Feb 27 1965
From The Space Library
Thiokol Chemical Corp. successfully static-fired its 156-in.- dia., 100-ft.-long solid propellant rocket motor-the largest yet fired-for 64 sec. The 900,000-lb. motor developed over three million lbs. of thrust, consumed over 800,000 lbs. of propellant, and generated temperatures up to 6,000°F. The solid propellant was encased in a half inch-thick steel and nickel casing which apparently escaped damage. Also left intact was the 10-ton, 20-ft.-tall nozzle which rested on top of the 12-stories-deep testing pit. The motor was fired below ground level. Primary objective of the test was to validate design of the nozzle for use later on the 260-in, motor. A secondary mission was to check out the propellant processing system which would be used in the larger motor. The test was part of the large-solid demonstration program currently managed by NASA's Lewis Research Center. (Shipp, Atlanta J/Const., 2/28/65; M&R, 3/8/65, 16)
NASA announced it had approved a grant of $100,000 for establishment of a Technical Utilization Program at the Univ. of Minnesota. Along with funds to be provided by private business concerns, the NASA grant would support the development and experimental testing of new ways in which developments in space science and technology could be rapidly transferred to and assimilated by business and industry. North Star Research and Development Institute would participate in part of the program. (NASA Release 65-69)
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