The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Testing, Take 2. NASA will reschedule a static test of the first stage of the developmental Ares I moon rocket for no sooner than Tuesday, Sept. 1, according to the prime contractor for the rocket's first stage. The stationary firing in Promontory, Utah, of the Ares five-segment solid motor, known as Development Motor 1, or DM-1, was scrubbed on Aug. 27 with twenty seconds left in the countdown. "Our…
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