First rocket test successful

By ASHLEY SAVA
Posted 9/24/15

Firefly Space Systems, the Texas-based developer of dedicated launch vehicles, announced that it successfully tested its first rocket engine. The engine, Firefly Rocket Engine Research 1 (“FRE-R1” ) caught some airtime Sept. 8.

“The engine …

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