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Chinese start-up tests rocket engine by Staff Writers Beijing (XNA) Dec 26, 2017
A Chinese start up successfully tested an engine for its light rocket, which is set to be launched by June 2018. The test was conducted in a test ground in east China's Jiangxi Province on Friday, said Shu Chang, chief executive officer of Beijing-based One Space, on Saturday. The engine uses solid propellants and will power the company's X-series light rockets, Shu said, adding that engineers have finished designing the rocket's main body and electrical system. The engine can not only drive light carrier rockets but also sub-orbital spacecraft, he said. Founded in 2015, One Space focuses on developing light rockets that can carry small satellites at affordable prices. Source: Xinhua News
Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Dec 22, 2017 NASA engineers capped a year of Space Launch System testing with a final RS-25 rocket engine hot fire on Dec. 13 at Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. The 400-second test on the A-1 Test Stand was a "green run" test of an RS-25 flight controller. It marked the eighth RS-25 test of the year and the sixth flight controller to be tested for use on NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS) ve ... read more Related Links One Space China Rocket Science News at Space-Travel.Com
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