Solid Rocket Motor Tested

Alliant Techsystems test-fired a four-segment reusable solid rocket motor for NASA Nov. 1, generating data for both the space shuttle program that uses the motors operationally today and the Ares launch vehicle program that plans to use five-segment versions of the motors in the coming decade under...

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