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Motor Development Team
BEM test firing # 3
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35.1 Kb 12 propellant segments -- inhibited and primed. 127 Kb Forward bulkhead with pyrogen igniter unit and pressure tap fitting. 16.4 Kb Mid bulkhead with pyrogen igniter mounted on RNX delay plug and pressure tap fitting. 61 Kb Shortly after departure to test site, we were rear-ended and sandwiched 216 Kb Upon arrival at the site, the TV film crew was waiting. 130 Kb   Richard Graf being wired for sound. 116 Kb   Tarun checking out the laptops. 96.2 Kb   Laptops & other electronics safely located in the instrumentation shelters. 233 Kb   Richard Graf and Tarun installing motor in test stand. 146 Kb   Mounting of thermocouples on motor 683 Kb   Motor all set to go 256 Kb   Final pose with the motor prior to the test firing 3.7 Mb   Test video 158 Kb   Tarun & Nakka holding motor after successful 1st phase firing 42 Kb   Mid bulkhead burst diaphragm still intact after firing 88.4 Kb   Fully consumed delay plug