Linear aerospike for X-33 approaching fabrication start

Engineers are finishing the design of the linear aerospike engine that will power NASA's X-33 suborbital reusable launch vehicle prototype, and will soon release it for fabrication by Rocketdyne, according to a top manager at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, the X-33 prime contractor. Bob Baumgartner...

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