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The Centaur upper stage vehicle

Rudman et al., 2002

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7589923642355832300
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Rudman T
Austad K
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4th IAC on Launcher Technology

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The high-energy Centaur upper stage has evolved to become a very reliable and versatile vehicle. The Centaur program began in 1958, with its first successful flight in 1963. Centaur was flown on Atlas for NASA in the 1960's. The design of the vehicle evolved in the 70's into …
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