CNES Sets 2028 Target for Hot-Fire Test of New High-Thrust Rocket Engine
Successful testing would significantly boost France's capabilities in developing advanced propulsion systems for future launch vehicles.
The head of the French space agency CNES told lawmakers in April that a subscale prototype of a future reusable full-flow staged-combustion rocket engine is expected to be tested for the first time in 2028. CNES President François Jacq disclosed the target in written answers submitted to the French National Assembly’s Economic Affairs Committee ahead […] The post CNES Sets 2028 Target for Hot-Fire Test of New High-Thrust Rocket Engine appeared first on European Spaceflight.
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