1 00:00:09,450 --> 00:00:12,980 Narrator: Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne successfully hot-fired the launch abort engine 2 00:00:12,980 --> 00:00:19,360 it is developing for The Boeing Company's CST-100 spacecraft in Canoga Park, California, on March 9. 3 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:24,000 Nat Pop: (engine) 4 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:28,260 Narrator: During the test, the 40,000-pound thrust-class engine achieved full thrust 5 00:00:28,260 --> 00:00:32,800 and validated key operating conditions during engine start-up and shut down. 6 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:34,470 Nat Pop: (engine) 7 00:00:34,470 --> 00:00:37,590 Narrator: The engine is part of the system designed to push the CST-100 crew 8 00:00:37,590 --> 00:00:43,760 capsule to safety if an abort becomes necessary during launch or ascent.