Posts by Charlie Cimino

Author: Erik Cutts I recently had the opportunity to shadow operators executing tests of Stoke Space's Zenith engine at our Moses Lake Test Site. Zenith is a 100,000-lb.-thrust, full-flow staged combustion engine. Watching a live test…

Author: Erik Cutts Stoke Space's Zenith engine uses a full-flow staged combustion cycle. One of the key assemblies is the oxidizer turbopump, which routes liquid oxygen through a preburner, drives a turbine, and feeds the main injector.…