Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc.

Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.

Aerojet Rocketdyne of De, Inc.

Rodney Noble

William S Brown

Thomas M Walczuk

Frederick E Dodd

Dennis Morris

George Henry Glaab, Iii

Kevin Kelleher

George Henry Glaab Iii

A method for solar array () deployment includes deploying a first portion of solar cells of a solar array responsive to a first drag condition, charging a battery () with the first portion of solar cells, activating an electric thruster () at a first power level using the first portion of solar cells, deploying a second portion of solar cells of the solar array responsive to a second drag condition that is lower than the first drag condition, and activating the electric thruster at a second power level that is higher than the first power level using the first portion of solar cells and the second portion of solar cells.

Solar array deployment

A fuel manifold for a thrust chamber assembly includes a main fuel chamber which is generally frustro-conical in shape. The main fuel chamber provides a resonance frequency that is different than an acoustic resonance frequency of a combustion chamber.

Low velocity injector manifold for hypergolic rocket engine

A connector assembly includes a connector mounted within a backshell and a biasing member that forces the connector into contact with a surface of the backshell to improve ground shield junction performance. The biasing member extends into an internal space defined by the backshell and exerts a biasing force to reduce resistance between the connector and the backshell. The reduced resistance provided by the biasing member improves ground shield junction performance against electromechanical interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI).

Fully shielded backshell for electrical connector

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Lancaster, CA, United States of America

Rodney Noble