Next Qualification Booster for NASA’s SLS Rocket Taking Shape for Spring 2016 QM-2 Test Fire

An Orbital ATK five-segment solid rocket booster igniting on the test stand in Promontory, Utah on March 11, 2015, unleashing 3.6 million pounds of thrust within a second for the Qualification Motor-1 (QM-1) test fire for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS). A second booster is currently in development for a final test fire, QM-2 [...]