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Final Firing.
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Uploaded: 03/02/10 6:49 AM GMT
Final Firing.
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NASA's Space Shuttle Program conducted the final test firing of a reusable solid rocket motor on Feb.25 in Promontory, Utah. The motor burned for approximately 123 seconds - the same time each reusable solid rocket motor burns during an actual space shuttle launch.
The test marks the closure of a test program that has spanned more than three decades. The ATK-built motors have successfully launched the space shuttle into orbit 129 times.
Image Credit: NASA
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Post a Comment - Subscribe to this discussionno - i guess not - just one big old sauna I imagine! :-)
I wonder if they will keep the site out of historical interest. it looks quite impressive when idle as the sandy earth has been changed to large fields of glass due to the repeated exposure to extreme heat
I wonder if they will keep the site out of historical interest. it looks quite impressive when idle as the sandy earth has been changed to large fields of glass due to the repeated exposure to extreme heat
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A smart bomb is only as clever as the idiot that tells it what to do
Amazing......wish I had an opportunity to attend something like this. Thanks for sharing.
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I wonder how many times they needed to test fire solid rocket engines. If it is like the rocket engines, they send them to Stennis for takedown after every mission. They rebuild them, then test fire them for 480 seconds. It is the same amount of time for a complete launch. What a waste.
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Nice picture! Awesome colors. This matches perfectly with the Windows Classic theme.
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1 + 1 = 2, 1.5 + 1.5 = Missing Operator - Command Prompt
An end of an era Phil. Thanks for sharing.
TicK
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Hopefully my photos and stories will let you know what makes me Tick
Ted - I think they tested the SRB's on average once per year which doesn't seem too excessive.
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A smart bomb is only as clever as the idiot that tells it what to do
This is astonishing,
I guess the snow wasn't any more on the place of action when it ended,
Nicely done,
Thanks for sharing
Kind regards
Tim