Duct Damage Delays First Full-Duration J-2X Powerpack Test

Damage to some ducting in the Stennis Space Center’s A1 test stand will delay the first full-duration hot-fire test of the powerpack for NASA’s new J-2X rocket engine until at least Mar. 9 while repairs are completed. The 36-sec. hot-fire test Feb. 15 was the first to run cryogenic propellant...

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