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Re:Launch HN: Stoke (YC W21) – Low cost, on-demand delivery ... by NortySpock on Monday March 01, 2021 @10:01AM (#26303355)
My understanding was that a rocket is developed around its engines. What engines are you designing on top of?

Are you only developing the second stage? If so, what first stage are you planning to launch off of?

What is your target payload mass to LEO?

And, well, where does your company fit in a post-SpaceX Starship orbital economy?

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Re:Launch HN: Stoke (YC W21) – Low cost, on-demand delivery ... by alapsa on Monday March 01, 2021 @10:30AM (#26303648)
You're exactly right, which is why we're developing our own engines. Where Starship will be the freight train, we will be the Sprinter van.
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