J-2X ingition test sets stage for first Ares I engine hot fires
An apparently successful ignition test of the powerpack for NASA’s new J-2X rocket engine clears the way for a series of hot-fire tests using heritage hardware dating back to the Apollo era. The Jan. 31 test of a pyrotechnic igniter in a J2-X powerpack test article was the first step toward the...
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