Launcher E-2 - Highest performance test fire at NASA Stennis on May 4 2022

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Published 2022-05-27

Launcher E-2 is a closed cycle 3D-printed, high-performance liquid rocket engine in development for the Launcher Light launch vehicle, scheduled to fly in 2024. A single E-2 engine will boost Launcher Light to low Earth orbit with 150 kg of payload.
Launcher’s achievements in this test:
- Demonstrated the highest performance of any small launch vehicle in development worldwide
- Demonstrated the highest performance of a liquid oxygen & kerosene liquid rocket engine combustion chamber in the U.S.
- Demonstrated the second highest performance of a kerosene liquid rocket engine of any size, globally
Read more - www.launcherspace.com/updates/launcher-awarded-u-s…
Video Credit: cosmicperspective.com/

All Comments (6)

@RUD_Technologies 1 year ago

I love how clean the exhaust is. I could see the other side of the nozzle trough it
@mocko69 2 years ago

I see a lot of soot, will that be a problem? Still, nice job!
@ushadevisoni7792 2 years ago

Beautiful
@first-thoughtgiver-of-will2456 1 year ago

150KG single stage to LEO? Why not just make a UAV (autonomous) shuttle at that point? Will it or does it use an aerospike engine?
@mocko69 2 years ago

I see a lot of soot, will that be a problem? Still, nice job!