NASA & ATK Turn Sand to Glass With DM-2 Test

The deserts of Promontory, Utah came alive with fire as NASA and Alliant Techsystems (ATK) tested the Development Motor-2 (DM-2). The five-segment, first-stage of the Ares rocket was activated at 9:27 a.m. MDT on Aug. 31. The still morning air surrendered its silence to the sound of unleashed technological thunder. The surrounding countryside was bathed in the colors of flame as a huge plume of hot exhaust and smoke shot out the back of the solid motor. However, ATK was racking up another successful test – to a system with a future in doubt.(...)Read the rest of NASA & ATK Turn Sand to Glass With DM-2 Test (831 words)© Jason Rhian for Universe Today, 2010. | Permalink | No comment |
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