New Rocket Booster Test Rattles Utah's ATK Facility | Video

The rocket engine maker tested its GEM 60 engine, which is a strap on booster for the Delta IV rocket. ATK's Hal Murdock talks about the the benefits of the booster and how it reverberates throughout the testing grounds.

[DrogoBaggins]

I like the sound. The news always annoys me when they show a distant explosion but then sync up the sound.

[thydusk]

from Wiki: A solid rocket motor consists primarily of a casing that is packed with propellant grain (a mixture of a solid fuel, such as a rubber or aluminum, and an oxidizer, such as ammonium perchlorate), and a nozzle at the aft end of the motor. The casing is crucial for the solid motor because it contains the pressure of the burning solid fuel; if the casing was not strong enough, the motor would rupture and explode.

[SSArt]

Silly thought that just ran through my head.
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I was thinking, which way was the rocket facing, East or West? Depending on the direction, the rocket test either sped up or slowed down the rotation of the Earth.(That was my thought)
lol
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Now, if say, 10, 000 of these were lined up in a row, on or near the Equator, could the power of all those have any effect on our rotation?
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Just thinking silly things, that is after working 12.25 hard hours 2day.
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Thanks for sharing this test vid.

[pyrusrex]

I live about 4 hours from promontory in southern idaho. How do you get on a list or find out how to attend one of these tests?

[thydusk]

That's why they do these tests and launches away from the populated areas.

[jc]

I use to hunt there but they have pretty much contaminated the whole surrounding area