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Swiss Startup Plans Lunar Lander Powered by Rotating Detonation Engine

Swiss Startup Plans Lunar Lander Powered by Rotating Detonation Engine

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Swiss space startup Stellar Alpina has unveiled plans to develop a lunar lander powered by the company’s rotating detonation rocket engine. In a 2 November announcement, the company unveiled its planned Morpho lunar lander and an orbital transfer vehicle called Monarch. According to the company, it intends to initially focus on Monarch, using the spacecraft […] The post Swiss Startup Plans Lunar Lander Powered by Rotating Detonation Engine appeared first on European Spaceflight.

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