NASA tests Mars booster motor in Utah
On Tuesday, NASA is conducting the final qualification motor test of the Space Launch System’s booster that will one day carry astronauts to Mars. The test is...
The Space Launch System’s booster is seen a few hours ahead of the second and final qualification motor (QM-2) test, Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Orbital ATK Propulsion Systems test facilities in Promontory, Utah. During the Space Launch System flight the boosters will provide more than 75 percent of the thrust needed to escape the gravitational pull of the Earth, the first step on NASA’s Journey to Mars.
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