Air Force tests first full-scale component of Hydrocarbon Boost Program

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Air_Force_tests_first_full_scale_component_of_Hydrocarbon_Boost_Program_999.html

Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Sep 14, 2016
The United States is one step closer to eliminating its reliance on Russian technology to launch its military satellites. The Hydrocarbon Boost Technology Demonstrator, a U.S. Air Force technology effort focused on development of Oxygen Rich Staged Combustion rocket engine technology, has recently completed its first full-scale component test at 100-percent power. The development of Oxygen