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Centaur Test Bed (CTB) for Cryogenic Fluid Management

Sakla et al., 2006

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Document ID
1912112753729849967
Author
Sakla S
Kutter B
Wall J
Publication year
Publication venue
42nd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit

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The high performance, reliable Centaur upper-stage vehicle has a long history of performing flight experiments using excess LO2 or LH2 propellant following completion of primary mission objectives (ie spacecraft separation). Most Atlas/Centaur missions have excess …
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