Core Programs
Kimchi Project: 2.5 kN LOX/Ethanol Lander Program
Flagship pressure-fed lander effort centered on a throttleable 2.5 kN-class LOX/Ethanol engine and vertical-landing trajectory.
2025 - OngoingLOX/Ethanol2.5 kNLanderThrottleable Engine
Media
Role
Propulsion development and system-level integration planning
Challenge
Connect ambitious mission targets with realistic student-team build limits while preserving testability and safety margins.
Approach
Used project presentation material to define mass budget, feed architecture, throttle envelope, and phased test milestones.
Result
Established a coherent propulsion direction with clear system targets and an executable path toward landing-oriented test gates.
Progression Context
Represents a shift from early engine builds into a larger mission-framed propulsion program.
Key Technical Markers
- Nominal thrust target: 2.5 kN
- Pressure-fed LOX/Ethanol baseline
- Throttle target down to 40% (program goal)
- Lander constraints mapped to test sequence requirements
Source Material Used
- Presentation.pptx (used as source)
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