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First hot firing of RS-68A engine successful

Submit on Saturday, September 27th, 2008 06:00

United Launch Alliance announced the successful first hot-firing of the new Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne RS-68A engine that will be used to power a future upgraded version of the Delta IV Heavy Lift launch vehicle. The hot-fire test was conducted at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center, Mississippi.

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