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NASA and ATK Successfully Test Ares First Stage Motor

Sep 10, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

NASA and industry engineers lit up the Utah sky Thursday with the initial full-scale, full-duration test firing of the first stage motor for the Ares I rocket. The Ares I is a crew launch vehicle in development for NASA's ...

NASA to Test World's Largest Rocket Parachutes for Ares I

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

May 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- With Memorial Day just around the corner, NASA plans a spectacular aerial display May 20 of the newly designed parachute recovery system for its Ares I rocket. The centerpieces for the test ...

Ares I Five Segment Development Motor on the Move

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Apr 20, 2009 | 4 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- On April 16, NASA moved the first segment of the Ares I rocket's five segment development motor, or DM-1, from ATK Space System's production facility in Promontory, Utah, to the nearby test ...

GOCE's electric ion propulsion engine switched on

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Apr 06, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (8) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- GOCE's sophisticated electric ion propulsion system has been switched on and confirmed to be operating normally, marking another crucial milestone in the satellite's post-launch commissioning ...

Successful first test for Vega's Zefiro 9-A solid-fuel rocket motor

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 24, 2008 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0

Yesterday, the Zefiro 9-A motor successfully completed its first firing test at the Salto di Quirra Inter-force Test Range in Sardinia (Italy). This was the penultimate firing test for the engine prior to ...

NASA Conducts First Test On New Motor For The Ares I Rocket

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 12, 2008 | 4.1 / 5 (9) | 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., have completed first-round testing of a critical motor for NASA's new Ares I rocket. The Ares I is a two-stage rocket ...