Sustainer engine

A sustainer engine is a rocket engine which remains with a spacecraft during its ascent after booster engines have separated from the spacecraft.[1]

Spent Delta-K stage, photographed in orbit
Space Shuttle main engines

See also

References
  1. https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/rocket/rktstage.html


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