Antares' AJ-26 Engine Suffers Test Stand Failure

摘要

An AJ-26 engine slated to power Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Antares rocket on a 2015 mission to the international space station failed May 22 during a hot-fire test at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Orbital Sciences spokesman Barry Beneski confirmed the failure late May 22. "Yes, there was an AJ26 engine test anomaly earlier today at Stennis. The cause is unknown at this point," Beneski said in an email. "Engineering teams will gather and examine the data to determine the cause. It was an engine slated for a flight in 2015."