RocketSTEM Issue #8 - July 2014 | Page 11

hey will have demonstrated that algorithms work, and NASA just needs to package them appropriately for Mars, the asteroid retrieval mission, or whatever that mission is, if they are looking for any of the sensors, or a combination of all three, that’s where they’ll pull it. “We’ve pushed it to the point where it’s ready, and other missions will pick it up out of the engine. Some of that development work has to happen in test stands, before you would put it on a vehicle. “So there’s some aspect where we reach a point with the vehicle, now while not done, is at least a stopping talented team is yet to be determined. is apparently proven and hopefully will be used someday soon to land a rover, fuel, or even astronauts on a surface development of the LOX / Methane propulsion system will hopefully see the ready. “With the LOX and Methane, we need to advance the type of engine that is actually in the vehicle. We need to go to an engine that is actually regeneratively cooled engine where you are actually cooling the nozzle, cold methane down the inside of the nozzle, but you actually having it so you can get better performance www.RocketSTEM .org longer, higher, and further than ever before. For more information we‘re going to have to step back off, make some advances outside the v ehicle, and then look at when we have to test again in an integrated beyond Kennedy testing for these vehicles, but they are available as we For alhat.jpl.nasa.gov/. more information about morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov/. For more information about nasa.gov/directorates/heo/aes/#. U5HcNvldXuQ. 09 09