Using technology developed for the nation's ballistic missile defense system, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne [UTX] successfully completed hot-fire thruster tests demonstrating the ability of miniaturized thrusters to perform the descent and landing operation for a new generation of multi-use robotic lunar landers. These tests were part of a series of risk reduction activities undertaken by the Robotic Lunar Lander Development Team at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, located in Huntsville, Ala. During the tests conducted at NASA's White Sands Test…
P&W Successfully Tests Thruster for Unmanned Lunar Lander
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