The VINCI upper stage engine: the demonstration of maturity

The present paper is an abstract for a publication to be presented at the 2013 EUCASS in Munich, Germany. This publication represents the continuation of a series of publications that presented the early engine design and latter on showed how the first engine test campaigns since 2005 led to a reference system configuration with reliable transients and steady state operation. The publication will contain information already presented in order to make it self-standing and easirer to comprehend for readers unfamiliar with the engine. The highlights of the present development period which are the focus of the 2013 publication and are to be detailed in the complete publication are expressed with a specific typography in this abstract. SUMMARY