Sunday, August 26, 2012

Army Eyes Ambitious, Cheap Satellites And Launchers

Army Eyes Ambitious, Cheap Satellites And Launchers
AviationWeek, 27 August 2012
http://www.aviationweek.com/Article/PrintArticle.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_08_27_2012_p26-488720.xml&p=1&printView=true

Swords is designed to address that. In this program, the Army hopes to reduce the price to $1.8 million per launch, including range cost, by making use of commercial grade materials, not aerospace-grade components. And, the design will employ a Tridyne pressure-fed engine, bypassing the need for a turbopump.

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