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Orbital test fires first stage engine for Taurus II rocket

Submit on Monday, December 20th, 2010 22:56

Orbital Sciences Corporation announced that it successfully carried out a long-duration test firing of the liquid-fuelled AJ26 rocket engine that will power the first stage of the company’s Taurus II space launch vehicle.
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