SpaceDev test-firing Air Force 'space tug' motor this week

This week, California-based SpaceDev is test-firing a hybrid rocket motor designed to provide an extra orbital boost for supplemental payloads on Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) or space shuttle missions. NASA and the Air Force have a recurring need to get payloads deployed into higher...

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