Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"Our Aerojet/FTT team has developed the key analytical capability and technologies required for a next generation upper stage rocket engine. We've demonstrated and validated the models and technologies that will ensure an affordable program and much shorter development schedule than previously possible... An upper stage engine turbopump like this hasn't been successfully developed in decades."

Source: Linda Cova, executive director, Pump-Fed Engine Development programs at Aerojet, following the successful test of a state-of-the-art Upper Stage Engine Technology (USET) Hydrogen Turbopump Assembly (TPA) at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Edwards Air Force Base, CA.