Demonstration Motor-1 (DM-1) is the primary full-scale floor take a look at of the advanced five-segment strong rocket motor of NASA’s SLS (Area Launch System) rocket. The occasion will happen in Promontory, Utah, and might be used as a possibility to check a number of upgrades constructed from the present strong rocket boosters. Every booster burns six tons of strong propellant each second and collectively generates nearly eight million kilos of thrust.
Jonathan Deal
Marshall Area Flight Heart, Huntsville, Ala.
256-544-0034
jonathan.e.deal@nasa.gov
