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Aerojet Completes Hot-Fire Test of LEO-7 Second Stage Rocket Motor

Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

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GenCorp [GY] subsidiary Aerojet successfully completed a hot-fire test of its Low Earth Orbit-7 (LEO) second stage rocket motor Aug. 14 at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards AFB, Calif., according to a company statement. A hot-fire test attempts to validate motor design features by measuring thrust performance characteristics of a solid rocket motor ignited in a ground test apparatus, Aerojet spokeswoman Kristin Conner told Defense Daily yesterday in an email. Three different LEO motors will provide the axial…

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