Successfully Test
Published on 3 Sep 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 3rd September 2010
(Credit: NASA)
NASA and ATK Successfully Test Five-Segment Solid Rocket Motor
Smoke and fire billow as the DM-2 motor roars into a successful test in Brigham City, Utah, on Aug. 31, 2010. (Credit: NASA)
With a loud roar and mighty column of flame, NASA and ATK Aerospace Systems successfully completed a two-minute, full-scale test of the largest and most powerful solid rocket motor designed for flight. The motor is potentially transferable to future heavy-lift launch vehicle designs.
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