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Aerojet Successfully Tests Upper Stage Engine Technology Hydrogen Turbopump

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, August 12th, 2011

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Aerojet [GY] yesterday said it successfully tested the state-of-the-art Upper Stage Engine Technology (USET) Hydrogen Turbopump Assembly (TPA) at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Edwards AFB, Calif. Aerojet and its teammate, Florida Turbine Technologies Inc. (FTT), of Jupiter, Fla., designed, manufactured, assembled and delivered the turbopump assembly to the AFRL test facility and successfully demonstrated steady state operation at 100 percent power. The USET TPA has undergone 19 tests to date with testing scheduled to continue through the summer…

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