New Frontier Aerospace Tests Rocket Engine for Point-To-Point Travel
30 Aug 2024
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Farnborough, England — A space transportation startup with visions of high-speed point-to-point travel has started tests of the engine that will power their vehicle.
Alex Tai, chairman of New Frontier Aerospace, announced during a panel discussion at the Farnborough International Airshow July 23 that the company performed the first test firing of its Mjölnir engine on July 18.
Mjölnir is a full-flow staged combustion engine that offers higher efficiencies than other designs. It is the same architecture used by SpaceX’s Raptor engine as well as by Stoke Space, a startup developing a reusable launch vehicle. The engine uses liquid oxygen and methane propellants.
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