Main Stage

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Main Stage

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1. In a multistage rocket, the stage that develops the greatest amount of thrust, with or without booster engines. </dd>
2. In a single-stage rocket vehicle powered by one or more engines, the period when full thrust (at or above 90 percent) is attained. </dd>
3. A sustainer engine, considered as a stage after booster engines have fallen away, as in the main stage of the Atlas. [[/a>|/a> ]]

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use