It's now official! ArianeGroup signs contract with ESA to develop THEMIS reusable stage demonstrator. Who's on board?
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Thanks for your support Lyes!
#TeamUpForTHEMIS
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Rocket launches involved in flying away from our issues on Earth: 0
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Will the fairing be recoverable too ?
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Great news !
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Not really. Grasshopper was very low altitude and only partial flight envelope. This will cover and entire operations of the first stage of a reusable rocket. If you want to compare to SpaceX it's more similar to a scaled-down Falcon 9 main stage.
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what do you use for the second stage engine, and is the second stage and fairing be recoverable and reusable?
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This will come with ArianeNEXT, using Vinci engine. Here's a good overview: https://www.techforspace.com/european-space-sector/european-reusable-launch-vehicles-cnes/ …
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