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Space History Photo: Static Test Firing DM-2 for Solid Rocket Booster
By NASA Archives published
This picture shows the static test firing of the DM-2 for the Solid Rocket Booster.
Space History Photo: The First Space Shuttle External Tank
By NASA Archives published
The first Space Shuttle External Tank rolls off the assembly line.
Space History Photo: Test Firing of Linear Aerospike Engine
By NASA Archives published
Thrust cells of the Linear Aerospike engine are tested.
Space History Photo: Rocket Barge on the Pearl River
By NASA Archives published
The free world's largest rocket booster is being pushed up Pearl River to a testing facility.
Space History Photo: Apollo Launch Escape System in Wind Tunnel
By NASA Archives published
A technician mounts an Apollo Launch Escape System model in the Unitary Wind Tunnel.
Space History Photo: LASRE Pod Mating to SR-71
By NASA Archives published
A view of the Linear Aerospike SR Experiment pod during a fit-check at Lockheed Martin Skunkworks in Palmdale, California.
Cheap 'Plasma Jet' for Space Propulsion Aim of Kickstarter Campaign
By Elizabeth Howell published
A plasma accelerator company says their technology, used in space, will be a cheaper form of propulsion than the competition.
Space History Photo: Vent Flowing Cold Gas and T/C Rake
By NASA Archives published
A fuel venting test to gauge how far from the vehicle body fuel should be expelled.
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