NASA tests Mars booster motor in Utah

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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...

Federal News Network Staff

June 28, 2016 10:09 am

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The test area where the second and final qualification motor (QM-2) test for the Space Launch System’s booster is seen Sunday, June 26, 2016, at Orbital ATK Propulsion Systems test facilities in Promontory, Utah. The test is scheduled for Tuesday, June 28 at 10:05 a.m. EDT (8:05 a.m. MDT).

(NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA tests Mars booster motor in Utah

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