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December 14, 2007

NASA Aims For January 10 Launch Date For Atlantis

Wants Workers To Have Time With Their Families

NASA's Space Shuttle Program managers have targeted January 10 for the launch of shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission to the International Space Station.

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ATK Tests LOX/Methane Rocket Engine In Vacuum

Successful Test Paves Way For Lunar Ascent Rocket

Aero-News has learned Alliant Techsystems recently demonstrated a critical capability of its liquid oxygen (LOX)/Methane rocket engine, by igniting it in a vacuum chamber. The successful ignition test was designed to demonstrate the viability of a LOX/Methane rocket engine for a lunar ascent mission.

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