Thursday / 2 February 2012

Image Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX Successfully Tests SuperDraco Engines; 8 Engines On Side Walls Of Dragon Spacecraft Will Produce Up To 534,000 Newtons Of Axial Thrust Enabling Propulsive Landing On Moon, Earth Or Other Planet With Pinpoint Accuracy; Also To Serve As Launch Escape System; SuperDraco Sustained Full-Duration Thrust Firing & Deep Throttling Demonstrations