Multistage rockets, also known as step rockets, are launch vehicles that use two or more rocket stages, each containing its own engines and propellant. This design enables rockets to effectively shed ...

Despite a lengthy development time and plenty of setbacks, the multi-stage rocket is no slouch. The New Glenn can produce roughly twice as much thrust at liftoff than Falcon 9, but falls short of ...

Unlike multi-stage rockets, Radian's model has the potential to be a less expensive means of space travel. A company is bringing back to life a NASA concept from decades ago to construct a ...

UFO reports occasionally tick up during East Coast rocket launches, particularly those involving multiple stages, McClatchy News reports. Multi-stage rockets are known to release barium vapor ...

It was the most expensive endeavor NASA had ever undertaken, and at 360 feet tall, the Saturn Five multi-stage rocket stood higher than the Statue of Liberty. President Kennedy speaks to an ...