RPS Completes Hot-fire of its Thrust Chamber Assembly

RPS has completed hot-fire testing of its Thrust Chamber Assembly (TCA), which operates on liquid oxygen (LOX) and gaseous methane or compressed natural gas (CNG). The TCA is the primary thrust component of our Centurion rocket engine. The test campaign included (102) cold flow and hot-fire tests to validate combustion performance, stability, and reusability across a full power range, from deep throttle at 10% up to 100%. Next up is turbopump and powerpack development.

Thrust Chamber Assembly undergoing hot-fire testing at Purdue University’s Zucrow Laboratories