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School is in Session: Welcome to Boosters 101

Technicians remove a rounding fixture from the solid rocket motor center segment.
Technicians remove a rounding fixture from the solid rocket motor center segment.

Technicians remove a rounding fixture from the solid rocket motor center segment. The fixture is used to round the segment to prepare it for a solid handling install. The handling ring is the silver ring on the end of the segment.

Image credit: Orbital ATK