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The article reports on the Alternative Pyroshock Test, a method that test a rocket part, demonstrated by engineers at Sandia National Laboratories to ensure the rocket's avionic would withsatnd the shock from stage separation during flight. It mentions the statement of Mark Pilcher, a mechanical engineer, that vthe use of pyroshock tests is to ensure aerospace parts were ready for the rigors of flight.

The article reports that engineering students at Purdue University in Indiana have test fired a thrust chamber (TC) for a spacecraft that can take off and land vertically which is being developed by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Topics covered include the use of thin walls in the TC, and the thrust generation capacity of the chamber.