| Title: | AJ26 engine test |
| Category: | Propulsion |
| Photo Number: | SSC-2011-01867 |
| Photo Date: | 09/28/2011 |
| Keywords: | AJ26 engine; E-1 Test Stand; Orbital Sciences Corporation; commercial rocket engine |
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| Description: | NASA conducted a Sept. 28 test of an Aerojet AJ26 flight engine that will power the first stage of Orbital Sciences Corporation's Taurus II space launch vehicle, continuing progress in a key commercial space transport partnership. Orbital is scheduled to begin commercial cargo flights to the International Space Station in 2012. |
