 Liability Convention impose absolute state liability on the launching nation. We will not pursue a payload class that cannot be licensed under the UN COPUOS framework — our early-stage work maps proposed payload families to those constraints first, propulsion choices second.
Outlook
Constraints we are honest about.
The reason this is a long-horizon R&D effort is that the obstacles are well documented. We list them rather than gloss them so partners, regulators, and critics read the same brief.
Status
Formation timeline.
Where we are, what comes next, and what is on the horizon. Stages past stage 05 are not scheduled.
- STG 00Complete
Concept framing & founder literature review
- STG 01Current
Incorporation, public site, mission statement
- STG 02Next 12 mo
Containment pod R&D: booster-failure tolerance tests
- STG 03Next 12 mo
Research partnerships & grant proposals (DOE NEUP, NASA SBIR)
- STG 04Horizon
Payload-class proposal under UN COPUOS / FAA AST dialogue
- STG 05Horizon
First launch license application (if and only if)
Research Library
Explore the science behind the mission.
Browse a curated collection of space exploration, aerospace engineering, and rocketry videos — the reference base for On Point Endeavors' ongoing R&D program.
Space Exploration
Orbital missions, planetary science, and deep-space objectives.
Aerospace Engineering
Vehicle design, materials, and structural analysis.
Rocketry
Propulsion systems, trajectory modeling, and payload dynamics.
Contact
Research partnerships, not disposal contracts.
We are in dialogue with national-lab aerospace groups, university nuclear-engineering departments, technology-grant programs, and regulators. If your program overlaps with containment under booster-failure conditions or payload classification under UN COPUOS, write to the address at right.
We are not soliciting disposal contracts.