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Hot fire testing for the first of two prototype Ares I roll control thrusters

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Ares Rocket Roll Control System

Engineers with the Marshall Center and Aerojet of Sacramento, Calif., conducted hot-fire testing for the first of two prototype Ares I roll control thrusters at Aerojet’s state-of-the-art engine test facility in Sacramento.

Image credit: Aerojet