BOOSTER ROCKET TESTED

Aerojet has ground-tested a 67-ft.-long monolithic solid rocket motor destined for heavy-lift versions of Lockheed Martin's new Atlas V and perhaps other space launch vehicles as well. The motor generated 285,000-390,000-lb.-thrust in the horizontal test, which lasted 95 sec. Engineers determined...

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