Introducing Andromeda, our rapidly reusable high-performance upper-stage rocket engine | Stoke Space / 100% reusable rockets / USA
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Updated design upgrades performance, simplicity, and rapid reusability. At Stoke, we’re laser-focused on our mission to enable seamless mobility to, through, and from space by using rockets that are fully, rapidly, and reliably reusable. To achieve this,...
  • llamacoffee@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    5 days ago

    When fixed to Stage 1 during ascent, Andromeda’s thrusters are positioned outboard of the Stage 1 outer diameter. This allows Andromeda to ignite while still attached to the first stage without causing damage to the base of Stage 2, and without the need for a heavy one-time-use interstage shield to protect Stage 1.

    Would you look at that, another hot-stage design!