Taurus II Engine Sustained Damage In Fire, Aviation Week
“An Aerojet AJ26 engine destined to power the Orbital Sciences Corp. Taurus II launch vehicle in the run-up to commercial resupply flights for the International Space Station (ISS) was badly damaged in a fuel fire June 9. “There was significant damage to the engine,” Orbital spokesman Baron Beneski said June 21.”

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