DC-X climbs ever higher as new thrusters are tested
McDonnell Douglas' DC-X subscale single-stage-to-orbit prototype completed its seventh flight test yesterday morning at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The two-minute, 12-second test included successful firing of the DC- X's four gaseous oxygen-hydrogen thrusters. The reaction control thrusters...
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