For the first time in Europe, and second time worldwide, a privately developed staged combustion upper stage has been successfully hot-fired. The test was performed at Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden, owned and operated by Swedish Space Corporation (SSC), by German rocket company Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA). The upper stage hot-fired for a full duration of 280 seconds at the company’s testbed facility. A milestone for SSC and the unique testbed infrastructure of Esrange.

First ever in Europe: full-duration upper stage hot-fired at Esrange Space Center by RFA

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For the first time in Europe, and second time worldwide, a privately developed staged combustion upper stage has been successfully hot-fired.