Greater Throttling Capability Could Be Aimed At Asteroid Mission
Credit: Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne will push for further exploitation of a deep-throttling cryogenic engine for space exploration after demonstrating an unprecedented thrust range from 104% of rated power down to 5.9% on a test unit. The Common Extensible Cryogenic Engine (CECE), a pump-fed derivative of...
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