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AEROSPIKE ENGINE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
DEF

Advanced engine design for SSTOs.

CONT

Linear Aerospike engine to be used for propulsion for the X-33 Reusable Launch vehicle(RLV). A testing of three thrust cells of Linear Aerospike engines was conducted to investigate injectors, chambers, and Aerospike ramps at Marshall Space Flight Center(MSFC). The X-33 was intended to demonstrate advanced technologies that would dramatically increase launch vehicle reliability and lower the cost of putting a pound of payload into space.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)

Spanish

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