2024 Favorites: #3 News – Hadley engine flies for the first time

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hadley-test-vehicle-flies — Stratolaunch’s Talon-A1 prepares for flight powered by Ursa Major’s Hadley engine.
Photo courtesy Ursa Major

Posted by Eric Brothers, Editor - Manufacturing Group

Published December 29, 2024

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The flight test marks a major milestone for Ursa Major, who designed, built, and flew Hadley in less than a decade.

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