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Advanced Space Transportation Program (ASTP)
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Chosen to power the upper stages of the new Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV) and the Ares V cargo segment, the J-2X engine is a stepped up version of the hydrogen/oxygen-fuelled Apollo-era J-2 engine. It was developed for NASA by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR), a business unit of United Technologies Corporation of Canoga Park, California.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineAdvanced Space Transportation Program (ASTP). NASA/MSFC, 2006-08-08. Public domain. ID: 0600898.
