NASA commercial crew partner, Blue Origin, completes rocket engine thrust chamber test
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 08:01
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner Blue Origin has successfully fired the thrust chamber assembly for its new 100,000 pound thrust BE-3 liquid oxygen, liquid hydrogen rocket engine. As part of Blue's Reusable Booster System (RBS), the engines are designed eventually to launch the biconic-shaped Space Vehicle the company is developing.