Jump to content

Rocket Factory Augsburg


tater

Recommended Posts

1 hour ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said:

They say they will use a sea level nozzle for testing and then replace with vacuum for flight... Is that common? 

I imagine their vacuum nozzle just isn't capable of operating at 1 atm, which makes sense

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 5 months later...
  • 1 month later...
  • 10 months later...
  • 3 weeks later...
Posted (edited)

Totally missed this earlier, but EA has a new video comparing and contrasting RFA and ISAR, another startup. Tl;dw RFA takes advantage of automotive suppliers and a cost-optimising expert system to have components tweaked and supplied for a tenth of the cost from aerospace supplier, while ISAR is a near-full-integration vertical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRFnGnJzRJQ

Honestly, RFA seems to have this: they build cheaply, build cleverly and outright state that they have to be profitable or they'll die.

Edit: However, as a rocket propellant nerd, I like that ISAR is not only using propalox, but also cooling the chamber and throat with the LOX, with the propane cooling the nozzle.

Edited by AckSed
Pasted youtube, embedded as X post
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...