PWR Completes Fuel Turbopump For First J-2X

Workers at Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) have completed the second of two propellant turbopumps for NASA’s J-2X rocket engine, setting the stage for final assembly and hot-fire tests of the Saturn-heritage engine early next year. The J-2X fuel turbopump, which PWR says could drain a 20,000-gal...

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