Saturday, December 5, 2009

NASA: Ares Solid Rocket Motor testing in Utah

NASA lit up the Utah sky with the initial full-scale, full-duration test firing of the first stage motor for the Ares I rocket.
The 154-foot solid rocket motor produced heat two-thirds the temperature of the sun and its 12-foot-diameter cylinder delivered 3.6 million pounds of thrust.

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