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MiniSShot - Motor test firing ProtoSShot Mark I
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112 Kb Rick Maschek 2008/04/26 Brent Dougherty installing pyrogen unit into Forward Bulkhead. 444 Kb Randy Dormans 2008/04/26 Brent Dougherty applying thermal labels on motor. 611 Kb Rick Maschek 2008/04/26 Prepping ProtoSShot Mark I motor for static firing. 40 Kb Rick Maschek 2008/04/26 Assembling two sections of motor. 44 Kb Rick Maschek 2008/04/26 Installing thermal labels on motor. 615 Kb Rick Maschek 2008/04/26 Mounting motor to test rig. 67 Kb Rick Maschek 2008/04/26 Assembled ProtoSShot-M Mark I motor. 531 Kb Rick Maschek 2008/04/26 Preparing for static firing of motor. 612 Kb Rick Maschek 2008/04/26 Mounting motor to static test rig. 422 Kb Rick Maschek 2008/04/26 Matt, Brent & Randy setting up motor on vertical test stand. 451 Kb Rick Maschek 2008/04/26 Setting up motor on vertical test stand. 61 Kb Rick Maschek 2008/04/26 Motor set up on vertical test stand just prior to firing. 115 Kb Randy Dormans 2008/04/26 View looking up the nozzle. 122 Kb Randy Dormans 2008/04/26 Motor performing nominally at full thrust. 145 Kb Randy Dormans 2008/04/26 Black smoke from delay charge following first stage firing. 86 Kb Randy Dormans 2008/04/26 Motor ruptures at initiation of 2nd stage burn. 546 Kb Rick Maschek 2008/04/26 Fracture location just aft of Midbulkhead. 148 Kb Rick Maschek 2008/04/26 Closeup of Midbulkhead region showing thermal labels. 38 Kb Rick Maschek 2008/04/26 Randy Dormans with damaged nozzle. 42 Kb Rick Maschek 2008/04/26 Nozzle end of motor showing debris inside.

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