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Show BOX ELDER JOURNAL, Brigham City, Utah Thursday, July 21, 1977 S c ! : s W m .sih. s '$. A .JOT ' , i $ . $ v 'v ,.., THIS WAS TEST site prior to Monday afternoon firing. The motor developed 2.9 million pounds of thrust but remained static thanks to concrete test structure. r Motor, supported at each end only, had sag of 3.2 ches in the middle but straightened out during firing. in- taken through casing is being prepared for casting, pictures some of the special guests who were briefed just before Monday's static test firing of space shuttle rocket motor. THIS PHOTO, segment which to Thiokols Wasatch division was choked with traffic Monday afternoon as people gathered to watch test firing. Company let plant personnel off at 3 p.m. so they could witness the event. Above photo was looking east from near test area access gate and other picture was taken looking west. THE HIGHWAY Booster ti firing a really big show Pacific will build a spur line from Corinne to the Wasatch division for direct rail transportation of the motors, a spokesman said. When the first flight boosters are delivered, theyll be trucked from the plant to Corinne for loading aboard rail cars which will take them across country to Kennedy Space center. The space shuttle will provide low-cotransportation for space payloads into near-eart- h orbit for scientific, military and commercial purposes, Dorsey explained. It will consist of the orbiter spacecraft, a st large liquid-containin- carrying e external tank fuel for the orbiter s three main officials A. L. Savoca and James Stone indicate feelings in the wake of successful test firing Monday THIOKOL engines and the two solid rocket motors which make up the booster stage. It will carry a maximum crew of seven into orbit for seven days, shedding the solid rocket motors at approximately 25 miles altitude and the external tank after it has attained orbit. The solid rocket motors will descend to the ocean by parachute, where they will be picked up by recovery ships about 125 miles from the launch site. Towed back to shore, they will be disassembled and returned by rail to Thiokol for reburbishment and reloading. The case segments and metal parts of the nozzle will be reused as many as 19 times. AND THIS is what it was all about. a the booster's test firing just moments after ignition was E. G. Dorsey (arms folded), Wasatch division director of the space shuttle SRM AMONG THOSE witnessing project. Early indications give the rocket motor an grade. A taken after the test firing. Dry ice was used to cool down the rocket motor casing which showed no wear or deterioration from the test. It THIS PHOTO WAS was a time for smiles by Thiokol and NASA |