Oryx is a fully reusable, orbital-class launch vehicle designed to deliver up to 15 tons of cargo to low Earth orbit (3 tons in fully reusable mode). Both its booster and upper stage are engineered for rapid reusability — returning to Earth after each mission for quick turnaround and relaunch.Building on their ongoing cooperation, Aspire Space is now contracting LEAP 71 to develop the rocket engines powering the Oryx’s second stage. Each engine will produce 20 tons (200 kN) of thrust, and the partners are pursuing two parallel propulsion paths: a conventional engine and a novel aerospike configuration.[...]Main specs: • Payload capacity: 3t to LEO in fully reusable configuration, (12.5t reusable, 15t expendable) • Propulsion: 10 MethaLOX engines (5 × 1000 kN first stage; 5 × 200 kN orbital stage) • Return capability: up to 3 tons cargo from orbit to Earth
