June 28, 2016. Promontory UT. Raw fire power is blasted into a hillside as ATK test fires a solid rocket booster motor that burns 6 tons of propellant each second with expanding gases and flames exiting the nozzle at speeds in excess of Mach 3 and temperatures reaching 3,700 degrees Fahrenheit Tuesday. Orbital ATK test fire happen at 9:05am MT time and NASA will use measurements from more than 530 data channels to evaluate motor performance, acoustics, motor vibrations, nozzle modifications, insulation upgrades. Photo by Gene Blevins/LA DailyNews/ZumaPress. (Credit Image: © Gene Blevins via

June 28, 2016. Promontory UT. Raw fire power is blasted into a hillside as ATK test fires a solid rocket booster motor that burns 6 tons of propellant each second with expanding gases and flames exiting the nozzle at speeds in excess of Mach 3 and temperatures reaching 3,700 degrees Fahrenheit Tuesday. Orbital ATK test fire happen at 9:05am MT time and NASA will use measurements from more than 530 data channels to evaluate motor performance, acoustics, motor vibrations, nozzle modifications, insulation upgrades. Photo by Gene Blevins/LA DailyNews/ZumaPress. (Credit Image: © Gene Blevins via Stock Photo
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June 28, 2016. Promontory UT. Raw fire power is blasted into a hillside as ATK test fires a solid rocket booster motor that burns 6 tons of propellant each second with expanding gases and flames exiting the nozzle at speeds in excess of Mach 3 and temperatures reaching 3, 700 degrees Fahrenheit Tuesday. Orbital ATK test fire happen at 9:05am MT time and NASA will use measurements from more than 530 data channels to evaluate motor performance, acoustics, motor vibrations, nozzle modifications, insulation upgrades. .Photo by Gene Blevins/LA DailyNews/ZumaPress. (Credit Image: © Gene Blevins via ZUMA Wire)

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