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#AerojetRocketdyne Tests Advanced Large Solid Rocket Motor Under #AFRL Contract.

Aerojet Rocketdyne recently completed a successful static-fire test of an advanced large solid rocket motor, called the Missile Components Advanced Technologies Demonstration Motor (MCAT Demo), under contract to the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).

“Aerojet Rocketdyne has produced large solid rocket motors for critical defense programs for more than 60 years, to include powering every U.S.…

On September 8, 2011, ATK fired the last of the Shuttle-scale solid rocket boosters at their Promontory, Utah, test site. The Development Motor-3 test fired a five-segment booster generating 3.6 million pounds of thrust. I was in the public viewing area at the time with three cameras going. I have put together a photo book with the best of my photos of that test, and am making it available in two forms: 1) Printed by Magcloud, for only $7.99 2) Printed by Magcloud AND with a digital (PDF) copy, for only $9.49

All-solid Saturn launch vehicle artwork from United Tech. Higher rez here: