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03.18.05
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June Malone
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
(Phone: 256.544.0034)
Note to Editors: 05-029
What: The Engineering Directorate at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will conduct a static -- or stationary -- firing of a scaled-down solid rocket motor for the Space Shuttle's Reusable Solid Rocket Motor Project Office. The 28-second test firing of the modified NASA motor may be heard in the Huntsville area surrounding the Marshall Center. The test is being conducted to evaluate the performance of six new internal replacement insulation materials in the aft dome, or tail dome, of the motor, and to evaluate the performance of the Intelligent Pressure Transducer, a gauge that samples and records motor pressure. The test motor -- 48-inches in diameter and 27 feet long -- is one-sixth the size of a full-scale Reusable Solid Rocket Motor.
When: Thursday, March 24, 3 p.m. CST
Where: Media should meet at the Marshall Center's Morris Auditorium, Bldg. 4200, at 2 p.m. for escort to the test site.
To attend: News media interested in covering the event should contact the Marshall Public Affairs Office at (256) 544-0034 no later than Monday, March 21. Media must report to Gate 1, Martin Road exit at South Memorial Parkway. Vehicles are subject to security search at the gate. News media will need two photo identifications and proof of car insurance. Visitor parking is available in front of Bldg. 4200 on the southwest side.
For supporting materials for this news release, please visit the NASA Marshall Center Newsroom Web site at:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/index.html
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