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| Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:38 am Post subject: United Launch Alliance Deems First RS-68A Hot-Fire Engine T |
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Upgraded Rocket Motors To Power Delta IV Heavy Lift Booster United Launch Alliance announced Thursday the successful first hot-firing of the new Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne RS-68A engine that will be used to power a future upgraded version of the Delta IV Heavy Lift launch vehicle. The hot-fire test was conducted 3:16 pm CDT, at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Stennis is the home of America's largest rocket engine test facility.
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