Rocket engine passes hot-fire test
by Wally Northway Published: February 11,2010
Tags: aerospace, NASA, Stennis Space Station
HANCOCK COUNTY — Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has completed the initial step in certifying the RS-68A rocket engine by successfully hot-fire testing the first certification engine. The RS-68A is an upgrade of the RS-68, a liquid-hydrogen/liquid-oxygen booster engine that will provide increased thrust and improved fuel efficiency for the Delta IV family of launch vehicles. During [...] [...]
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