This presentation provides an overview of the Cryogenic Propellant Storage and Transfer (CPST) Mission from formulation through Systems Requirements Review and into preparation for Preliminary Design Review. Accomplishments of the technology maturation phase of the project are included. The presentation then summarizes the transition, due to Agency budget constraints, of CPST from a flight project into a ground project titled evolvable Cryogenics (eCryo).
Cryogenic Propellant Storage and Transfer Technology Demonstration Mission
2014
24 pages
Report
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English
Fuels , Rocket Propellants , CRYOGENIC ROCKET PROPELLANTS , CRYOGENIC FLUIDS , CRYOGENIC FLUID STORAGE , PROPELLANT TRANSFER , CRYOGENIC TANKS , PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT , PAYLOAD TRANSFER , GROUND TESTS , TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT , TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION , RISK ASSESSMENT , PROGRESS , DYNAMIC MODELS , COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS , NASA SPACE PROGRAMS , TEMPERATURE CONTROL