second stage
Following the first
Second stage refers to the next phase in a sequential process, most often rocket launches where the second stage ignites after the first stage separates and falls away.
The term applies to any multi-phase system: second-stage labor, second-stage financing.
In rocketry, the second stage typically operates in thinner atmosphere or vacuum, optimized for different conditions than the booster that lifted it from the ground.
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
- transitionChange from one state
- rocketPropulsion-driven spacecraft
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
intermediate · progression · stepping stone · next level · sequel · development · metamorphosis · life cycle · larva · pupa · chrysalis · separation · ignition · thrust · milestone · advancement · growth · growth spurt
- Rocket Enginesrocket engine, liquid rocket, rocket motor, solid rocket, chemical rocket
- rocket stagesbooster, sustainer
- spaceflightlaunch, astronaut, spacecraft, liftoff, orbit
- childbirthcontractions, labor, pushing, dilation, birth
- Rocket Launchesliftoff, countdown, launch pad, ignition, blast off
- rocketryrocket, rockets, rocket fuel, rocket engine, rocket engines
second stagefirst stage
Initial phase of process
final stage · terminal stage · end stage · opening act · kickoff
second stagemain stage
Principal performance platform
center stage · mainstage · main event · headliner · star attraction
second, stage, seconds, secondly, secondary, seconded, seconding, stages, staged