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Space

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Demonstrates Descent Engine Technologies for Future Space Vehicle Landings

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Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

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Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's [UTX] Common Extensible Cryogenic Engine (CECE) demonstrated a throttling range 35 percent greater than in previous tests, as well as several new technology breakthroughs to support space exploration. "In all, we have demonstrated the ability to deliver a thrust range from 104 percent of rated power down to 5.9 percent," said Victor Giuliano, CECE program manager, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne. "This equates to an unprecedented 17.6-to-1 deep-throttling capability in a cryogenic engine. The CECE is a…

Congress

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Congress

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