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Pratt & Whitney tests thruster for unmanned lunar lander

Submit on Thursday, November 19th, 2009 05:55

Using technology developed for the U.S. ballistic missile defence system, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne successfully completed hot-fire thruster tests demonstrating the ability of miniaturised thrusters to perform the descent and landing operation for a new generation of multi-use robotic lunar landers.
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