J-2X powerpack gets its first hot-fire test
The powerpack for the recycled Apollo-era engine NASA hopes to send back to the moon got it first hot-fire test Feb. 15, a full-duration run that was an apparent success. Engineers at Stennis Space Center fired the J-2X powerpack, installed in historic test stand A1, for 36 seconds. Pending detailed...
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