A LOX/Methane rocket engine was developed for a prototype terrestrial lander and then used to fly the lander at Johnson Space Center. The development path of this engine is outlined, including unique items such as variable acoustic damping and variable film cooling.


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    Title :

    Project Morpheus Main Engine Development and Preliminary Flight Testing


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    47th AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference ; 2011 ; San Diego, CA, United States


    Publication date :

    2011-07-30


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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