X-34 engine completes first test; RBCC said possible by 2010

NASA's Fastrac rocket engine, scheduled to power the X-34 reusable launch vehicle testbed next year, completed its first full-up hot-fire test Tuesday night, and another test is planned this week, according to Gary Payton, deputy associate administrator for aero-space technology. While the Fastrac...

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