By Associated Press, Mississippi Business Journal, Economic Development, July 11, 2016. Officials with Aerojet Rocketdyne say assembly and testing of its AR1 advanced liquid rocket engine will take place at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
As a result, the company is expanding its Center of Excellence for Large Liquid Rocket Engine Assembly and Test.
The AR1 is being developed to support the country’s mandate to eliminate U.S. reliance on the Russian RD-180 engine for national security space launches by 2019.
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