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Boeing completes tests of the thrusters for the CST-100 spacecraft
Las Cruces, USA - Each one generates a power of 1500 lbf
Boeing made an important step towards the liftoff of its CST-100 spacecraft (Crew Space Transportation), after the completion of several tests firings of its steering jets at White Sands Space Harbor in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The tests simulated the demanding environment of space, and assessed how the thrusters, which fire with 1500 pounds of force, will speed up, slow down and move the spacecraft...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1155316
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency