Reports: Engine damaged during Stennis test
Three news sites are reporting that an Antares AJ-26 engine failed Thursday during a test firing at Stennis Space Center. NASASpaceflight.com quoted sources saying the engine “exploded” on the E Complex test stand. Spaceflightnow.com said the Russian-built rocket engine was damaged during the “test mishap” but there were “no injuries.” The engine was slated to…