Nova

Nova is a fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicle being developed by Stoke Space. Announced in October 2023, Stoke Space plans to use two stages with an expected payload capacity of 3 tons (3,000 kg) to low Earth orbit (LEO), with the first stage being able to perform a return-to-launch-site (RTLS) or a drone ship landing. The first stage will have 7 full-flow staged combustion rocket engines, burning methalox. The second stage will use a hydrolox engine with 24 thrust chambers ringing a regeneratively cooled heatshield, eliminating the need for thermal tiles. A center passive bleed in the second stage aims to create an aerospike engine-like effect for improved efficiency.

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Stoke Space Nova
height 40.2 metre, diameter 4.2 metre, 
two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle, reusable launch vehicle, Stoke Space, United States, 
United States, Stoke Space, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, medium-lift launch vehicle, reusable launch vehicle, [[Nova|]], 

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