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A stack separator is an inter-stage decoupler that has a little force to it to give the stages separation so they're not a danger to each other in space. The contract generation engine in the game does things fairly randomly, so sometimes you get counter-intuitive goals for the contracts, like testing an interstage decoupler on the ground. I've had contracts calling for the testing of a jet engine, which needs oxygen, on the Mün.
I guess my rocket finally got tall enough that it was unstable on the single balance point. And looking back now, if you look at the rocket in the previous episode, the four solid rocket boosters jut out below the center engine, giving it a much more balanced stance on the pad. I didn't do that on this one for some reason -- a mistake that poor Langard paid dearly for. As the rockets get bigger and bigger, the launch clamps become more and more necessary.
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