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NASA's Experimental Spacecrafts

<< 12/12 < A close-up view of Bantam duration testing of 40K Fastrac II Engine for X-34 at Marshall Space Flight Center’s (MSFC) test stand 116. The Bantam test refers to the super lightweight engines of the Fastrac program. The engines were designed as part of the new low cost X-34 Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV). The testing of these engines at MSFC allows the engineers to determine the capabilities of these engines and the metal alloys that are used in their construction.

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