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Past and present large solid rocket motor test capabilities
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Owen II, David B. Kowalski, Robert R. |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Description | A study was performed to identify the current and historical trends in the capability of solid rocket motor testing in the United States. The study focused on test positions capable of testing solid rocket motors of at least 10,000 lbf thrust. Top-level information was collected for two distinct data points plus/minus a few years: 2000 (Y2K) and 2010 (Present). Data was combined from many sources, but primarily focused on data from the Chemical Propulsion Information Analysis Center s Rocket Propulsion Test Facilities Database, and heritage Chemical Propulsion Information Agency/M8 Solid Rocket Motor Static Test Facilities Manual. Data for the Rocket Propulsion Test Facilities Database and heritage M8 Solid Rocket Motor Static Test Facilities Manual is provided to the Chemical Propulsion Information Analysis Center directly from the test facilities. Information for each test cell for each time period was compiled and plotted to produce a graphical display of the changes for the nation, NASA, Department of Defense, and commercial organizations during the past ten years. Major groups of plots include test facility by geographic location, test cells by status/utilization, and test cells by maximum thrust capability. The results are discussed. |
| File Size | 449474 |
| Page Count | 8 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20110009993 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t14n45n3d |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2011-04-18 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Rocket Test Facilities Position Location Organizations Solid Propellant Rocket Engines Histories Trends Thrust Static Tests Chemical Propulsion Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
