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The engine is a common design feature on launch vehicles

Aug. 14, 2017 by James Ashley

The engine is a common design feature on launch vehicles from commercial enterprises, such as Boeing or Airbus. It was originally installed at the Space Launch System and is now the engine aboard the Shuttle, so it has had a number of uses.

But the RS-68's primary purpose is to deliver payloads. When it comes to launch vehicles, you can also launch satellites from any of the rocket engines in the vehicle.

That's why NASA decided to use the RS-68 to launch its first satellite at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on November 21, 1997.

The rocket, called the Delta IV Heavy , is the first flight of a rocket from the Falcon 9 rocket. It will arrive in orbit on Friday, December 13, just nine days after the launch of the second Falcon 9.

Since 1997, the Falcon 9 has been the most widely used commercial launch vehicle of the future. Falcon 9 has a maximum speed of 2,200 miles per hour and a high-altitude payload of 16 pounds. As of the time of the announcement, NASA estimated the Falcon 9 will be the most successful commercial launcher ever built.

The rocket will launch on a stage from a Falcon 9 booster, and then lift off into the atmosphere before landing on the Space Launch Service (SLS) stage.