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> "my guess is that it's an expander cycle" It could simply be pressure-fed. No turbopump at all—just a helium tank. You have a preference for assuming sophis
by perihelions 1y ago
> "my guess is that it's an expander cycle"
It could simply be pressure-fed. No turbopump at all—just a helium tank.
You have a preference for assuming sophistication, but this is a one-off inexpensive test article with trivial performance needs. My guess is that they'd made the simplest engineering choices possible at every turn.