TGS Kitten or The Good Ship Kitten is named after a Robert A. Heinlein character "Kitten" in the short story "Our Fair City." In this short story, Kitten was a whirlwind that somehow had gained  consciousness. Kitten could do things that no one ever thought possible and for this reason it is the name of our first class of craft. This name is especially fitting because the project has been budgeted for $6.0 million USD. No other space launch vehicle project has been undertaken for a budget this small, but it is because we are working with a small budget that we can innovate and adapt current technologies into the craft for a reasonable amount of money. When you have a world of money to work with you go for the best available technology; when you have far less than that, you look to the shelves.

TGS Kitten, is a small craft of approximate mass of 3.5 metric tonnes.  [1 kilogram (kg) equals 2.2 pounds; 1 tonne equals 1,000 kg or 2,200 pounds. A metric tonne is 1.1 times British tons].

Using unique patentable construction techniques, Cerulean Freight Forwarding Company will build and fly the Kitten prototypical craft within 18 months after funding for this development project is complete. Within 21 months of funding, the XPRIZE competition may be near its end. And within 24 months after funding, our astronaut training corps will begin training aboard the world's first privately funded spacecraft.

Basic construction is an aluminum sandwich foamed in place and coated with a high temperature Boron Nitride ceramic. This makes a very light structure and it will withstand all  forces expected. Most of the components are off-the-shelf FAA certified parts and the rest have been used elsewhere in industry. The required performance of each is at or below 80% of its OEM rated ability (we are operating at 80% of component capacity). To date we have been in the design process for approximately 50,000 hours choosing the best Commercially Off the Shelf (COTS) components that mate with our custom systems.

The Kitten is a small step forward for Cerulean Freight into a much larger industry. Tourism is only our starting point and we will expand our fleet with the Calico Class vehicle shortly after the TGS Kitten has proven herself.