// ORBITAL LOGISTICS AND PROPULSION TERM
Booster
A booster is a powerful first-stage rocket or an additional solid rocket motor that provides extra thrust during the initial part of a launch.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
A booster is a primary or auxiliary rocket stage designed to provide initial high-thrust propulsion to a launch vehicle, overcoming gravitational forces and atmospheric drag during the ascent phase, often separating after its fuel is expended to reduce vehicle mass.
BACKGROUND
Skyroot Aerospace Private Limited is an Indian private aerospace manufacturer and commercial launch service provider headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana. The company was founded by two former ISRO scientists, Pawan Kumar Chandana, and Naga Bharath Daka.
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- First stage
- Rocket motor
- Solid rocket booster (SRB)
- Liquid booster
USAGE NOTE
The Space Shuttle used two large Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) for its initial ascent.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Booster.
Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft, known for its reusable Falcon 9 first-stage boosters and the developing Starship Super Heavy booster.
Developing a variety of spaceflight systems, including the New Glenn orbital launch vehicle with a reusable first-stage booster.
A joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, providing launch services to the U.S. government and commercial customers, developing the Vulcan Centaur rocket with advanced booster technologies.
A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, developing and supplying launch vehicle technologies, including the core and solid rocket boosters for the Ariane 6 launcher.
The U.S. government agency responsible for the civilian space program, developing and overseeing the Space Launch System (SLS), which utilizes powerful core stage and solid rocket boosters.
Develops and launches small-satellite orbital rockets, with the Electron rocket's first stage and the larger, reusable Neutron rocket's first-stage booster under development.
Responsible for developing and operating Japan's H-IIA and H3 launch vehicles, which feature advanced booster designs for reliable and cost-effective space access.
The national space agency of India, responsible for developing and operating a range of launch vehicles like the PSLV and GSLV, which incorporate various types of booster stages for propulsion.