NASA engineers completed the first series of tests in early development of the J-2X engine that will power upper stages of the Ares I and Ares V rockets. Ares rockets will loft the next-generation Orion spacecraft carrying astronauts into orbit starting in 2015, first to the International Space Station and then, in 2020, to the moon. Ares V will carry cargo and components into orbit for trips to the moon and later to Mars. From December to this month, NASA…
NASA Tests J-2X Engine For Ares Rocket
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