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CNES Sets 2028 Target for Hot-Fire Test of New High-Thrust Rocket Engine

CNES Sets 2028 Target for Hot-Fire Test of New High-Thrust Rocket Engine

Published by on 08/05/2026 UTC

The head of the French space agency CNES told lawmakers in April that a subscale prototype of a future reusable full-flow staged-combustion rocket engine is expected to be tested for the first time in 2028. CNES President François Jacq disclosed the target in written answers submitted to the French National Assembly’s Economic Affairs Committee ahead […]
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