#Spaceflight: Amazon chooses boosters. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com
Apr 06, 2022, 11:56 PM
Photo: A booster rocket (or engine) is either the first stage of a multistage launch vehicle, or else a shorter-burning rocket used in parallel with longer-burning sustainer rockets to augment the space vehicle's takeoff thrust and payload capability. Here: A GEM-40 strap-on booster for a Delta II launch vehicle.