Engines

5K Engines are mature - ~30 units built and tested, many for 200 seconds duration.

- Microcosm and AFRL designs

- Costs are 20 to 100 times less than traditional - only 34 person-hours per thrust chamber

We have fired 20K and 50K injectors - Both show > 95% C* efficiency.

- 20K - First generation Schafer low-cost aluminum like-on-like planar design.

- 50K - TRW low-cost pintle design.







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