SpaceX expects to start R&D of Methane rockets next year.
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[quote]Another engine rocket testing program is coming to NASA’s Stennis Space Center in south Mississippi, Gov. Phil Bryant announced. SpaceX, a commercial spaceflight company, will bring initial testing of their Raptor methane rocket engines—the latest in propulsion technology, capable of generating nearly 300 tons of thrust in vacuum—to NASA’s Stennis Space Center.[/quote]
[URL]http://www.mississippi.org/press-room/spacex-10-23-2013.html[/URL]
I wonder why they're going to Mississippi rather than upgrading their already existing engine test bed in Texas?
Secret Footage from the SpaceX Barmuda Facility
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d5maly_KVc[/media]
Finally us lactose intolerant people can contribute to space exploration!
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