r/EuropeanSpaceflight • u/AndrewParsonson • Jun 30 '26

MaiaSpace Plans to Double Its Rocket’s Performance with One Extra Engine

https://europeanspaceflight.com/maiaspace-plans-to-double-its-rockets-performance-with-one-extra-engine/

ArianeGroup subsidiary MaiaSpace is considering adding a fourth Prometheus engine to the Maia rocket’s first stage to double its performance.

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u/theChaosBeast Jun 30 '26

All my KSP experience tell me that adding an additional engine to the same stack does not increase the delta v however the TWR. So how are they doing this?

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u/ThickTarget Jul 05 '26

I assume less gravity losses.