Category Archives: Aerospace

Boeing CST-100 Capsule’s Launch Abort System Test Fired

Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 by MegaZone

As part of their work to qualify the CST-100 spacecraft for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Launch Abort System (LAS) rocket engine has been successfully hot fired. The 40,000 pound thrust class engine achieved full thrust … Continue reading →

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UCAS! BAMS! Welcome To Our New Robotic Overlords

Posted on Monday, June 18, 2012 by MegaZone

Boeing and Lockheed Martin aren’t the only US manufacturers with interesting new programs, Northrop Grumman has a few as well. Perhaps the most interesting is the X-47B flying as part of the UCAS-D, or Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration, … Continue reading →

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J-2X Completes Full Duration Test Firing

Posted on Monday, June 18, 2012 by MegaZone

While it was the previous recording setting test firing, NASA’s testing on the J-2X cleared another mark on June 13th with a 260 second test firing representative of a normal full mission duration. NASA is testing the Pratt & Whitney … Continue reading →

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F-35 Flight Test Update

Posted on Monday, June 18, 2012 by MegaZone

Lockheed Martin has released a video report on the accomplishments of the F-35 Lightning II Integrated Test Force during the first quarter of 2012. While the F-35 test program has a long way to go yet, and there have been … Continue reading →

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X3 Over Texas

Posted on Monday, June 18, 2012 by MegaZone

The Eurocopter X3 has kicked off it’s US demonstration tour in the skies over Texas. I understand the design just fine, but it still looks weird to me. In a production design I think they’d need to relocate the propellers; … Continue reading →

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