Fire shuts down J-2X test at Stennis

STENNIS FIRE: Test engineers at Stennis Space Center shut down a planned 550-second powerpack test of the J-2X rocket engine after 72 seconds March 19 when they noticed a fire on one of the valves on the facility side of the setup. The test article and the test stand both escaped damage, and testing...

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