News tagged with test rocket
J-2X engine continues to set standards
(Phys.org) -- Testing of the next-generation J-2X rocket engine continues to set standards. Last fall, the engine attained 100 percent power in just its fourth test and became the fastest U.S. rocket engine ...
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May 28, 2012 |
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Private rocket launch successful on maiden flight (Update 3)
A privately owned rocket successfully blasted off on its first flight, marking a significant milestone for the space industry in the race to develop commercial carriers.
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Jun 04, 2010 |
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Danish engineers planning manned space craft
(PhysOrg.com) -- A couple of Danish engineers are working towards launching a human being into space.
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Aug 27, 2010 |
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2 parachutes malfunctioned in NASA test flight
(AP) -- Two of three parachutes malfunctioned in the test flight of a prototype moon rocket earlier this week, causing major damage to the booster, NASA said Friday.
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Oct 30, 2009 |
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Experimental Scramjet aircraft set for test flight
The X-51A Waverider hypersonic scramjet project is set for its second test flight today, and the U.S. Air Force hopes it will demonstrate technology that can eventually be used for more efficient transport ...
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Mar 23, 2011 |
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Space tourism craft reaches glide-test milestone (Update)
High over the Mojave Desert, the stubby-winged SpaceShipTwo bent itself into a near-right angle shape and plunged nearly straight downward for more than a minute before unfolding and gliding to a runway landing ...
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May 04, 2011 |
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Science ensures N.Korea nuclear test would be no secret
North Korea remains largely cut off from the Internet and mobile phone technology that links much of modern society, but any nuclear test would be swiftly revealed by global scientists, experts say.
May 02, 2012 |
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Maiden flight for Virgin Galactic's 'SpaceShipTwo' (Update)
Virgin Galactic's experimental SpaceshipTwo (SS2), an aircraft designed to one day carry paying customers into space, had its maiden flight in the California desert Monday, company officials announced.
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Mar 22, 2010 |
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NASA performs first J-2X powerpack test of the year
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at NASA's Stennis Space Center conducted an initial test of the J-2X engine powerpack Feb. 15, kicking off a series of key tests in development of the rocket engine that will carry ...
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Feb 16, 2012 |
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NASA puts new Ares I-X rocket on launch pad for test flight
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time in more than a quarter century, a new vehicle is sitting at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Ares I-X flight test vehicle arrived at the pad ...
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Oct 20, 2009 |
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The world's first Expansion/Deflection nozzle hybrid tested
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at the University of Bristol and Airborne Engineering last month conducted a number of performance tests of their experimental hybrid rocket engine, called Firecrest.
Jun 08, 2010 |
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PayPal millionaire's rocket making 1st test flight (Update)
The privately-owned SpaceX prepares for a first rocket flight on Friday, a key test in developing commercial launchers capable of servicing the orbiting International Space Station.
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Jun 03, 2010 |
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SpaceX completes important 'wet dress' rehearsal test for upcoming flight to space station
SpaceX successfully completed a key test of the Falcon 9 rocket that will fly the first commercial flight to the International Space Station. Called a ‘wet dress rehearsal,’ SpaceX brought the Falcon ...
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Mar 05, 2012 |
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Sls avionics test paves way for full-scale booster firing
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has successfully tested the solid rocket booster avionics for the first two test flights of the Space Launch System, America's next heavy-lift launch vehicle. This avionics system includes ...
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Apr 03, 2012 |
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NASA sub-scale solid-rocket motor tests material for space launch system
(PhysOrg.com) -- A sub-scale solid rocket motor designed to mimic NASA's Space Launch System, or SLS, booster design successfully was tested today by engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, ...
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Mar 15, 2012 |
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