From The Archives: UTC Demonstration Of Hybrid Rocket

Boilerplate version of an advanced upper-stage hybrid rocket engine developed 8,000-lb. thrust during 35-sec. firing at United Technology Center's Coyote, California's facility. 

Firing, part of a NASA program to develop a high-energy upper-stage for uprated versions of several launch vehicles, demonstrated propellant performance and allowed evaluation of components to be used in flight-weight systems.

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