Orbital, Aerojet Set To Begin AJ-26 Testing at Stennis

摘要

Orbital Sciences Corp. and Aerojet said Feb. 24 that a so-called pathfinder version of the AJ-26 engine chosen for Orbital's Taurus 2 medium-lift rocket had arrived at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi for testing.rnThe pathfinder engine will be used to verify test stand interfaces, engine handling processes and test configurations prior to the start of three months of hot fire tests slated to begin in April, Orbital and Aerojet said in ajoint press release.