Tank, engine tests pose final obstacles to X-33 completion
Tests of the composite liquid hydrogen tanks and the linear aerospike engines developed for NASA's X-33 reusable launch vehicle prototype are the final hurdles remaining before workers at a Lockheed Martin Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, Calif., can complete work on the vehicle and shift it to its...
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