two-stage rocket
C62294
concept
A two-stage rocket is a launch vehicle composed of two stacked propulsion segments that ignite sequentially, with the first stage typically discarded after burnout to allow the second stage to continue accelerating the payload more efficiently into space.
Observed surface forms (1)
- two-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle ×1
Instances (2)
- Thor-Agena
- Starship (SpaceX) via concept surface "two-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle"