Orion Thruster Gets 17,250 Sec. Of Testing

Aerojet has given the smallest thruster selected for NASA’s Orion crew exploration vehicle another 17,250 sec. of hot-fire testing, continuing its propulsion work on the human-rated spacecraft set for termination by the Obama administration. The second round of tests on the 25-lb.-thrust R-1E...

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