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Firefly Targets Late Fall For Alpha Aerospike Rocket Tests.
- Source :
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Aviation Week & Space Technology . 8/8/2016, p13-13. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The article reports on the plan of low-cost launcher Firefly Space Systems to conduct the first development test of its Alpha vehicle's pressure-fed FRE-2 aerospike rocket engine in 2016. Topics covered include the comment of Firefly co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Tom Markusic on the aerospike concept, the design of the engine, and refinement of the FRE-2 configuration and extension of the spike with the help of Texas Advanced Computing Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00052175
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Aviation Week & Space Technology
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 117218453