Second H-IIB Pressure Test Run
Japanese space agency JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have completed the second and final pressurization test of cryogenic tanks for the LE-7A first-stage engines on the H-IIB heavy launch vehicle. Besides verifying pressure characteristics of the liquid hydrogen/oxygen tanks, the 150-sec. test...
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