Launch HN: Stoke (YC W21) – Low cost, on-demand delivery to and from space

Re:Launch HN: Stoke (YC W21) – Low cost, on-demand delivery ... by uranium on Monday March 01, 2021 @01:39PM (#26306345)

Just to make this explicit: you're designing a second stage that will initially fly on some other company's first stage? Given the tight integration between stages on current launchers, does that tie you to a single launch provider?

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Re:Launch HN: Stoke (YC W21) – Low cost, on-demand delivery ... by ohitsdom on Monday March 01, 2021 @02:24PM (#26307033)

SNC's Dream Chaser is the only active vehicle I can think of that can fly on any rocket. But Dream Chaser is more like a 3rd stage than a 2nd stage, so it's not a direct comp.

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Re:Launch HN: Stoke (YC W21) – Low cost, on-demand delivery ... by uranium on Monday March 01, 2021 @02:28PM (#26307095)

Yeah, that's what I was thinking: swapping out a third stage is a much easier prospect; it's just a bulky payload for a 2-stage rocket. But they're saying second stage, so...

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Re:Launch HN: Stoke (YC W21) – Low cost, on-demand delivery ... by alapsa on Monday March 01, 2021 @02:59PM (#26307589)

Definitely agree the first and second stages should be purpose-built!

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