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Better late than never to the game, the Themis T1H (Themis - one engine - hop) reusable rocket prototype is now ready for its test campaign in Kiruna, Sweden. It is 30m high and 3.5m wide, and is powered by the Prometheus engine, which produces about the same amount of thrust as the Vulcain 2.1 engine of Ariane 6, but with the ability to be restarted in flight. Its propellant combination is Methalox. Prime contractor for Themis is ArianeGroup.
Themis stands on the launch pad
www.esa.int
