NASA begins hot-fire testing of SLI reaction control engines

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has begun testing a new reaction control engine (RCE) developed in support of the agency's Space Launch Initiative (SLI). The RCE, developed by TRW Space and Electronics of Redondo Beach, Calif., is designed to accomplish on-orbit maneuvers such as docking, re...

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