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Summary
DescriptionTwin Linear Aerospike XRS-2200 Engine PLW edit.jpg
English: The test of twin Linear Aerospike XRS-2200 engines, originally built for the X-33 program, was performed on August 6, 2001 at NASA's Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. The engines were fired for the planned 90 seconds and reached a planned maximum power of 85 percent. NASA's Second Generation Reusable Launch Vehicle Program , also known as the Space Launch Initiative (SLI), is making advances in propulsion technology with this third and final successful engine hot fire, designed to test electro-mechanical actuators. Information learned from this hot fire test series about new electro-mechanical actuator technology, which controls the flow of propellants in rocket engines, could provide key advancements for the propulsion systems for future spacecraft. The Second Generation Reusable Launch Vehicle Program, led by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, is a technology development program designed to increase safety and reliability while reducing costs for space travel. The X-33 program was cancelled in March 2001.
Date
Taken on 6 August 2001
Source
This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: sRGB converted, despeckled, two smudges removed (detailed restoration). The original can be viewed here: Twin Linear Aerospike XRS-2200 Engine.jpg: . Modifications made by Papa Lima Whiskey.
Author
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA-MSFC) [1], Papa Lima Whiskey (restoration credit)
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