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Propulsion Cryogenics & Advanced Development (PCAD), was a NASA rocket engine development project from 2005 to 2010 that included methalox engines (liquid methane and liquid oxygen).

Ablative engines were developed by KT engineering, and Aerojet. A regeneratively cooled engine was developed by XCOR/ATK.

References

  1. ^ Foundational Methane Propulsion Related Technology Efforts, and challenges for Applications to Human Exploration Beyond Earth Orbit Nov 2016


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