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iRocket To Use Air Force Facility To Test High Thrust Technology For Reusable Rockets

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023

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iRocket To Use Air Force Facility To Test High Thrust Technology For Reusable Rockets

iRocket's Shockwave launch vehicle. Image: iRocket

Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc., better known as iRocket, has signed a cooperative research agreement with the Air Force that will allow the startup space launch company to use a government facility to test and mature its technology for reusable rockets. The testing will occur at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) High Thrust Research Facility at Edwards AFB, Calf., which is one of only four test stands in the U.S. capable of 10 million pounds of thrust. “Collaborating with iRocket…

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