SpaceX conducts test firing of Kestrel upper-stage engine
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) of El Segundo, Calif., has conducted a successful test firing of its Falcon rocket's upper stage engine, the Kestrel, the company said Aug. 11. The liquid oxygen and rocket-grade kerosene engine achieved reliable ignition and stable combustion, the...
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