TimelineConfirmed28 Jan 2012 00:00 UTCISR / remote-control lineage
Orion 123-hour engine bench test
January 2012 · Manassas, Virginia
Propulsion endurance exceeded the 120-hour flight objective on the ground rig before the airframe flew.
Funded in part by the FY2011 $10m USAF below-threshold reprogramming that also paid for a software-integration laboratory.
Sources
- USAF PB2015 PE 0305205F