High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Space Transport Corporation, or STC, was a company based in Forks, Washington whose goal is to commercialize space. The company was founded in 2002 by Eric Meier and Philip Storm. The company plans to provide small payload launch and space tourism services. The company liquidated its assets in February 2005 and was completely defunct by late 2006. The Spartan Three Stage Rocket is a vehicle intended to carry payloads of 1 to 5 kg into suborbit. The rocket has been tested to 80 km, and commercial launches are planned for 2005.