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ULA, XCOR Agree To Develop Low Cost Engine

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Monday, March 28th, 2011

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United Launch Alliance (ULA) and XCOR Aerospace last week said they have agreed to develop a liquid oxygen (LOX), liquid hydrogen (LH) engine that would be built using low cost methods and can be more easily operated and integrated than competing engine technologies to help ULA deliver lower cost space flights to its commercial and government customers. "ULA understands that we have to offer competitive prices to our government and commercial customers along with the outstanding and unmatched reliability they…

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