Aerojet to test-fire Russian NK-33 engine for Kistler K-1

AEROJET PLANS to test fire a Russian NK-33 engine it has modified for the Kistler K-1 reusable launch vehicle at its Sacramento facility today. Originally built for the Soviet moon program, a supply of NK-33s was held in storage for some 20 years before Aerojet acquired them for the Kistler project...

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