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Test Firing of Linear Aerospike Engine

Linear Aerospike engine to be used for propulsion for the X-33 Reusable Launch vehicle (RLV). A testing of three thrust cells of Linear Aerospike engines was conducted to investigate injectors, chambers, and Aerospike ramps at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The X-33 was intended to demonstrate advanced technologies that would dramatically increase launch vehicle reliability and lower the cost of putting a pound of payload into space.

 

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Date: April 27, 1997

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