Small Change
I was bemused to read about the successful test for the five-segment ATK rocket motor, which is claimed to generate 30% more thrust than the four-segment version used on the space shuttle (AW&ST Sept. 12, p. 16). Adding an extra segment should on its own generate 25% more thrust, and of the...
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