POLARIS, a German aerospace start-up, announced on the 25th of April that they have been awarded a contract from BAAINBw (Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support) to study potential of a linear aerospike (LAS) rocket engine as a propulsion element in a spaceplane demonstrator. A LAS rocket engine will be ignited and tested in flight for the first time as part of the contract.
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