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The '''Academy of Aerospace Liquid Propulsion Technology''' or '''AALPT''' (in [[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 航天推进技术研究院; 航天六院) is a conglomerate of Chinese state-owned enterprises that develops [[Liquid-propellant rocket|liquid-propellant]] [[rocket engine]]s and [[guidance system]]s for China's [[Launch vehicle|space launchers]]. It employs about 10,000 people in about ten entities located in the [[Shaanxi]] region. AALPT is a subsidiary of the [[China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation]] (CASC).

== Activity ==
AALPT's main activity is the development of [[Liquid-propellant rocket|liquid-propellant]] [[rocket engine]]s for Chinese [[Launch vehicle|space launchers]]. The [[YF-77]] and [[YF-100]] engines, which will power the [[Long March 5]] family of launchers, are produced in AALPT's facilities. The conglomerate brings together five research centers and four factories.<ref name="NTI">{{Cite web|title=Facilities / Academy of Aerospace Propulsion Technology|url=http://www.nti.org/facilities/69/|access-date=25 November 2014|website=NTI|language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
AALPT was created around 1970 under the base name 067 at Mount Quinling in [[Shaanxi]] as part of the industrialization of what was called the [[Third Front (China)|Third Front]], that is, the inland regions of [[southwestern China]]. Later, the company concentrated on the regional capital, [[Xi'an]].<ref name="NTI" />

== See also ==
* [[Long March 5]]
* [[Chinese space program]]
* [[China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation]] (CASC)
* [[Academy of Aerospace Solid Propulsion Technology]] (AASPT)

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20191012093155/http://www.icasc.cn/ztzs/casc6/index.html Official website]

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