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NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi conducted a successful test firing of the liquid-fuel AJ26 engine that will power the first stage of Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Taurus II space launch vehicle. Orbital and its engine supplier, Aerojet, test-fired the engine on Stennis’ E-1 test stand.Other Posts:Commercial Satellite Deliveries Help Lockheed Martin Space Post GainsAir Force Discloses GPS 2F DelaysNew Space Alliance CreatedHarris Names President of Civil ProgramsICO selects Alcatel-Lucent and Hughes for alpha trialIkonos still going strong after 10 years in orbitSecond modernised GPS satellite begins serviceNSR: satellite broadband experiences dynamic growth