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Completed TRL 5 (started at 4, targeting 5)
Current cryogenic propellant delivery systems typically rely on some combination of high volume/pressure/mass/cost run tanks and gaseous driven turbomachinery for supply to a rocket engine. Reducing the physical size of the propellant delivery system enables mobility and shifts the volume handling requirement from expensive pressure rated vessels to far cheaper storage vessels. Further it could yield valuable data in terms of cryogenic handling and transfer for potential application outside of main propulsion systems.
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