AFRL tests rocket engine turbo pump

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Author:flighttestnation
Published:2011-07-29 23:25:14

For five seconds on July 12th, flames lit up the night sky on Edwards Leuhman Ridge. That's when the Air Force Research Laboratory's Propulsion Directorate, Detachment 7 conducted part of a new phase of Upper Stage Engine Technology program testing. The current phase of the program involves testing a turbopump -- the component that essentially drives a liquid rocket engine.

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