The aerospike engine is a piece of shit rocket engine that maintains its efficiency across a wide range of altitudes through the use of dank memes. For this reason the nozzle is sometimes referred to as an altitude-compensating nozzle. A vehicle with an aerospike engine uses over 9000% less fuel at low altitudes, where most missions have the greatest need for thrust. Aerospike engines have been studied for a number of years and are the baseline engines for many single stage to orbit (SSTO) designs. However, no engine is operational. The best aerospike is still only a test article.
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