Multistage rockets, also known as step rockets, are launch vehicles that use two or more rocket stages, each containing its own engines and propellant. This design enables rockets to effectively shed ...

By "end state of the industry," Lapsa means that Stoke is developing a fully reusable medium-lift rocket named Nova. The vehicle's first stage will land vertically, similarly to a Falcon 9 rocket ...

That hot-fire test of the full-flow staged combustion engine marked a significant step in the development of the two-stage Nova rocket, which is slated for its first orbital test flight as early ...

By "end state of the industry," Lapsa means that Stoke is developing a fully reusable medium-lift rocket named Nova. The vehicle's first stage will land vertically, similar to a Falcon 9 rocket ...