Aerojet, a GenCorp [GY] company, and Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB], along with Aerojet's Russian partner, SNTK, announced today that a series of NK-33 rocket engine tests conducted in Samara, Russia were successfully completed in support of the development of Orbital's Taurus II space launch vehicle. The purpose of the extended-time testing of the NK-33 engine, on which the AJ26 first-stage engine for the Taurus II rocket is based, was to demonstrate a 'hot-fire' duration equal to two times a normal…
Aerojet and Orbital Complete Main Engine Lifetime Testing for Taurus II Space Launch Vehicle
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