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Article: ATK Conducts Successful Test Firing Of Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Motor.
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- May 24, 2007
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STATIC FIRE TEST DESIGNED TO SUPPORT SPACE SHUTTLE AND ARES I CREW LAUNCH VEHICLE
PROMONTORY, Utah, May 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems conducted a successful test firing today of NASA's Reusable Solid Rocket Motor (RSRM) as part of continuous testing to improve performance and ensure safety of the Space Shuttle, which also transfers improvements into the shuttle-derived first-stage of the Ares I crew launch vehicle.
The Reusable Solid Rocket Motor generated 2.6 million pounds of average thrust throughout the duration of the test, which lasted approximately two minutes -- the same duration the motors fire when launching the Space ...