Privately Funded Rocket Completes Second Test Launch

A 32-in. dia. Bolt rocket.

Credit: X-Bow Systems
X-Bow Systems has completed a second test of the 32-in. dia. Ballesta solid rocket motor and Bolt rocket. The XL-2B mission, funded by the U.S. Energy Department’s Los Alamos National Laboratory, is part of the start-up’s long-term bid to introduce a large new solid rocket motor for a future low...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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