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XCOR Fires Lynx Engine

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
December 17, 2008

XCOR Aerospace Completes Successful First Test Fire of Engine for Lynx Suborbital Launch Vehicle

“XCOR Aerospace, Inc., announced today that it has successfully completed its first test fire of the rocket engine that will be used to power its Lynx suborbital launch vehicle to the edge of space. liquid oxygen and kerosene. The engine was fired Monday, December 15th, 2008 at XCOR’s rocket test facility located at the Mojave Air and Space Port. The first test of the engine was performed using pressure-fed propellants whereas the final version of the engine will be fed using XCOR’s proprietary cryogenic piston pump for liquid oxygen and a similar piston pump for kerosene.”

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