Tag

Centaur Upper Stage

All articles tagged with #centaur upper stage

space2 years ago•9 min saved

"60th Anniversary Celebration: Aerojet Rocketdyne and ULA's Milestone Rocket-Engine Partnership"

Aerojet Rocketdyne and United Launch Alliance (ULA) celebrated the 60th anniversary of the RL10 rocket engine, which became the first engine powered by a combination of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen to be fired in space. Since its debut in 1963, 522 RL10 engines have flown in space, primarily on ULA's Delta and Atlas rockets. The RL10 engine has enabled the launch of spacecraft to various destinations in the solar system and is currently being upgraded with additive manufacturing techniques for increased performance and cost savings. ULA plans to debut the RL10C-X engine on its forthcoming Vulcan rocket in 2025.

via Spaceflight Now|

#additive-manufacturing #aerojet-rocketdyne #centaur-upper-stage

space2 years ago•2 min saved

Centaur modifications cause further delay for first Vulcan launch.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has delayed the inaugural launch of its Vulcan Centaur rocket to make "minor reinforcements" to the Centaur upper stage. ULA identified the root cause of an anomaly during a March 29 test of a Centaur at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and said that Centaur’s thin-walled pressure stabilized tanks require minor reinforcement at the top of the forward dome prior to flight. The Cert-1 launch, when it does take place, will carry as its primary payload Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander.

via SpaceNews|

#centaur-upper-stage #rocket-launch #space