Largest ever solid rocket booster test fire.

as testing continues on nasa's new space launch system send astronauts deep space, today market first test fire of biggest solid rocket booster ever.

http://www.space.com/28795-giant-solid-rocket-booster-nasa-test.html

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the world's largest solid rocket motor roared life in utah wednesday (march 11), instead of lifting off ground, massive booster, laying on side, remained in place data collected qualify use on nasa's new heavy-lift launch vehicle.

orbital atk, inc., primary contractor building twin side-mounted boosters nasa's space launch system (sls), conducted test fire @ facility in promontory, utah. motor ignited @ 11:30 a.m. est (1530 gmt) scheduled , burned full 2 minutes.

"it looked clean, excited," said charles precourt, general manager orbital atk's propulsion systems , former astronaut. "really nice result." [see more photos of sls test fire]

advanced, more powerful version of solid rockets launched space shuttle, first sls qualification motor (qm-1) put out 3.6 million pounds of thrust, greater force of 14 four-engine boeing 747 jetliners @ full take-off power.

"it big day us, culmination of many years of experience work during space shuttle program transition sls," precourt said @ pre-test briefing on tuesday. "the real success collecting information need go further able put [a] crew on vehicle in few years."

nasa building sls fly missions deep space, ultimate goal of sending astronauts mars 2030s. first sls flight, targeted 2018, carry uncrewed orion spacecraft out beyond low-earth orbit test performance of integrated system. first crewed launch expected follow in 2021.

when completed, 2 solid rocket boosters , 4 main engines (also reused shuttle program) power sls's first stage. boosters provide more 75 percent of thrust needed rocket escape earth's gravitational pull.

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i'm more interested in boosters replace srb's 130t version. hate solid fuel manned vehicles. hope nasa selects pyros booster revive f-1 engine.

 

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