Did they not just test the engines, or did I dream that bit?
Brian

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11:08:18 PM
Thanks to NBCNews.com for pointing out OCS is taking the next step in
their station supply entry:

"The first stage of Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket arrived today at its
pad at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), which is located at
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia. The move marks the
beginning of on-pad preparations for a series of important trials with
Antares that will take place over the next few months, Orbital officials
said."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49249336/ns/technology_and_science-space/#.UGqEEE3A-So


And several sources have covered the hotfire test this week.

Here's NBCNews' lede:

[quote]
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aerojet, a GenCorp
(NYSE:GY) company, announced that its dual AJ26 main engine system
successfully powered today's AntaresT Stage 1 Hot Fire test conducted by
Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) at the Mid-Atlantic Regional
Spaceport located at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on the eastern shore
of Virginia.
[quote]
[url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/50913745/ns/business-press_releases/t/aerojets-aj-engines-ignite-successful-antarestm-stage-test-hot-fire/#.US8UdqWsiSo]

Pat would love that this uses adaptations of engines designed for the N-1
(AJ26 engines started life as NK-33 engines).

/dps

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