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=== Milestones === [[File:Test Flight of the CPM.png|alt=The single CPM completed its first test flight on March 29th, 2014|thumb|Test flight of the single CPM on March 29th, 2014 with four payloads on board.]]The main engine of the Common Propulsion Module (CPM) underwent its first successful static engine firing on October 28, 2012. This composite chambered engine generated 7,500 pounds of thrust and used nitric acid and turpentine propellants.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} The Common Propulsion Module Test Vehicle (CPM TV) completed its inaugural test flight on March 29, 2014,<ref name="cpmtest">{{cite web|url=http://www.interorbital.com/interorbital_03302014_018.htm|access-date=May 6, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407090735/http://www.interorbital.com/interorbital_03302014_018.htm|archive-date=April 7, 2014|title=CPM TV Rocket Launch 03.29.14}}</ref> achieving a maximum altitude of 10,000 feet. The payloads on board included two [[CubeSat|CubeSats]], a payload from [[Synergy Moon]], and a music CD titled "[[Enclosure (John Frusciante album)|ENCLOSURE]]" by [[John Frusciante]], former guitarist of the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/album-launch-john-frusciante-sends-new-lp-into-space-on-rocket-20140331|title=Album Launch: John Frusciante Sends New LP Into Space on Rocket|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=2014-03-31|access-date=2016-06-27|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730034254/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/album-launch-john-frusciante-sends-new-lp-into-space-on-rocket-20140331|archive-date=2016-07-30}}</ref> The CPM TV will be reused for future test flights, and all payloads were successfully recovered without damage.<ref name="cpmtest" />
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