RS-68 Hot-Fired

FRANK MORRING, JR. March 26, 2001
Rocketdyne's new RS-68 has been fired for the first time as part of Boeing's new Delta IV Common Booster Core (CBC), clearing another hurdle on the way back from design problems with the engine that have delayed the first flight of Boeing's entry in the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV)...

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