Propulsion Tests Clear CAS Space’s Kinastra-1 Module For Spaceflight | Aviation Week
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Jennifer Meszaros
August 21, 2026
Credit: CAS Space
CAS Space completed propulsion system tests for its Kinastra-1 upper stage, clearing it for the inaugural test flight early next year. The kick stage would enable CAS Space’s Kinetica-2 launcher, which first flew in March, to deliver payloads to geostationary transfer orbit. The orbital transfer…
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