Most powerful shuttle solid motor is checked after Utah test

ATK Thiokol Propulsion engineers have started detailed analyses of the first test of a space shuttle solid rocket motor with five segments instead of the usual four, according to a company spokesman. The goal of the Oct. 23 static test, which apparently met or exceeded all objectives, was to push...

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