NASA and ATK To Conduct Full-Scale Motor Test For Ares I Rocket

NASA and Alliant Techsystems Inc. [ATK] will conduct the first full-scale, full-duration test of the new first-stage solid rocket motor for the Ares I rocket at 1 p.m. MDT, on Tuesday, Aug. 25. The test will take place at the ATK test facility in Promontory, Utah.The static firing of the five-segment solid motor, designated Development Motor -1, will last two minutes. The goal is to obtain