Engine Leak Stalls Quest for 2nd Place

摘要

A privately built rocket nicknamed Xombie suffered an apparent engine leak Sept 16 that stalled its attempt to win $150,000 in a NASA contest to fly mock Moon landers.rnBuilt by Masten Space Systems in Mojave, Calif, the Xombie rocket lifted off at the Mqjave Air and Space Port and successfully flew to a nearby landing pad, but failed to make the required return trip during a flight for the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. A small leak detected in the rocket's engine chamber after landing was cited as die cause, contest organizers said.