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Second Firing Test For Vega's Zefiro 9A Solid Rocket Motor
Sardinia, Italy (ESA) May 01, 2009On 28 April, the final qualification test firing of the third stage solid propellant motor for Europe's new small launch vehicle took place at the Salto di Quirra Interforce Test Range in Sardinia, Italy. At 15:30, the peace and quiet of the Sardinian coast was suddenly interrupted by a powerful, deep roar as a Zefiro 9A motor ignited for its final qualification-firing test. The moto ... read more *New* Comments: 0 The Lure Of Launch Vehicles 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Apr 14, 2009About 12 years ago a Launchspace course attendee walked up to the instructor at the beginning of the three-day Launch Vehicle Systems Design and Engineering course. This attendee explained that he knew little about launch vehicles and did not have a technical background, but was very interested in the topic and wanted to learn all he could. The instructor said the course was technical in ... read more *New* Comments: 0 NASA Selects Material For Orion Spacecraft Heat Shield 
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 14, 2009NASA has chosen the material for a heat shield that will protect a new generation of space explorers when they return from the moon. After extensive study, NASA has selected the Avcoat ablator system for the Orion crew module. Orion is part of the Constellation Program that is developing the country's next-generation spacecraft system for human exploration of the moon and further destinati ... read more *New* Comments: 0 NKorea warns Japan against searching for missile debris 
Seoul (AFP) April 8, 2009North Korea warned Japan Wednesday against searching for debris from the communist state's rocket launch, official media reported. The North's military accused Japan of deploying warships to search for rocket parts and termed this an act of espionage and an "intolerable military provocation." The first stage of the rocket fired Sunday landed in the Sea of Japan (East Sea) between Japan a ... read more *New* Comments: 0 NASA Goddard To Purge Rocket-Bursting Bubbles On Ares-1 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 17, 2009Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 17, 2009 Of all the things that can bring down a rocket, bubbles seem the most unlikely. They are a threat to rockets that use very cold liquid fuels, like the upper stage of NASA's new Ares 1 rocket, which will carry astronauts to the space station and join up in orbit with spacecraft carried by the larger Ares 5 rocket for missions to the moon and beyond. Bubbles ... read more *New* Comments: 0 |
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