Stoke Space ignites its ambitious main engine for the first time
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"This industry is going toward full reusability. To me, that is the inevitable end state."
Enlarge / A drone camera captures the hotfire test of Stoke Space's full-flow staged combustion engine at the company's testing facility in early June.Stoke Space
On Tuesday, Stoke Space announced the firing of its first stage rocket engine for the first time earlier this month, briefly igniting it for about two seconds. The company declared the June 5 test a success because the engine per...
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