Ariane Test Fires Reusable Prometheus Rocket Engine
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6CN5E)
ArianeGroup has successfully carried out the first ignition campaign of the reusable Prometheus(R) engine on the reusable Themis rocket core stage demonstrator - a key step in providing Europe with the essential technological building blocks for future reusable launchers. This test of a complete rocket stage running on liquid oxygen and bio-methane is a first ...