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Article: ATK Thiokol Propulsion Company Successfully Conducts Full-Scale Space Shuttle Motor Test.
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- November 2, 2001
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MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ --
ATK (Alliant Techsystems) (NYSE: ATK) said ATK Thiokol Propulsion Company, Brigham City, Utah, successfully conducted a static test firing of a full-scale Space Shuttle reusable solid rocket motor (RSRM) yesterday. The test took place at the company's Promontory, Utah, facility, located approximately 90 miles north of Salt Lake City.
The engineering test motor (ETM) program is part of the Shuttle's on-going safety program to verify materials and manufacturing processes. The ETM-2 static test provided an opportunity to evaluate unique certification, development, validation, and verification objectives to characterize ...