Long Hot-Fire

PWR says hot-fire tests of its liquid-hydrogen/liquid-oxygen RS-68A engine have demonstrated a cumulative run time in excess of 4,800 sec., four times the engine's design life and 10 times what is needed to boost the United Launch Alliance Delta IV family into space. An evolved version of the RS-68...

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