Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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It’s official: Fired up our first Aeon R hot fires this week, kicking off the beginning of a fully integrated engine test campaign.

🎯 10 seconds of fire.
✔️ Validated component harmony during start up, at target power (70%), and shutdown.
🏅️ Strong start to test campaign. Initial hardware inspections look healthy.
🔜 Longer duration. More power. More blue fire.
📍NASA Stennis Space Center, R Complex, new dual-bay vertical engine test stand

13 of these 258,000 Ibf 3D-printed engines will power Terran R’s first stage.

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