ESA signs High Thrust Engine Demonstrator contract for Next Generation Launcher

Today at the Paris Air Show being held at Le Bourget, ESA signed a ?20 million contract rider with the Joint Propulsion Team consortium composed of Avio SpA (I), Astrium GmbH (D) and Snecma (Groupe SAFRAN) (F), for the development of the future liquid engine demonstrator for the European Next Generation Launcher first stage, the High Thrust Engine Demonstrator.

Link: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMHBUZO0WF_index_0.html

Time: 17. Jun. 2009

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Topics: contract, demonstrator, engine, esa, generation, high, launcher, next, thrust