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Article: ATK Conducts Successful Full-Scale Space Shuttle Motor Test.
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- Advanced Materials & Composites News
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- June 21, 2004
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June 11, 2004 - ATK successfully conducted a static test firing of a full-scale Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Motor (RSRM) yesterday. The test took place at ATK Thiokol's Promontory, Utah, facility. The Flight Support Motor (FSM) program verifies functionality of RSRM components, materials, and processes while it evaluates and certifies various design, process, and supplier changes for the RSRM flight program.
Initial results indicate that ATK achieved all 76 test objectives. Many of the test objectives will be introduced into future Space Shuttle launches. The test motor fired for two minutes, which is the length of time the RSRMs fire during an actual ...