NASA's Space Launch System, or SLS, continued development toward a Nov 2018 launch date of the Block 1 (70-metric ton lift) vehicle, and has begun development of the Block 1B (105-metric ton lift). In June, the Qualification Motor 2 test firing was completed at Orbital ATK's Promontory Propulsion Systems facility in northern Utah. The motor was a full-scale five-segment Solid Rocket Booster that will be used for SLS. By cooling the motor for more than a month using large air-conditioning units, this test was conducted at the minimum propellant temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit. When ignited, those temperatures inside the booster reach nearly 6,000 degrees Fahrenheit.


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    Title :

    Space Launch System keeps pace for 2018 liftoff


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2016



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    Local classification TIB:    770/7040
    BKL:    55.88 Luftverkehr, Raumfahrt / 55.88



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