Aerospike engine runs 290 second before early shutdown
Engineers at NASA's Stennis Space Center shut down a hot-fire test of the Rocketdyne XRS-2200 linear aerospike engine 35 seconds on Friday when a critical seal began to erode, but not before the engine ran for a record 290 seconds. Inspections after the test revealed no other damage to the engine or...
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