![]() ![]() The idea of ' asparagus staging' is that external boosters of the rocket feed their own fuel into the main engine, or into boosters that would separate later, so that at the moment of separation the craft's remaining tanks are still full, meanwhile, during the launch all engines are engaged - engines of later stages are not carried as dead weight, but contribute to thrust from moment one.Īnd yet, we had a system, where an external, detachable fuel tank would feed massive amounts of LOX bipropellant to engines in a separate stage - the shuttle's fuel tank feeding the SSME. ![]() Whenever a fan of Kerbal Space Program mentions the super-efficient 'asparagus staging' in any professional context, the automatic response is 'That won't work. ![]()
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