XCOR and ULA Sign Engine Contract
XCOR and ULA Demonstrate Revolutionary Rocket Engine Nozzle Technology – Sign Contract for Liquid Hydrogen Engine Development
“United Launch Alliance (ULA) and XCOR Aerospace announced today their successful hot-fire demonstrations of a lighter-weight, lower-cost approach to liquid-fueled rocket-engine vacuum nozzles. The new nozzle technology, which uses aluminum alloys and innovative manufacturing techniques, is projected to be less costly and save hundreds of pounds of mass compared to nozzles in use today in typical large upper-stage rocket engine systems.”